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plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, for the disease is healed. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/14.htm">King James Bible</a> And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/14.htm">New King James Version</a> “But if the priest comes in and examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “If, on the other hand, the priest comes in and makes an inspection and the spot has not indeed spread in the house after the house has been replastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean because the spot has not reappeared. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If, on the other hand, the priest comes in and makes an inspection and the mark has not indeed spread in the house after the house has been replastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean because the mark has not reappeared. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If, on the other hand, the priest comes in and makes an inspection, and the mark has not indeed spread in the house after the house has been replastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean because the mark has not reappeared. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “If, on the other hand, the priest comes in and looks again, and the mark has not indeed spread in the house after the house has been replastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean because the mark has not reappeared. <a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “But if the priest comes in and inspects it and the mark has not spread in the house after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean because the mark has not reappeared. <a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “But when the priest comes and examines it, if the contamination has not spread in the house after it was replastered, he is to pronounce the house clean because the contamination has disappeared. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But when the priest comes and examines it, if the contamination has not spread in the house after it was replastered, he is to pronounce the house clean because the contamination has disappeared. <a href="/asv/leviticus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And if the priest shall come in, and look, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered; then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <a href="/cev/leviticus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> On the other hand, if the priest discovers that mildew hasn't reappeared after the house was newly plastered, he will say, "This house is clean--the mildew has gone." <a href="/erv/leviticus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And if the priest shall come in, and look, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered; then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But if the priest comes and makes an examination and the mildew has not spread in the house after it is plastered again, the priest must declare the house clean. The mildew is gone. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> If, when the priest comes to look, the mildew has not reappeared after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house ritually clean, because the mildew has been completely removed. <a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> "But if the priest comes in to conduct an examination and determines that the contagion has not spread throughout the house after the house has been repaired, then the priest may declare the house clean, because the contagion has been cleansed. <a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone. <a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a> "If, however, the priest enters and examines it, and the infection has not spread in the house after the house has been replastered, then the priest is to pronounce the house clean because the infection has been healed. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "If the priest shall come in, and examine it, and look, the plague hasn't spread in the house, after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a> “If the priest shall come in, and examine it, and behold, the plague hasn’t spread in the house, after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And if the priest certainly comes in, and has seen, and behold, the plague has not spread in the house after the coating of the house, then the priest has pronounced the house clean, for the plague has been healed. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And if the priest certainly come in, and hath seen, and lo, the plague hath not spread in the house after the daubing of the house, then hath the priest pronounced the house clean, for the plague hath been healed. <a href="/slt/leviticus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if the priest coming in, shall come in and see, and behold, the stroke spread not in the house after spreading over the house: and the priest cleansed the house, for the stroke was healed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But if the priest going in perceive that the leprosy is not spread in the house, after it was plastered again, he shall purify it, it being cured, <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if the priest, upon entering, will have seen that the leprosy has not spread in the house, after it had been newly plastered, he shall purify it, restoring it to health. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a> If the priest finds, when he comes to the house, that the infection has in fact not spread in the house after the plastering, he shall declare the house clean, since the infection has been healed. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If the priest comes and makes an inspection, and the disease has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, the priest shall pronounce the house clean; the disease is healed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And if the priest shall come in and look upon it, and, behold, the plague has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague has been healed. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if the Priest shall enter and will see that the plague has not changed in the house after they plastered the house, the Priest shall declare that house clean because the plague is healed.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And if the priest shall come in, and look, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered; then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <a href="/sep/leviticus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and if the priest shall arrive and enter and see, and behold the plague be not at all spread in the house after the house has been plastered, then the priest shall declare the house clean, because the plague is healed. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-48.