52 He will purify the house with the blood of the bird, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
53 Then he is to release the live bird into the open countryside outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
54 “This is the law for any skin disease or mildew, for a scaly outbreak,
55 for mildew in clothing or on a house,
56 and for a swelling, scab, or spot,
57 to determine when something is unclean or clean. This is the law regarding skin disease and mildew.”