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Leviticus 14:47

45 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.

46 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.

And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

48 And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.

49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

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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 whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

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  • Leviticus 14:8–9

    And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

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