"He shall thus cleansethe housewith the bloodof the birdand with the runningwater,along with the livebirdand with the cedarwoodand with the hyssopand with the scarletstring.
then the priestshall giveordersto taketwolivecleanbirdsand cedarwoodand a scarletstringand hyssopfor the one who is to be cleansed.
"Then he shall takethe cedarwoodand the hyssopand the scarletstring,with the livebird,and dipthem in the bloodof the slainbirdas well as in the runningwater,and sprinklethe houseseventimes.
"However, he shall let the livebirdgofreeoutsidethe cityinto the openfield.So he shall makeatonementfor the house,and it will be clean."
