Leviticus 14:35

Translations

Modern

…the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’

Traditional

And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:

Literal

…then he to whom the house belongs shall come, and he shall tell the priest, saying, ‘Something like a plague has appeared to me in the house.’

Latin

…ibit cujus est domus, nuntians sacerdoti, et dicet: Quasi plaga lepræ videtur mihi esse in domo mea.

Original

Hebrew

English

…the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’

Notes

Leviticus 14:33–53

Rot or mildew contamination made buildings unhealthy or unsafe. People considered these buildings diseased, so they were not whole or ceremonially clean (see study note on Leviticus 11:1–15:33). The inspection and treatment process was similar to the process for mildew in clothing (Leviticus 13:47–59).

Leviticus 13:1–14:57

Regarding regulations for infections, the idea of "normal" and "abnormal" is important (see “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note). Infections in people, clothing, or buildings are not normal. They indicate disease and death. This is the opposite of wholeness. So, infections make a person ceremonially unclean.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Clean, Unclean, and Holy

Related verses

Psalm 91:10
…no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
Deuteronomy 7:26
And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.
Zechariah 5:4
I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
Proverbs 3:33
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
1 Samuel 3:12–14
On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.
1 Kings 13:34
And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Hyssop John the Baptist Law of Moses Leper, Leprosy Leviticus, Book of Log Medicine and Medical Practice Naaman Oak Priesthood Worship

Topics

Houses: Liable to Leprosy Leprosy: Houses: Suspected of, Reported to Priest Priests: Services of Deciding in Cases of Leprosy Sanitation: Contagion Sanitation: Disinfection Sanitation: Quarantine

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