Berean Standard Bible
Leviticus 14:33-53
33Then the LORDH3068 saidH1696 toH413 MosesH4872H413 and AaronH175H559, 34“WhenH3588 you enterH935H413 the landH776 of CanaanH3667, whichH834 IH589 am givingH5414 you as your possessionH272, and I putH5414 a contaminationH5061 of mildewH68831 into a houseH1004 in that landH776, 35the ownerH834 of the houseH1004 shall comeH935 and tellH5046 the priestH3548H559, ‘Something like mildewH5061 has appearedH7200 in my houseH1004.’
36The priestH3548 must order thatH6680 the houseH1004 be clearedH6437 beforeH2962 heH3548 enters itH935 to examineH7200 the mildewH5061, so that nothingH3808H3605 in the houseH1004 will become uncleanH2930. AfterH310 thisH3651, the priestH3548 shall go inH935 to inspectH7200 the houseH1004.
37He is to examineH7200 the house, and ifH2009 the mildewH5061 on the wallsH7023 consists of greenH3422 orH176 redH125 depressionsH8258 that appearH4758 to be beneathH8217H4480 the surface of the wallH7023, 38the priestH3548H4480 shall go outsideH3318 the doorwayH6607 of the houseH1004 and closeH5462 it upH1004 for sevenH7651 daysH3117.
39On the seventhH7637 dayH3117 the priestH3548 is to returnH7725 and inspectH7200 the house. IfH2009 the mildewH5061 has spreadH6581 on the wallsH7023, 40he must orderH6680 thatH834 the contaminatedH5061 stonesH68 be pulled outH2502 and thrownH7993 intoH413 an uncleanH2931 placeH4725 outsideH2351 the cityH5892H413. 41AndH853 he shall have the insideH1004 of the houseH1004 scrapedH7106 completelyH5439 and the plasterH6083 thatH834 is scraped offH7096 dumpedH8210 intoH413 an uncleanH2931 placeH4725 outsideH2351 the cityH5892H413.
42So differentH312 stonesH68 must be obtainedH3947 to replaceH935H413H8478 the contaminated onesH68, as well as additionalH312 mortarH6083 to replasterH2902 the houseH1004.
43IfH518 the mildewH5061H6524 reappearsH7725 in the houseH1004 afterH310 the stonesH68 have been torn outH2502 andH310 the houseH1004H310 has been scrapedH7096 and replasteredH2902, 44the priestH3548 must comeH935 and inspect itH7200.
IfH2009 the mildewH5061 has spreadH6581 in the houseH1004, itH1931 is a destructiveH3992 mildewH6883; the houseH1004 is uncleanH2931H1931. 45ItH1004 must be torn downH5422 with its stonesH68, its timbersH6086, and allH3605 itsH1004 plasterH6083, and takenH3318 outsideH2351 the cityH5892H413 toH413 an uncleanH2931 placeH4725. 46Anyone who entersH935H413 the houseH1004 during anyH3605 of the daysH3117 that it is closed upH5462 will be uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153. 47And anyone who sleepsH7901 in the houseH1004 or eatsH398 in itH1004 must washH3526 his clothesH899.
48If, howeverH518, the priestH3548 comesH935 and inspects itH7200, andH2009 the mildewH5061 has notH3808 spreadH6581 afterH310 the houseH1004 has been replasteredH2902, heH3548 shall pronounce the houseH1004 cleanH2891, becauseH3588 the mildewH5061 is goneH7495.
49He is to takeH3947 twoH8147 birdsH6833, cedarH730 woodH6086, scarlet yarnH8144H8438, and hyssopH231 to purifyH2398 the houseH1004; 50and he shall slaughterH7819 oneH259 of the birdsH6833 overH413 freshH2416 waterH4325 in a clayH2789H5921 potH3627.
51Then he shall takeH3947 the cedarH730 woodH6086, the hyssopH231, the scarlet yarnH8144H8438, and the liveH2416 birdH6833, dipH2881 themH853 in the bloodH1818 of the slaughteredH7819 birdH6833 and the freshH2416 waterH4325, and sprinkleH5137H413 the houseH1004 sevenH7651 timesH6471. 52And he shall cleanseH2398 the houseH1004 with the bird’sH6833 bloodH1818, the freshH2416 waterH4325, the liveH2416 birdH6833, the cedarH730 woodH6086, the hyssopH231, and the scarlet yarnH8144H8438.
53Finally, he is to releaseH7971 the liveH2416 birdH6833 intoH413 the openH6440 fieldsH7704 outsideH2351 the cityH5892H413. In this way he will make atonementH3722 forH5921 the houseH1004, and it will be cleanH2891.
Notes
- 1. Leviticus 14:34 Forms of the Hebrew tzaraath, traditionally translated as leprosy regarding skin diseases, are translated as mildew regarding blemishes on garments, utensils, or buildings; here and throughout the remainder of this chapter. ↩
Commentaries on Leviticus 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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