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Leviticus 14:37

35 the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’

36 The priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will become unclean. After this, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.

He is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall,

38 the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.

39 On the seventh day the priest is to return and inspect the house. If the mildew has spread on the walls,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall,
KJV
And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
WEB
He shall examine the plague; and behold, if the plague is in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and it appears to be deeper than the wall,
ASV
and he shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall;
DARBY
And when he looketh on the plague, and behold, the plague is in the walls of the house, greenish or reddish hollows, and their look is deeper than the surface of the wall,
BLB
And he shall examine the plague, and behold, [if] the plague [is] in the walls of the house—hollow spots, greenish or reddish—and their appearance [is] lower than the wall,
ÅB
Dersom han da, når han ser på flekkene, finner at flekkene på husets vegger viser seg som grønnlige eller rødlige fordypninger som synes å ligge dypere enn veggen,
OTB
Han skal undersøke muggen på veggene, og hvis den har grønnlige eller rødaktige fordypninger som ser dypere ut enn overflaten av veggen,
B1930
Dersom han da, når han ser på flekkene, finner at flekkene på husets vegger viser sig som grønnlige eller rødlige fordypninger som synes å ligge dypere enn veggen,

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  • Leviticus 13:3

    The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.

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  • Leviticus 13:49

    and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.

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  • Leviticus 13:19–20

    and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest.

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  • Leviticus 13:42

    But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.

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