the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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Jerome's Latin Vulgate
Leviticus 14:43
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Sin autem postquam eruti sunt lapides, et pulvis erasus, et alia terra lita,
Sin autem plaga rursum effloruerit in domo, postquam eruti sunt lapides et pulvis erasus et alia terra lita,
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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.
