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Leviticus 14:46
46Whoever goes into the house any time it is closed up will be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 14:46 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
- New International Version (NIV)“Anyone who goes into the house while it is closed up will be unclean till evening.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, whoever enters the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover he who goes into the house at all while it is shut up shall be unclean until evening.
Context of Leviticus 14:46
44the 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. Whoever goes into the house any time it is closed up will be unclean until evening. 47Whoever sleeps or eats in the house must wash his clothes. 48But if the priest comes and makes an examination and the mildew has not spread in the house after it is plastered again, the priest must declare the house clean. The mildew is gone.
Read all of Leviticus 14Leviticus 14:46 word by word
וְהַבָּא֙ אֶל־הַבַּ֔יִת כָּל־יְמֵ֖י הִסְגִּ֣יר אֹת֑וֹ יִטְמָ֖א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 14:46
- Leviticus 11:24“Regarding the creatures mentioned above, this is how you would become unclean: Whoever touches their dead bodies will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:5Those who touch his bed must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 17:15“Native Israelites or foreigners who eat the body of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by another animal must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.
- Leviticus 22:6will be unclean until evening. He must not eat any of the holy offerings unless he has washed himself.
- Numbers 19:7The priest must then wash his clothes and his body. After that, he may go into the camp. But he will be unclean until evening.
Commentaries on Leviticus 14:46
- 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
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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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