Cleansing after affliction · Leviticus 14

The Readings · Nov 4, 2026 · 8m

Cleansing after affliction (Leviticus 14) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.

Translator's notes:

• Leviticus 14:4 — מַיִם חַיִּים (mayim chayyim): chose "living water". Alternatives: "running water", "fresh water". Why: the Hebrew is literally "living water" — water from a moving, living source rather than a cistern — and the picture is kept as written.

• Leviticus 14:10 — עִשָּׂרוֹן (issaron): chose "a tenth of an ephah". Alternatives: "an omer", "about two quarts". Why: issaron is literally a tenth-part measure; the rendering…