Leviticus 14:45
43 If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,
44 the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.
It must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.
46 Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening.
47 And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.
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
- It must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.
- KJV
- And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.
- WEB
- He shall break down the house, its stones, and its timber, and all the house’s mortar. He shall carry them out of the city into an unclean place.
- ASV
- And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.
- DARBY
- And they shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house, and shall carry them forth out of the city to an unclean place.
- BLB
- And he shall break down the house, its stones, and its timbers, and all the mortar of the house, and he shall carry [them] to the outside of the city, to an unclean place.
- ÅB
- Og da skal de rive huset ned, både steiner og treverket og all leiren, og føre det utenfor byen, til et urent sted.
- OTB
- Huset må rives ned—steinene, tømmeret og all pussen—og tas ut av byen til et urent sted.
- B1930
- Og da skal de rive huset ned, både stener og treverket og alt leret, og føre det utenfor byen, til et urent sted.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 25:25–26
In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
Read in contextRomans 11:7–11
What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
Read in contextJeremiah 52:13
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
Read in context2 Kings 18:4
He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
Read in context2 Kings 25:4–12
Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
Read in contextMatthew 22:7
The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
Read in context2 Kings 10:27
They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.
Read in contextEzekiel 5:4
Again, take a few of these, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel.
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