Leviticus 14:47

New Living Translation

and all who sleep or eat in the house must wash their clothing.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

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

Lexham English Bible
And the person who sleeps in the house must wash his garments, and the person who eats in the house shall wash his garments.

New Century Version
Anyone who eats in that house or lies down there must wash his clothes.

New English Translation
Anyone who lies down in the house must wash his clothes. Anyone who eats in the house must wash his clothes.

Amplified Bible
"And whoever lies down in the house [to rest] shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

New American Standard Bible
"Likewise, whoever lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Hee also that sleepeth in the house shall wash his clothes: he likewise yt eateth in the house, shall wash his clothes.

Legacy Standard Bible
Likewise, whoever lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

Contemporary English Version
And if you either slept or ate in the house, you must wash your clothes.

Complete Jewish Bible
Whoever lies down or eats in the house must wash his clothes.

Darby Translation
And he that sleepeth in the house shall wash his garments, and he that eateth in the house shall wash his garments.

Easy-to-Read Version
Anyone who eats in that house or lies down in there must wash their clothes.

English Standard Version
and whoever sleeps in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

George Lamsa Translation
And he who lies in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

Good News Translation
Any who lie down or eat in the house must wash their clothes.

Christian Standard Bible®
Whoever lies down in the house is to wash his clothes, and whoever eats in it is to wash his clothes.

Literal Translation
And he who lies in the house shall wash his clothes and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he yt lyeth therin, or eateth therin, shal wash his clothes.

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

Bible in Basic English
And anyone who has been sleeping in the house will have to have his clothing washed; and anyone who takes food in that house will have to have his clothing washed.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He also that sleepeth in the house, shal washe his clothes: he lykewyse that eateth in ye house, shall washe his clothes.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

King James Version (1611)
And hee that lieth in the house, shall wash his clothes: and hee that eateth in the house, shall wash his clothes.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he that sleeps in the house shall wash his garments, and be unclean until evening; and he that eats in the house shall wash his garments, and be unclean until evening.

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

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he that slepith and etith ony thing therynne, schal waische hise clothis.

Young's Literal Translation
and he who is lying in the house doth wash his garments; and he who is eating in the house doth wash his garments.

Update Bible Version
And he that lies in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes: and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

World English Bible
He who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

New King James Version
And he who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

New Life Bible
Whoever lies down in the house will wash his clothes. And whoever eats in the house will wash his clothes.

New Revised Standard
and all who sleep in the house shall wash their clothes; and all who eat in the house shall wash their clothes.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, he that lieth in the house, shall wash his clothes, and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he that sleepeth in it, and eateth any thing, shall wash his clothes.

Revised Standard Version
and he who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Likewise, whoever lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

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

wash his clothes: Leviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9

Reciprocal: Leviticus 15:5 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes,.... Which is more than bare entrance into it, and might be supposed the more to be infected by it, and therefore obliged to the washing of himself, and his garments:

and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes; if he stayed no longer than while he ate half a piece of wheaten bread he was clean, but not if he stayed so long as to eat a like quantity of barley bread, and sat down and ate it with food r.

r Misn. Negaim, c. 13. sect. 8, 9.

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.