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Leviticus 14

Leviticus 14:38

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

Modern
…the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.
Traditional
Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:
Literal
…then the priest shall go out from the house to the door of the house, and he shall shut up the house seven days.
Latin
…egredietur ostium domus, et statim claudet illam septem diebus.

Original

Hebrew
English
…the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.

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.

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, Shut up Seven Days Priests: Services of Deciding in Cases of Leprosy Sanitation: Contagion Sanitation: Disinfection Sanitation: Quarantine