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Leviticus 14:34
34“Suppose you have come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put a mark of tza'arat in a house in the land you possess.
Leviticus 14:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;
- New International Version (NIV)“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a spreading mold in a house in that land,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"When you come into the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession, and I put a case of leprous disease in a house in the land of your possession,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When you have come into the land of Canaan, which I give you as a possession, and I put the leprous plague in a house in the land of your possession,
Context of Leviticus 14:34
32This is the Torah for one on who is the mark of tza'arat, who is not able to afford the sacrifice for his cleansing. 33Adonai spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying: “Suppose you have come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put a mark of tza'arat in a house in the land you possess. 35Then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the kohen, saying: ‘Something like a mark has appeared in my house.’ 36The kohen is to order the house emptied before he goes in to examine the mark, so that nothing in the house might be made unclean. Then afterward the kohen is to enter to inspect the house.
Read all of Leviticus 14Leviticus 14:34 word by word
כִּ֤י תָבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה וְנָתַתִּי֙ נֶ֣גַע צָרַ֔עַת בְּבֵ֖ית אֶ֥רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When ye be comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
- which I giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- to you for a possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
- and I putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- the plagueנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
- of leprosyצָרַ֫עַתtsâra‛ath · leprosyH6883
- in a houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for Leviticus 14:34
- Leviticus 23:10“Speak to Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: When you have come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you are to bring the omer of the firstfruits of your harvest to the kohen.
- Leviticus 25:2“Speak to Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: When you come into the land which I give you, then the land is to keep a Shabbat to Adonai.
- Numbers 35:10“Speak to Bnei-Yisrael saying: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
- Deuteronomy 7:2and Adonai your God gives them over to you and you strike them down, then you are to utterly destroy them. You are to make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them.
- Deuteronomy 12:1“These are the statutes and ordinances that you are to make sure to do in the land that Adonai, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess—all the days that you live on the earth.
- Deuteronomy 19:1“When Adonai your God cuts off the nations whose land Adonai your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and houses,
- Deuteronomy 26:1“Now when you enter the land that Adonai your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it,
- Deuteronomy 27:3Then you are to write on them all the words of this Torah when you cross over—so that you may enter the land that Adonai your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey just as Adonai, the God of your fathers, promised you.
- Genesis 12:7Then Adonai appeared to Abram, and said, “I will give this land to your seed.” So there he built an altar to Adonai, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 13:17Get up! Walk about the land through its length and width—for I will give it to you.”
- Genesis 17:8I will give to you and to your seed after you the land where you are an outsider —the whole land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”
- Numbers 32:32We will cross fully armed before Adonai into Canaan, but our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan.”
- Deuteronomy 12:9For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that Adonai your God is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 32:49“Go up this mountain of the Avarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab facing Jericho, and see the land of Canaan, which I am giving to Bnei-Yisrael as a possession.
- Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old and advanced in years when Adonai said to him, “You are old and getting on in years, yet very much of the land is still left to possess.
- Exodus 15:26He said, “If you diligently listen to the voice of Adonai your God, do what is right in His eyes, pay attention to His mitzvot, and keep all His decrees, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians. For I am Adonai who heals you.”
Commentaries on Leviticus 14:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34When ye be come into the land - and I put the plague of leprosy - It was probably from this text that the leprosy has been generally considered to be a disease inflicted immediately by God himself; but it is well known that in Scripture God is frequently represented as doing what, in the course of his providence, he only permits or suffers to be done. It is supposed that the infection of the house, as well as of the person and the garments, proceeded from…Read the comment
- 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. 34I put a contamination: Biblical language reflects belief in one God who rules over everything. This means God is described as causing or allowing all events. For example, Exodus 21:13 describes an accidental death as something God allowed (see also Deuteronomy 19:4–5).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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