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and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, whoever lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Likewise, whoever lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Likewise, whoever lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Likewise, whoever lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And whoever lies down in the house [to rest] shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever lies down in the house is to wash his clothes, and whoever eats in it is to wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever lies down in the house is to wash his clothes, and whoever eats in it is to wash his clothes.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And if you either slept or ate in the house, you must wash your clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whoever sleeps or eats in the house must wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Any who lie down or eat in the house must wash their clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever has slept in the house is to wash his clothes, along with whoever has eaten in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Anyone who lies down in the house must wash his clothes. Anyone who eats in the house must wash his clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes: and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he who is lying in the house washes his garments; and he who is eating in the house washes his garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he who is lying in the house doth wash his garments; and he who is eating in the house doth wash his garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he lying in the house shall wash his garments: and he eating in the house shall wash his garments.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he that sleepeth in it, and eateth any thing, shall wash his clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And whoever will have slept in it, or eaten anything, shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whoever sleeps or eats in such a house shall also wash his garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and all who sleep in the house shall wash their clothes; and all who eat in the house shall wash their clothes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he who lies in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And whoever sleeps in the house shall wash his garments and he who eats in the house shall wash his garments.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-47.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=3834" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Signs of Home Contamination</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">46</span>Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext">47</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: wə·haš·šō·ḵêḇ (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">And anyone who sleeps</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·ba·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: yə·ḵab·bês (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative."></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/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage."></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·hā·’ō·ḵêl (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">or eats</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·ba·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: yə·ḵab·bês (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">must wash</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/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">his clothes.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22</a></span><br />Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-13.htm">Haggai 2:13</a></span><br />So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Leviticus 5:2</a></span><br />Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24-25</a></span><br />These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, / and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5-7</a></span><br />Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a></span><br />Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Ezekiel 44:19</a></span><br />When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-2.htm">Mark 7:2-4</a></span><br />and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. / Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. / And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-44.htm">Luke 11:44</a></span><br />Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a></span><br />He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-11</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. / 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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he that lies in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eats in the house shall wash his clothes.</p><p class="hdg">wash his clothes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Leviticus 14:8,9</a></b></br> And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/14-9.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/22-19.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Sleepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-9.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-55.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-55.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/numbers/31-18.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">Sleepeth</a> <a href="/numbers/5-13.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm">The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/14-33.htm">The signs of leprosy in a house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">The cleansing of that house</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>And anyone who sleeps in the house</b><br>This phrase refers to the regulations concerning ceremonial cleanliness in ancient Israel. The context is the purification process for a house that has been afflicted with mold or mildew, often referred to as "leprosy" in the biblical text. The house must be inspected by a priest, and if declared unclean, it must undergo a cleansing process. Anyone who sleeps in such a house becomes ceremonially unclean. This reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness and separation from impurity, emphasizing the need for God's people to maintain purity in all aspects of life. The concept of uncleanness here is not just physical but also spiritual, symbolizing the pervasive nature of sin and the need for divine intervention.<p><b>or eats in it</b><br>Eating in the house also results in ceremonial uncleanness, highlighting the pervasive nature of impurity. In the ancient Near Eastern context, sharing a meal was a significant act of fellowship and community. Thus, eating in an unclean house could symbolize participating in or being influenced by sin. This regulation underscores the importance of maintaining purity in communal and personal activities. It also points to the broader biblical principle that what one consumes, both physically and spiritually, can affect one's relationship with God.<p><b>must wash his clothes</b><br>The requirement to wash clothes signifies a ritual cleansing process necessary to restore ceremonial purity. Washing is a recurring biblical motif for purification, seen in various contexts such as the cleansing of the priests (<a href="/exodus/29-4.htm">Exodus 29:4</a>) and the purification rites in <a href="/numbers/19.htm">Numbers 19</a>. This act symbolizes repentance and the removal of defilement, preparing individuals to re-enter the community and worship. It foreshadows the New Testament teaching of spiritual cleansing through Christ, as seen in passages like 1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>, where confession and forgiveness lead to purification from sin. The washing of clothes here is a tangible reminder of the need for inner cleansing and holiness before God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The priests were responsible for diagnosing and declaring a house clean or unclean. They played a crucial role in the purification process.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/inhabitants_of_the_house.htm">Inhabitants of the House</a></b><br>Those who lived in or entered the house were directly affected by its status and had to follow specific purification rituals.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>The central focus of this verse, representing a place that could become unclean and require purification.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uncleanliness.htm">Uncleanliness</a></b><br>A state that required specific actions to restore cleanliness, reflecting broader themes of sin and purification.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/purification_rituals.htm">Purification Rituals</a></b><br>The series of actions prescribed by the Law to restore cleanliness, symbolizing spiritual renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ritual_purity.htm">Understanding Ritual Purity</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness in Leviticus highlight the importance of holiness and separation from sin. They remind us of God's call to live pure and holy lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_washing.htm">Symbolism of Washing</a></b><br>Washing clothes symbolizes the need for spiritual cleansing. Just as physical washing was required to remove impurity, we need spiritual cleansing through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The requirement for all who enter the house to wash their clothes underscores the communal aspect of purity. Our actions affect others, and we are called to support one another in maintaining spiritual cleanliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The detailed instructions in Leviticus teach us the importance of obedience to God's commands, even when they may seem burdensome or difficult to understand.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_cleanser.htm">Christ as Our Cleanser</a></b><br>The purification rituals point to the ultimate cleansing available through Jesus Christ. He fulfills the Law and offers us complete purification from sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_rituals_align_with_modern_disease_views.htm">How do we reconcile the elaborate purification rituals (Leviticus 14:1-32) with modern understanding of infection and disease transmission?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_severe_punishment_for_non-virgin_bride.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 22:13-21 prescribe a severe punishment if a bride is found not to be a virgin?</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>(47) <span class= "bld">And he that lieth in the house.</span>--As abiding in it all night was graver than a momentary entrance, it involved the washing of the garments before the person so defiled could be clean. The same was the case if any one made a meal in it.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-47.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And anyone who sleeps</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשֹּׁכֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haš·šō·ḵêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבַּ֔יִת</span> <span class="translit">(bab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or eats</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאֹכֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in it</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבַּ֔יִת</span> <span class="translit">(bab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must wash</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַבֵּ֖ס</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵab·bês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3526.htm">Strong's 3526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trample, to wash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his clothes.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָדָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-47.htm">Leviticus 14:47 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/14-47.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:47 He who lies down in the house (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:46"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:46" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:48"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:48" /></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>