then the priestshall giveordersto taketwolivecleanbirdsand cedarwoodand a scarletstringand hyssopfor the one who is to be cleansed.
Purifyme with hyssop,and I shall be clean;Washme, and I shall be whiterthansnow.
"You shall takea bunchof hyssopand dipit in the bloodwhichis in the basin,and applysomeof the bloodthat is in the basinto the linteland the twodoorposts;and noneof you shall gooutsidethe doorof his houseuntilmorning.
But ifhis offeringto the LORDis a burntofferingof birds,then he shall bringhis offeringfrom the turtledovesorfrom youngpigeons.
But ifshe cannotafforda lamb,then she shall taketwoturtledovesortwoyoungpigeons,the onefor a burntofferingand the otherfor a sinoffering;and the priestshall makeatonementfor her, and she will be clean.'"
"The priestshall also giveordersto slaythe onebirdin an earthenwarevesseloverrunningwater.
"[As for] the livebird,he shall takeit together with the cedarwoodand the scarletstringand the hyssop,and shall dipthem and the livebirdin the bloodof the birdthat was slainoverthe runningwater.
But ifhe cannotafforda lamb,then he shall bringto the LORDhis guiltofferingfor that in whichhe has sinned,twoturtledovesortwoyoungpigeons,onefor a sinofferingand the otherfor a burntoffering.
A cleanpersonshall takehyssopand dip[it] in the water,and sprinkle[it] on the tentand on allthe furnishingsand on the personswhowere there,and on the one who touchedthe boneorthe oneslainorthe one dying[naturally] orthe grave.
The priestshall takecedarwoodand hyssopand scarlet[material] and castit into the midstof the burningheifer.
For when everycommandmenthad been spokenby Mosesto allthe peopleaccordingto the Law,he tookthe bloodof the calvesand the goats,with waterand scarletwooland hyssop,and sprinkledboththe bookitselfand allthe people,
