1. Leviticus 14:50 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How does the cleansing of a house with leprous disease differ from the cleansing of a person with a skin disease?

Leviticus 14:50 (ESV)

50 and shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water

The ritual for the cleaning of the house required two birds. The procedure is almost identical to the cleansing rite for a person with a skin disease (see Leviticus 14:3–7). The only major difference is that no sacrifices are necessary for the purification of a house, as is the case with humans.