and the snare, are upon thee, O the city, that Ishmael the son of inhabitant of the earth. Nethaniah slew them, ar cast Jer. v, 26. For among my peo-them into the midst of the pit, he, ple are found wicked men: they and the men that were with him. Now the pit wherein Ishmael had lay wait, as he that setteth snares: cast all the dead bodies of the they set trap, they catch men. men (whom he had slain because of Gedaliah) was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel; and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. Jer. xxvill, 12, 13. Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, (after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah.) saying, Go and tell Hananish, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. Jer. 1, 24. I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. Lam. iii, 47. Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. (See under ANIMALS.) Ps. cxix, 85. The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. P3. cxl, 5. The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside: they have set gins for me. Selah. Ps. cxli, 10. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. Prov. xii, 12. The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. Jer. xli, 7, 9. And it was so. when they came into the midst of Jer. xlviii, 43, 44. Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, siith the LORD. He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. Ezek. xvii, 20. And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. (NAVIGATION, see under WATER.) COMMON CUSTOM OF CARRYING PRESENTS. Gen. xxiv, 29. 30. And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man unto the well. And it came to pass, when he saw the ear-ring, and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me, that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law. 1 Sam. xvi, 20. And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. 2 Sam. xxiv, 22. 23. And lord the king take and offer up Araunah said unto David, Let my what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other Instruments of the oxen for wood. Araunah, as a king, give unto the All these things did king. And Araunah said unto accept thee. the king, The LORD thy God 1 Chron. xxi, 23. And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering: I give it all. Job xli, 11. Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house; and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold. Ps. xlv, 12. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour. Prov. xviii, 16. A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Gen. xxxil, 20. And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Prov. xxi, 14. A gift in secret Jacob is behind us. For he said, pacifieth anger; and a reward in I will appease him with the pre-the bosom strong wrath. afterward I will see his face; persent that goeth before me, and adventure he will accept of me. Gen. xxxiil, 8. And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my Lord. Gen. xlv, 23. And to his father he sent after this manner; ten of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden asses laden with the good things with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. Ruth iii, 15--17. Also he said, Bring the veil that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. Dedan were thy merchants; many Ezek. xxvii, 15. The men of isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. Micah 1, 14. Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the hous s of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel. GIVEN FOR SELF-INTEREST. 1 Sam. ix, 7, 8. Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver; that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. ten bulls, twenty she-assos, and ten foals. And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove. And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us. And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau when ye find him. So went the present over before him; and himself lodged that night in the com 1 Sam. xxx, 26-31. And when David came to Ziklng, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerameelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach, And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to pany. haunt. 2 Sam. xvi, 1, 4. And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. 2 Kings v, 23, 24. And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed. 2 Kings viii, 8. And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I re cover of this disease. Gen. xliii, 15, 25, 26. And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there. And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 1 Sam. xxv, 18, 27. Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord. AND AS COMPLIMENTS. to pass, as the camels had one Gen. xxiv, 22, 53. And it came drinking, that the man took a golden ear-ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold. And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels them to Rebekah: he gave also to of gold, and raiment, and gave her brother and to her mother precious things. said, Nay. I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand; for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it. the king an hundred and twenty 1 Kings x, 10, 13. And she gave talents of gold, and of spices very there came no more such abungreat store, and precious stones: dance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. And king Solomon Gave unto the queen of Sheba all besides that which Solomon gave her desire, whatsoever she asked turned, and went to her own counher of his royal bounty. So she try, she and her servants. 2 Chron. ix, 9, 12. And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon. And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants. Isa. xxxix, 1. At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. returned to the man of God, he 2 Kings v, 15, 16, 20. And he and all his company, and came and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is take a blessing of thy servant. no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, But he said, 4s the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. But Ge hazi, the servant of Elisha the man in not receiving at his hands that hath spared Naaman this Syrian, of God, said, Behold, my master which he brought; but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, Gen. xxxiii, 10. 11. And Jacob and take somewhat of him. 506 L CEREMONIAL INSTITU TIONS. INCENSE. Exod. xxx, 34-38. And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices, with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight. And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy. And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof; it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people. for we keep the charge of the Ps. lxvi, 15. I will offer unto Luke i, 9, 10. According to the lot was to burn incense when he the time of incense. Ps. cxli, 1, 2. LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Jer. vi, 20. To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. USE. Rev. viii, 3, 4. And another Exod. xxx, 7-9. And Aaron angel came and stood at the altar, shall burn thereon sweet incense having a golden censer; and there every morning: when he dresseth was given unto him much incense, the lamps, he shall burn incense that he should offer it with the upon it. And when Aaron light- prayers of all saints upon the eth the lamps at even, he shall golden altar which was before the burn incense upon it; a perpetual throne. And the smoke of the incense before the LORD through- incense, which came with the Ye shall prayers of the saints, ascended out your generations. offer no strange incense thereon, up before God out of the angel's nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat-hand. offering; neither shall ye pour drink-offering thereon. SHEW-BREAD. Exod. xl, 23. And he set the bread in order upon it before the Exod. xxv, 30. And thou shalt Lev. xvi, 12, 13. And he shall set upon the table shew-bread take a censer full of burning coals before me alway. of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail. And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not. Deut. xxxiii, 10. They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put in cense LORD, as the LORD had command- Lev. xxiv. 5-9. And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD. And thou shalt put before thee, and whole pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a burnt-sacrifice upon thine altar. memorial, even an offering made Every 2 Chron, xiii, 11. And they burn by fire unto the LORD. unto the LORD, every morning sabbath he shall set it in order and every evening, burnt-sacri- before the LORD continually, being fices and sweet incense: the shew- taken from the children of Israel bread also set they in order upon by an everlasting covenant. And the pure table; and the candle-it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; stick of gold, with the lamps and they shall eat it in the holy thereof, to burn every evening: place; for it is most holy unto him 607 of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute. 1 Sam. xxi, 3, 6. Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. So the priest gave him hallowed bread; for there was no bread there but the shew-bread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away. Matth. xii, 3, 4. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungered, and they that were with him; How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shew-bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? Mark ii, 25, 26. And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungered, he, and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God, in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shew-bread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? Luke vi,3, 4. And Jesus answer ing them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungered, and they which were with him; How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shew-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? SPRINKLING OF PERSONS. Exod. xxiv, 8. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words. Exod. xxix, 19-21. And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar And thou shalt round about, take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upou Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons. and upon the garments of his sous with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. Lev. vill, 23, 24, 30. And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upou his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments, with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sous' garments with him. Lev. xiv, 14, 17, 18. And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass - offering. And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD. OF THINGS. Exod. xxiv, 6. And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in Lev. xiv, 15. 16. And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand: And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD. Lev. xvi, 14-19, And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat eastward; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. Then shall he kill the goat of the sinoffering that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy-seat. And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of Heb. ix, 18-23. Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hys-op, and sprinkled both the book and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God bath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled likewise with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. CEREMONIAL UNCLEAN NESSES. Lev. v, 2, 8. Or, if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. Lev. vii, 20, 21. But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. Moreover, the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off froin his people. Lev. xv, 4--7, 9, 10, 12. Every basons; and half of the blood he the blood of the bullock, and of bed whereon he lieth that hath sprinkled on the altar. Exod. xxx, 10. And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin-offering of atonements; once in the year shall he make atonement upon it through out your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD. Lev. iv, 5-7, 30. And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation. And the priest shalt dip is finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary. And the priest shall the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. Ezek. xlv, 19, 20. And the priest shall take of the blood of the sinoffering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court. And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house. the issue is unclean, and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean, And whosoever touch eth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be un clean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. And the vessel of earth that he toucheth which hath the issue shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. Lev. xix, 22. And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean, and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even. Lev. xxl, 4. But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane him self. Lev. xxil, 2--7. Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD. Say unto them, Who Boever he be of all your seed, among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue, he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things, because it is his food. Num. xii, 15. And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again. tent; All that come into the tent, Num. xxxi, 19. And do ye abide any slain, purify both yourselves Deut. xxiii, 10. If there be 1 Sam. xx, 26. Nevertheless, Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. Ezek. xliv, 26, 27. And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctury, he shall offer his sin-offering, saith the Lord GOD. Haggai ii, 11-14. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. Then answered Haggal, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean. John iii, 25. Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. ABLUTIONS. Num. xix. 11-15. He that toucheth the dead body of any man Exod. xix, 10, 11. And the LORD shall be unclean seven days. He said unto Moses, Go unto the shall purify himself with it on the people, and sanctify them to-day third day, and on the seventh day and to-morrow, and let them wash he shall be clean: but if he purify their clothes, And be ready not himself the third day, then against the third day: for the third the seventh day he shall not be clean. Whosoever toucheth they the LORD will come down in foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein: For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat. When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD: So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even 10 him and to his seed throughout their generations. Exod. x1, 12, 31, 32. And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. And Moses, and Aaron, and his sons, washed their hands and their feet thereat. When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses. Lev. vi, 27, 28. Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy; and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. But the earthen ves sel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a be both brasen pot, it shall scoured, and rinsed in water. Lev. viii. 6. And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. Lev. xiv, 2-7, 49--53. This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest. And the priest shall go forth out of the camp: and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and byssop. And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water. As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water; And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed dead body of any man that is dead. the sight of all the people upon from the leprosy seven times, and and pur fleth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off trom Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. This is the law, when a man dieth in a mount Sinai. Exod. xxix, 4. And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. Exod. xxx, 18-21. Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his 509 shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field. And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water. And he shall take |