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He shall sprinkle the one who is to be declared cleansed seven times. He will then release the live bird in the open fields. The person who is being cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and wash himself with water. He will then be considered to be clean. Thereafter he may come into the camp, but he shall stay outside of his tent for seven days. On the seventh day he shall shave off all of his hair. He must shave the hair off his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he shall then be clean.

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Seven times(A) he shall sprinkle(B) the one to be cleansed of the defiling disease, and then pronounce them clean. After that, he is to release the live bird in the open fields.(C)

“The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes,(D) shave off all their hair and bathe with water;(E) then they will be ceremonially clean.(F) After this they may come into the camp,(G) but they must stay outside their tent for seven days. On the seventh day(H) they must shave off all their hair;(I) they must shave their head, their beard, their eyebrows and the rest of their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe themselves with water, and they will be clean.(J)

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