Leviticus 14:44

Leviticus 14:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)the priest is to go and examine it and, if the mold has spread in the house, it is a persistent defiling mold; the house is unclean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then the priest shall go and look. And if the disease has spread in the house, it is a persistent leprous disease in the house; it is unclean.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then the priest shall come and look; and indeed if the plague has spread in the house, it is an active leprosy in the house. It is unclean.

Context of Leviticus 14:44

42The stones must be replaced, and the house must be plastered again. 43If the mildew develops again in the house after all this, the priest will examine it one more time. If it is a spreading type of mildew, the house is unclean. 45The house—stones, wood, and all the plaster—must be torn down and taken to an unclean place outside the city. 46Whoever goes into the house any time it is closed up will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 14:44 word by word

וּבָא֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְרָאָ֕ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַע בַּבָּ֑יִת צָרַ֨עַת מַמְאֶ֥רֶת הִ֛וא בַּבַּ֖יִת טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and lookרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the plagueנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
• be spreadפָּשָׂהpâώâh · to spreadH6581
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• a frettingמָאַרmâ'ar · to malignH3992
• leprosyצָרַ֫עַתtsâra‛ath · leprosyH6883
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931

Cross-references for Leviticus 14:44

• Leviticus 13:51On the seventh day he will examine the area again. If the spot is spreading, it is unclean.
• Zechariah 5:4I will send out a curse, declares the Lord of Armies, and it will enter the houses of thieves and the houses of those who take oaths in my name. It will stay in their houses and destroy the timber and stone.”

Commentaries on Leviticus 14:44

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33-53Verses 33-53 This section is separated from that on leprosy in clothing Leviticus 13:47-59 with which it would seem to be naturally connected, and is placed last of all the laws concerning leprosy, probably on account of its being wholly prospective. While the Israelites were in the wilderness, the materials of their dwellings were of nearly the same nature as those of their clothing, and would be liable to the same sort of decay. They were therefore…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-53Verses 33-53 The leprosy in a house is unaccountable to us, as well as the leprosy in a garment; but now sin, where that reigns in a house, is a plague there, as it is in a heart. Masters of families should be aware, and afraid of the first appearance of sin in their families, and put it away, whatever it is. If the leprosy is got into the house, the infected part must be taken out. If it remain in the house, the whole must be pulled down. The owner had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-53Rot 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-4834-48. leprosy in a house--This law was prospective, not to come into operation till the settlement of the Israelites in Canaan. The words, "I put the leprosy," has led many to think that this plague was a judicial infliction from heaven for the sins of the owner; while others do not regard it in this light, it being common in Scripture to represent God as doing that which He only permits in His providence to be done. Assuming it to have been a natural…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 14:44

• House
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Ablution
• Clean
• Leprosy
• Purification
• Scrape
• Sprinkle
• Atonement, Day of
• Azazel
• Cleanse
• Color; Colors

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