Leviticus 14:38
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.
37 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,
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,
40 he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.
- KJV
- Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:
- WEB
- then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.
- ASV
- then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.
- DARBY
- then the priest shall go out of the house to the entrance of the house, and shut up the house seven days.
- BLB
- then the priest shall go out from the house to the door of the house, and he shall shut up the house seven days.
- ÅB
- da skal han gå ut av huset til husets dør, og han skal stenge huset og holde det tillåst i syv dager.
- OTB
- skal presten gå ut av huset og stenge det i syv dager.
- B1930
- da skal han gå ut av huset til husets dør, og han skal stenge huset og holde det tillåst i syv dager.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 13:50
And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days.
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