Leviticus 14:40

Jerome's Latin Vulgate

jubebit erui lapides in quibus lepra est, et projici eos extra civitatem in locum immundum:

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
jubebit erui lapides in quibus lepra est, et projici eos extra civitatem in locum immundum :

Nova Vulgata (1979)
iubebit erui lapides, in quibus plaga est, et proici eos extra civitatem in loco immundo;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

take away: Psalms 101:5, Psalms 101:7, Psalms 101:8, Proverbs 22:10, Proverbs 25:4, Proverbs 25:5, Isaiah 1:25, Isaiah 1:26, Matthew 18:17, John 15:2, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 1 Corinthians 5:6, 1 Corinthians 5:13, Titus 3:10, 2 John 1:10, 2 John 1:11, Revelation 2:2, Revelation 2:6, Revelation 2:14-16, Revelation 2:20

without the city: Revelation 22:15

Reciprocal: Leviticus 6:11 - without

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague [is],.... In there appeared any cavities, or the above colours, and these spreading: in order to put a stop thereunto, these stones were to be drawn or pulled out, as the word signifies, in such manner as not to endanger the fall of the house, and two stones at least were to be taken out; for, as Gersom says, a house was not shut up unless the plague appeared on two stones:

and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city; where dead carcasses were laid, and dung, and filth of every sort; and being laid in such a place, it would be known that they were unclean, as Aben Ezra observes, and so would not be made use of for any purpose.

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.