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Leviticus 14:47

45 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.

And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.

48 If, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone.

49 He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;

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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
And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.
KJV
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
WEB
He who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.
ASV
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
DARBY
And he that sleepeth in the house shall wash his garments, and he that eateth in the house shall wash his garments.
BLB
And the one lying down in the house shall wash his clothes, and the one eating in the house shall wash his clothes.
ÅB
og den som ligger i huset, skal vaske sine klær, og den som spiser i huset, skal vaske sine klær.
OTB
Enhver som sover eller spiser i huset må rense klærne sine.
B1930
og den som ligger i huset, skal tvette sine klær, og den som eter i huset, skal tvette sine klær.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 11:25

    and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

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  • Leviticus 14:8–9

    The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.

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