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=3839" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Cleansing a Home</a> 48<a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If, however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">comes</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·rā·’āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and inspects it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: han·ne·ḡa‘ (Art:: N-ms) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">the mildew</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6581.htm" title="6581: p̄ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To spread. A primitive root; to spread.">spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·ba·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bā·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/2902.htm" title="2902: hiṭ·ṭō·aḥ (V-Nifal-Inf) -- To overspread, overlay, coat, besmear. A primitive root; to smear, especially with lime.">has been replastered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">shall pronounce the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: wə·ṭi·har (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">clean,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: han·nå̄·ḡaʿ (Art:: N-ms) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">the mildew</a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: nir·pā (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">is gone.</a> 49He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Numbers 19:18-19</a> Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain. / The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean. <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">1 Kings 8:37-39</a> When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, / then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— / be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men— <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28-30</a> When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, / then may whatever prayer or plea Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— / be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men— <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a> I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a> Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-44</a> Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ... <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-14</a> While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-19</a> As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. ... <a href="/john/15-3.htm">John 15:3</a> You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Acts 10:15</a> The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” <a href="/acts/15-9.htm">Acts 15:9</a> He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith. <a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a> I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a> And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a> Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a> to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And if the priest shall come in, and look on it, and, behold, the plague has not spread in the house, after the house was plastered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.<a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Leviticus 14:3</a> And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;<a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a> For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.<a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a> Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/14-32.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Examination</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-32.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-47.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Inspection</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">New</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Paste</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Plastered</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-7.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Replastered</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Spread</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/acts/4-9.htm">Examination</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/numbers/12-2.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-25.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm">Inspection</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-8.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-55.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">New</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-8.htm">Paste</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Plastered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Replastered</a> <a href="/numbers/4-6.htm">Spread</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 14</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm">The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper</a> 33. <a href="/leviticus/14-33.htm">The signs of leprosy in a house</a> 48. <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">The cleansing of that house</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>If, however, the priest comes and inspects it In ancient Israel, priests held a dual role of spiritual leaders and health inspectors. Their involvement in inspecting houses for mildew reflects the integration of religious and communal life. This inspection process underscores the importance of purity and cleanliness in maintaining a holy community. The priest's role here is reminiscent of Christ as our High Priest, who inspects and cleanses us from sin.and the mildew has not spread Mildew, or mold, in biblical times was considered a serious issue, not just for health reasons but also for ritual purity. The spread of mildew could render a house unclean, much like sin can spread and corrupt. This phrase highlights the importance of vigilance and containment, drawing a parallel to the need for spiritual vigilance against sin.after the house has been replastered Replastering represents a thorough cleansing and renewal process. In a spiritual sense, this can be seen as a type of repentance and renewal in Christ, where the old is removed and replaced with the new. This act of replastering signifies a fresh start, akin to the new life believers receive through faith.he shall pronounce the house clean The priest's pronouncement of cleanliness is authoritative and final, much like God's declaration of righteousness over believers through Christ. This act of declaring something clean is a powerful reminder of the transformative power of divine intervention and forgiveness.because the mildew is gone The removal of mildew signifies the complete eradication of impurity. In a broader theological context, this can be seen as a metaphor for the removal of sin through Christ's atoning sacrifice. Just as the house is restored to a state of purity, believers are restored to a right relationship with God through Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a> The priest acts as a mediator and inspector, determining the cleanliness of the house. In the context of Leviticus, priests were responsible for maintaining the holiness of the community. 