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Leviticus 14:39

37 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;

38 Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:

And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;

40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:

41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:

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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
On the seventh day the priest is to return and inspect the house. If the mildew has spread on the walls,
KJV
And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;
WEB
The priest shall come again on the seventh day, and look. If the plague has spread in the walls of the house,
ASV
And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;
DARBY
And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and when he looketh, and behold, the plague hath spread in the walls of the house,
BLB
And the priest shall return on the seventh day and he shall examine, and behold, [if] the plague has spread in the walls of the house,
ÅB
Den syvende dag skal presten komme igjen, og når han da ser på det og finner at flekkene har bredt seg ut på husets vegger,
OTB
På den syvende dagen skal presten komme tilbake for å undersøke huset på nytt. Hvis muggen har spredt seg på veggene,
B1930
Den syvende dag skal presten komme igjen, og når han da ser på det og finner at flekkene har bredt sig ut på husets vegger,

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 13:27

    And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

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  • Leviticus 13:36

    Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.

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  • Leviticus 13:51

    And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.

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  • Leviticus 13:22

    And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.

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  • Leviticus 13:7–8

    But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again:

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