Leviticus 14:43

Translations

Modern

If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,

Traditional

And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;

Literal

And if the plague returns and it breaks out in the house after his taking out of the stones, and after his scraping the house, and after his plastering,

Latin

Sin autem postquam eruti sunt lapides, et pulvis erasus, et alia terra lita,

Original

Hebrew

English

If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,

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

Ezekiel 24:13
Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
2 Peter 2:22
Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
Jeremiah 6:28–30
All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
Hebrews 6:4–8
It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
Jude 1:12
These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
2 Peter 2:20
If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

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

House: Built of Stone Houses: Liable to Leprosy Houses: Walls of, Plastered Leprosy: Houses: Incurably Infected With, Pulled Down and Removed Plaster: General Scriptures Concerning Priests: Services of Deciding in Cases of Leprosy Sanitation: Contagion Sanitation: Disinfection

Leviticus 14:43

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