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Leviticus 14

Leviticus 14:44

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

Modern
…the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.
Traditional
Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.
Literal
…then the priest shall come and he shall examine, and behold, if the plague has spread in the house, it is a harmful leprosy in the house; it is unclean.
Latin
…ingressus sacerdos viderit reversam lepram, et parietes respersos maculis, lepra est perseverans, et immunda domus:

Original

Hebrew
English
…the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.

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

Defilement: Things Liable to Ceremonial: Houses House: Built of Stone Houses: Liable to Leprosy Leprosy: Houses: Incurably Infected With, Pulled Down and Removed Priests: Services of Deciding in Cases of Leprosy Sanitation: Contagion Sanitation: Disinfection