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Leviticus 14

Leviticus 14:36

Signs of Home Contamination · Leviticus 14:33–47
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Translations

Modern
The priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will become unclean. After this, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.
Traditional
Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:
Literal
And the priest shall command, and they shall empty the house before the priest goes in to examine the plague, and all that is in the house shall not become unclean. And after thus, the priest shall go in to examine the house.
Latin
At ille præcipiet ut efferant universa de domo, priusquam ingrediatur eam, et videat utrum leprosa sit, ne immunda fiant omnia quæ in domo sunt. Intrabitque postea ut consideret lepram domus:

Original

Hebrew
English
The priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will become unclean. After this, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.

Notes

Leviticus 14:36

When a house was emptied, it showed that the house was not considered unclean until the priest said it was. The owner removed the furniture so that it would not be included in the quarantine period.

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.

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, Emptied Priests: Services of Deciding in Cases of Leprosy Sanitation: Contagion Sanitation: Disinfection Sanitation: Quarantine