49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
49 To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop.
49 And for the cleansing of the house he shall take two small birds, with cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop,
49 He then is to purify the house by taking two birds, some cedar wood, scarlet thread, and hyssop.
49 And he shall take, to cleanse the house, two birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop.
49 To purify the house the priest must take two birds, a stick of cedar, some scarlet yarn, and a hyssop branch.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 14:49
Commentary on Leviticus 14:33-53
(Read Leviticus 14:33-53)
The leprosy in a house is unaccountable to us, as well as the leprosy in a garment; but now sin, where that reigns in a house, is a plague there, as it is in a heart. Masters of families should be aware, and afraid of the first appearance of sin in their families, and put it away, whatever it is. If the leprosy is got into the house, the infected part must be taken out. If it remain in the house, the whole must be pulled down. The owner had better be without a dwelling, than live in one that was infected. The leprosy of sin ruins families and churches. Thus sin is so interwoven with the human body, that it must be taken down by death.