4 the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed ^ftwo live^{1 g}clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop.

7 And he shall sprinkle it ^hseven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall let the living bird go into the open field.

6 And the priest shall take ^ccedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn, and throw them into the fire burning the heifer.

17 For the unclean they shall take some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and fresh¹ water shall be added in a vessel.