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Leviticus 14

Leviticus 14:37

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

Modern
He is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall,
Traditional
And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
Literal
And he shall examine the plague, and behold, if the plague is in the walls of the house—hollow spots, greenish or reddish—and their appearance is lower than the wall,
Latin
…et cum viderit in parietibus illius quasi valliculas pallore sive rubore deformes, et humiliores superficie reliqua,

Original

Hebrew
English
He is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall,

Notes

Leviticus 14:37

If mildew spread deeper than the wall’s surface, it was more serious than mildew only on the surface. A similar idea was used in examining people with skin disease. The priest looked to see if the disease went deeper than the skin (see study note on Leviticus 13:3).

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 Green History of Israel Hyssop John the Baptist Law of Moses Leper, Leprosy Leviticus, Book of Log Medicine and Medical Practice Naaman Oak Priesthood Red Worship

Topics

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