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New Living Translation

Leviticus 14:43

"But if the mildew reappears after all the stones have been replaced and the house has been scraped and replastered,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - House;   Plaster;   Sanitation;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Houses;   Leprosy;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Leper;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Leprosy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Atonement;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hyssop;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Architecture in the Biblical Period;   Leprosy;   Leviticus;   Plaster;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cedar;   Plaster, Plaister;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Leper;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Atonement;   House;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Leprosy;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"If the plague comes again, and breaks out in the house, after he has taken out the stones, and after he has scraped the house, and after it was plastered;
King James Version
And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;
Lexham English Bible
"But if the infection should return and it breaks out in the house after they have removed the stones and after scraping off the plaster of the house and after it has been replastered,
New Century Version
"Suppose a person has taken away the old stones and plaster and put in new stones and plaster. If mildew again appears in his house,
New English Translation
"If the infection returns and breaks out in the house after he has pulled out the stones, scraped the house, and it is replastered,
Amplified Bible
"If, however, the mark breaks out again in the house after he has removed the stones and has scraped and replastered the house,
New American Standard Bible
"If, however, the spot breaks out again in the house after he has pulled out the stones and scraped the house, and after it has been replastered,
Geneva Bible (1587)
But if the plague come againe and breake out in the house, after that he hath taken away ye stones, and after that hee hath scraped and playstered the house,
Legacy Standard Bible
"If, however, the mark breaks out again in the house after he has torn out the stones and scraped the house, and after it has been replastered,
Contemporary English Version
If the mildew appears a second time,
Complete Jewish Bible
If the infection returns and breaks out in the house after the stones have been removed and the house scraped and plastered;
Darby Translation
And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered,
Easy-to-Read Version
"Maybe someone took away the old stones and plaster and put in new stones and plaster. And maybe mildew again appears in that house.
English Standard Version
"If the disease breaks out again in the house, after he has taken out the stones and scraped the house and plastered it,
George Lamsa Translation
And if the plague spreads and breaks out in the house after the stones have been taken away and after the house has been scraped and plastered,
Good News Translation
If the mildew breaks out again in the house after the stones have been removed and the house has been scraped and plastered,
Christian Standard Bible®
“If the contamination reappears in the house after the stones have been pulled out, and after the house has been scraped and replastered,
Literal Translation
And if the plague returns and breaks out in the house after he has taken away the stones, and after he has scraped the house, and after it has been plastered,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan the plage then commeth agayne, and breaketh forth in the house, after yt the stones are broke out, the playster scraped of, and the house playsterd of the new,
American Standard Version
And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken out the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered;
Bible in Basic English
And if the disease comes out again in the house after he has taken out the stones and after the walls have been rubbed and the new paste put on,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if the plague come againe, & breake out in the house after that he hath taken away the stones and scraped the house, & after that he hath plastered the house,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that the stones have been taken out, and after the house hath been scraped, and after it is plastered;
King James Version (1611)
And if the plague come againe, and breake out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if the plague should return again, and break out in the house after they have taken away the stones and after the house is scraped, and after it has been plastered,
English Revised Version
And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken out the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;
Berean Standard Bible
If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But if aftir that the stoonus ben takun awey, and the dust is borun out,
Young's Literal Translation
`And if the plague return, and hath broken out in the house, after he hath drawn out the stones, and after the scraping of the house, and after the daubing;
Update Bible Version
And if the plague comes again, and breaks out in the house, after that he has taken out the stones, and after he has scraped the house, and after it is plastered;
Webster's Bible Translation
And if the plague shall return, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered;
World English Bible
"If the plague comes again, and breaks out in the house, after he has taken out the stones, and after he has scraped the house, and after it was plastered;
New King James Version
"Now if the plague comes back and breaks out in the house, after he has taken away the stones, after he has scraped the house, and after it is plastered,
New Life Bible
"If the disease comes again in the house, after he has taken out the stones, cleaned the house inside and covered the walls again,
New Revised Standard
If the disease breaks out again in the house, after he has taken out the stones and scraped the house and plastered it,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But if the mark again breaketh out in the house, after the taking out of the stones, - and after the scraping of the house and after the plastering,;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if after the stones be taken out, and the dust scraped off, and it be plastered with other earth.
Revised Standard Version
"If the disease breaks out again in the house, after he has taken out the stones and scraped the house and plastered it,
THE MESSAGE
"If the fungus breaks out again in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and plastered, the priest is to come and conduct an examination; if the fungus has spread, it is a malignant fungus. The house is unclean. The house has to be demolished—its stones, wood, and plaster are to be removed to the garbage dump outside the city. Anyone who enters the house while it is closed up is unclean until evening. Anyone who sleeps or eats in the house must wash his clothes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If, however, the mark breaks out again in the house after he has torn out the stones and scraped the house, and after it has been replastered,

Contextual Overview

33 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 34 "When you arrive in Canaan, the land I am giving you as your own possession, I may contaminate some of the houses in your land with mildew. 35 The owner of such a house must then go to the priest and say, ‘It appears that my house has some kind of mildew.' 36 Before the priest goes in to inspect the house, he must have the house emptied so nothing inside will be pronounced ceremonially unclean. 37 Then the priest will go in and examine the mildew on the walls. If he finds greenish or reddish streaks and the contamination appears to go deeper than the wall's surface, 38 the priest will step outside the door and put the house in quarantine for seven days. 39 On the seventh day the priest must return for another inspection. If he finds that the mildew on the walls of the house has spread, 40 the priest must order that the stones from those areas be removed. The contaminated material will then be taken outside the town to an area designated as ceremonially unclean. 41 Next the inside walls of the entire house must be scraped thoroughly and the scrapings dumped in the unclean place outside the town. 42 Other stones will be brought in to replace the ones that were removed, and the walls will be replastered.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 6:28-30, Ezekiel 24:13, Hebrews 6:4-8, 2 Peter 2:20, 2 Peter 2:22, Jude 1:12

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if the plague come again, and break out in the house,.... In the above signs of it:

after that he hath taken away the stones; which were infected, or ordered them to be taken away:

and after he hath scraped the house; so that there seemed to be no remains of the plague:

and after it is plastered; to prevent if possible any return of it, but in vain.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This section is separated from that on leprosy in clothing Leviticus 13:47-59 with which it would seem to be naturally connected, and is placed last of all the laws concerning leprosy, probably on account of its being wholly prospective. While the Israelites were in the wilderness, the materials of their dwellings were of nearly the same nature as those of their clothing, and would be liable to the same sort of decay. They were therefore included under the same law.

I put the plague - Yahweh here speaks as the Lord of all created things, determining their decay and destruction as well as their production. Compare Isaiah 45:6-7; Jonah 4:7; Matthew 21:20.

Leviticus 14:37

Hollow strakes ... - Rather, depressed spots of dark green or dark red, appearing beneath (the surface of) the wall.

Leviticus 14:49

Cleanse the house - Strictly, “purge the house from sin.” The same word is used in Leviticus 14:52; and in Leviticus 14:53 it is said, “and make an atonement for it.” Such language is used figuratively when it is applied to things, not to persons. The leprosy in houses, the leprosy in clothing, and the terrible disease in the human body, were representative forms of decay which taught the lesson that all created things, in their own nature, are passing away, and are only maintained for their destined uses during an appointed period, by the power of Yahweh.


 
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