2. <a href="/topical/h/house.htm">House</a> Represents the dwelling place of individuals or families. In Levitical law, the house could become unclean due to mildew, symbolizing sin or impurity. 3. <a href="/topical/m/mildew.htm">Mildew</a> A physical manifestation of impurity or uncleanness. In the Hebrew context, mildew (nega) could render a house unclean, requiring priestly intervention. 4. <a href="/topical/p/plastering.htm">Plastering</a> The act of covering or repairing the house, symbolizing efforts to cleanse and restore purity. 5. <a href="/topical/e/examination.htm">Examination</a> The process by which the priest inspects the house to determine its cleanliness, reflecting God's scrutiny of our lives.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a> The priest's role in declaring a house clean underscores the importance of spiritual leadership in guiding and maintaining community holiness. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_house.htm">Symbolism of the House</a> Just as a house can become unclean, our lives can be tainted by sin. Regular self-examination and spiritual maintenance are necessary. <a href="/topical/m/mildew_as_sin.htm">Mildew as Sin</a> Mildew represents sin's pervasive nature. It must be addressed and removed to restore purity, much like sin must be confessed and repented. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a> The act of plastering signifies efforts to repair and renew. In our spiritual lives, this involves repentance and seeking God's forgiveness. <a href="/topical/d/divine_examination.htm">Divine Examination</a> The priest's examination reflects God's scrutiny of our hearts. We must be open to His correction and guidance to live a life pleasing to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 14</a> <a href="/q/what_is_sabbatarianism.htm">What does the Bible say about mildew?</a> <a href="/q/is_leviticus_21_1-4_historically_accurate.htm">How historically accurate is the claim in Leviticus 21:1-4 that any contact with the dead (apart from immediate family) defiled a priest?</a> <a href="/q/can_bird_blood_cure_skin_disease.htm">How could sprinkling bird blood and water (Leviticus 14:1-7) realistically cure or cleanse a contagious skin disease by any scientific or medical standard?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_explain_leviticus_14_on_mold_today.htm">How can one explain the instruction for dealing with mold or 'leprous' houses (Leviticus 14:33-53) given the differences in understanding mold remediation today?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(48) The plague hath not spread.--If at the end of the second week's quarantine the distemper has not spread, having been checked by the means prescribed in <a href="/context/leviticus/14-42.htm" title="And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.">Leviticus 14:42-43</a>, the priest is to declare it clean, and fit for re-habitation. This is the same criterion adopted in the case of leprous men and garments. (See <a href="/leviticus/13-6.htm" title="And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.">Leviticus 13:6</a>; <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm" title="And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatever thing of skin it be, which you shall wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.">Leviticus 13:58</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 48-53. - The ceremony of cleansing the house is as similar to that of cleansing the leper as circumstances will permit. In case there is no reappearance of the mischief after the new stones and plastering have been put in, the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. First, the priest assures himself that the plague is healed, then he pronounces the house clean, and still after that the cleansing is to take place (cf. verses 3, 7, 8). The cleansing is effected by the same ceremony as that of the leper himself, by the two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. The use of this ceremony in the cleansing of a house shows that, in the case of the leper, the symbolical meaning of letting go the living bird out of the city into the open fields cannot be, as has been maintained, the restoration of the cleansed man to his natural movements of liberty in the camp. If a bird's flight represents the freedom of a man going hither and thither as he will, it certainly does not represent any action that a house could take. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-48.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If, however, וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the priest הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest comes בֹּ֨א (bō) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and inspects it, וְרָאָה֙ (wə·rā·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see and וְ֠הִנֵּה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! the mildew הַנֶּ֙גַע֙ (han·ne·ḡa‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> Mark -- a blow, a spot has not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no spread פָשָׂ֤ה (p̄ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6581.htm">Strong's 6581: </a> To spread after אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part the house הַבָּ֑יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house has been replastered, הִטֹּ֣חַ (hiṭ·ṭō·aḥ) Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2902.htm">Strong's 2902: </a> To overspread, overlay, coat, besmear he הַכֹּהֵן֙ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest shall pronounce the house הַבַּ֔יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house clean, וְטִהַ֤ר (wə·ṭi·har) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> To be clean or pure because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the mildew הַנָּֽגַע׃‪‬ (han·nā·ḡa‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> Mark -- a blow, a spot is gone. נִרְפָּ֖א (nir·pā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> To mend, to cure <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-48.htm">Leviticus 14:48 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:48 If the priest shall come (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-47.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:47"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:47" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:49"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:49" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>