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Complete Jewish Bible

Leviticus 13:54

then the cohen is to order that the article having the infection be washed and isolated for seven more days.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dress;   Sanitation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Defilement-Cleansing;   Washing;   Water;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Garments;   Leprosy;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hair;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Leprosy;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Leper;   Number;   Tabernacle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Leper;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Warp;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
then the Kohen shall command that they wash the thing in which the plague is, and he shall isolate it seven more days.
King James Version
Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Lexham English Bible
then the priest shall command, and someone shall wash that on which the infection is, and he shall confine it a second time for seven days.
New Century Version
he must order the people to wash that piece of leather or cloth. Then he must separate the clothing for seven more days.
New English Translation
the priest is to command that they wash whatever has the infection and quarantine it for another seven days.
Amplified Bible
then the priest shall order that they wash the thing in which the mark occurs, and he shall quarantine it for seven more days.
New American Standard Bible
then the priest shall order them to wash the thing in which the mark occurs, and he shall quarantine it for seven more days.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Priest shall commaunde them to wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it vp seuen dayes more.
Legacy Standard Bible
then the priest shall command them to wash the thing in which the mark occurs, and he shall isolate it for seven more days.
Contemporary English Version
he will tell you to wash the clothing or leather and put it aside for another seven days,
Darby Translation
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the sore is, and he shall shut it up seven days a second time.
Easy-to-Read Version
He must order the people to wash it. Then he must separate the clothing for seven more days.
English Standard Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the disease, and he shall shut it up for another seven days.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the plague and he shall observe it seven days more;
Good News Translation
he shall order that it be washed and put away for another seven days.
Christian Standard Bible®
the priest is to order whatever is contaminated to be washed and quarantined for another seven days.
Literal Translation
then the priest shall command, and they shall wash that in which the plague is. And he shall shut it up a second seven days.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
then shal he commaunde to wash the thinge that the plage is in, and shall shut it vp other seuen dayes.
American Standard Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Bible in Basic English
Then the priest will give orders for the thing on which the mark is, to be washed, and to be shut up for seven days more:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The priest shall commaunde them to washe the thyng wherin the plague is, and he shall shut it vp seuen dayes mo.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more.
King James Version (1611)
Then the Priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it vp seuen dayes more.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
then the priest shall give directions, and one shall wash that on which there may have been the plague, and the priest shall set it aside a second time for seven days.
English Revised Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Berean Standard Bible
the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thei schulen waische that thing wherynne the lepre is, and he schal close it ayen bi seuene othere daies;
Young's Literal Translation
then hath the priest commanded, and they have washed that in which the plague [is], and he hath shut it up a second seven days.
Update Bible Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the priest shall command that they wash [the thing] in which the plague [is], and he shall shut it up seven days more:
World English Bible
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which the plague is, and he shall isolate it seven more days.
New King James Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the plague; and he shall isolate it another seven days.
New Living Translation
the priest will order the object to be washed and then quarantined for seven more days.
New Life Bible
Then the religious leader will tell them to wash the thing that has the mark of disease. And he will keep it away from people for seven more days.
New Revised Standard
the priest shall command them to wash the article in which the disease appears, and he shall put it aside seven days more.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
then shall the priest give command, and they shall wash that wherein is the spot, - and he shall shut it up seven days more;
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall give orders, and they shall wash that part wherein the leprosy is: and he shall shut it up other seven days.
Revised Standard Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the disease, and he shall shut it up seven days more;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
then the priest shall order them to wash the thing in which the mark occurs and he shall quarantine it for seven more days.

Contextual Overview

47 "When tzara‘at infects an article of clothing, whether it be a woolen or a linen garment, 48 on the threads or the woven-in parts of either linen or wool, or on a hide or item made of leather; 49 then if the stain on the garment, hide, threads, woven-in parts or leather item is greenish or reddish, it is an infection of tzara‘at and is to be shown to the cohen. 50 The cohen is to examine the stain and isolate the article that has the infection for seven days. 51 On the seventh day he is to examine the stain; if the stain has spread on the garment, threads, woven-in parts or leather, whatever its use, the infection is a contagious tzara‘at; the garment is unclean. 52 He is to burn the garment, threads, woven-in parts of either wool or linen, or item of leather having the infection; for it is a contagious tzara‘at; it must be burned up completely. 53 But if, when the cohen examines it, he sees that the infection has not spread on the garment or in the threads, woven-in parts or leather item, 54 then the cohen is to order that the article having the infection be washed and isolated for seven more days. 55 (RY: iv, LY: vii) The cohen is to examine it after the stain has been washed, and if he sees that the stain has not changed color, then, even though the stain has not spread, it is unclean; you are to burn it up completely — it is rotten, no matter whether the spot is on the outside or on the inside. 56 If the cohen examines it and sees that the stain has faded after being washed, then he is to tear the stain out of the garment, leather, threads or woven-in parts.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the priest shall command that they wash [the thing] wherein the plague [is],.... The priest did not wash it himself, but ordered others to do it; and this was either the part in which the plague was, or the whole garment or skin in which it was; which may be typical of the washing of the garments of men in the blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin, Revelation 7:14:

and he shall shut it up seven days more: the garment or skin in which the leprosy was, or suspected to be, to see what alteration would be made by that time through the washing, whether the colour would be altered, or whether it would spread any more or not.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 13:54. He shall shut it up seven days more — To give time for the spreading of the contagion, if it did exist there; that there might be the most unequivocal marks and proofs that the garment was or was not infected.


 
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