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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Anyone who goes into the house while it is closed up will be unclean till evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Those who enter the house during the period of quarantine will be ceremonially unclean until evening,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover, whoever enters the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moreover he who goes into the house at all while it is shut up shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, whoever goes into the house during the time that he has quarantined it, becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Moreover, whoever goes into the house during the time that he has quarantined it, becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Moreover, whoever goes into the house during the time that he has quarantined it, becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, whoever goes into the house during the time that he has put it under isolation becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, whoever goes into the house during the time that it is quarantined becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever enters the house during any of the days the priest quarantines it will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever enters the house during any of the days the priest quarantines it will be unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, if any of you entered the house while it was closed, you will be unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whoever goes into the house any time it is closed up will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Any who enter the house while it is locked up will be unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover, whoever enters the house during the time it was isolated is to be considered unclean until the evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Anyone who enters the house all the days the priest has quarantined it will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Moreover he who goes into the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover, he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up, shall be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Moreover he who goes into the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening. <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 going into the house all the days he has shut it up, is unclean until the evening;<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 going in unto the house all the days he hath shut it up, is unclean till the evening;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he coming in to the house all the days it is shut up, shall be unclean till the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that entereth into the house when it is shut, shall be unclean until evening, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever enters into the house when it is closed up shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whoever enters a house while it is quarantined shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All who enter the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, he who enters the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he who enters the house any day that it is secluded shall be defiled until evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he that goes into the house at any time, during its separation, shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-46.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=3827" 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">45</span>It must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place. <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hab·bā (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Anyone who enters</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">during any</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">of the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: his·gîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">that it is closed up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·mā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">will be unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ā·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">evening.</a> </span><span class="reftext">47</span>And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.…<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="/numbers/19-14.htm">Numbers 19:14-16</a></span><br />This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days, / and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean. / Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.<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/15-4.htm">Leviticus 15:4-5</a></span><br />Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean. / Anyone who touches his bed 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="/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/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45-46</a></span><br />A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ / As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8</a></span><br />In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10</a></span><br />Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a></span><br />So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.<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/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23</a></span><br />They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-44</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-14</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-14</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover he that goes into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.</p><p class="hdg">shall be unclean</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24,25,28</a></b></br> And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5-8,10</a></b></br> And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and be unclean until the even… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15</a></b></br> And every soul that eateth that which died <i>of itself</i>, or that which was torn <i>with beasts, whether it be</i> one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/9-17.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/exodus/29-30.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-36.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-38.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-17.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-3.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-47.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-12.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-57.htm">Unclean</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>Anyone who enters the house</b><br>This phrase refers to the specific context of a house that has been declared unclean due to a spreading mildew or mold, as described earlier in <a href="/leviticus/14.htm">Leviticus 14</a>. The law was given to the Israelites during their wilderness journey, emphasizing the importance of purity and holiness in their community. The house represents a dwelling place that should be kept clean, symbolizing the need for spiritual cleanliness in one's life. This can be connected to the New Testament teaching in <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a>, where believers are described as the temple of God, emphasizing the need for purity.<p><b>during any of the days that it is closed up</b><br>The closing up of the house indicates a period of observation and quarantine, reflecting the ancient practices of ensuring health and safety within the community. This period allowed for the determination of whether the contamination was spreading. It highlights the importance of patience and discernment in dealing with issues of impurity. This can be seen as a type of the waiting period for judgment, as seen in the parable of the wheat and the tares in <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a>, where there is a time of waiting before the final separation.<p><b>will be unclean until evening</b><br>The concept of being unclean until evening is a recurring theme in Levitical law, signifying a temporary state of impurity that requires cleansing. This reflects the daily cycle of life and the opportunity for renewal and purification. The evening marks the beginning of a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing a fresh start and the mercies of God being new every morning, as stated in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>. This temporary uncleanness can also be seen as a type of the temporary nature of sin's defilement, which is ultimately cleansed through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as described in <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a></b><br>The priest plays a crucial role in diagnosing and declaring a house unclean due to mold or mildew, as outlined in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Leviticus 14</a>. The priest acts as a mediator between God and the people, ensuring that the laws of cleanliness are upheld.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/infected_house.htm">Infected House</a></b><br>The house in question is one that has been closed up due to a suspected case of mold or mildew, which is considered a form of uncleanness. This reflects the importance of purity and holiness in the community.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelite_community.htm">Israelite Community</a></b><br>The broader context involves the Israelite community, who are called to live according to God's laws, maintaining both physical and spiritual cleanliness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uncleanness.htm">Uncleanness</a></b><br>This concept is central to the passage, representing a state that separates individuals from the community and from God until purification is achieved.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a></b><br>The time until which a person remains unclean, symbolizing a period of waiting and reflection before rejoining the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness in Leviticus remind us of the importance of holiness and being set apart for God. Just as the Israelites were called to maintain physical purity, we are called to maintain spiritual purity in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_mediator.htm">The Role of the Mediator</a></b><br>The priest's role in declaring a house unclean points to the need for a mediator between God and humanity. In the New Testament, Jesus fulfills this role, offering us cleansing from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_sin_and_contamination.htm">Awareness of Sin and Contamination</a></b><br>Entering an unclean house results in temporary uncleanness, symbolizing how sin can contaminate our lives. We must be vigilant about what we allow into our lives and seek God's cleansing regularly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_community.htm">Restoration and Community</a></b><br>The process of becoming clean again emphasizes restoration and the importance of community. We are called to support one another in our spiritual journeys and help each other maintain purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/waiting_and_reflection.htm">Waiting and Reflection</a></b><br>The period of uncleanness until evening serves as a time for reflection and repentance. In our spiritual lives, we should take time to reflect on our actions and seek God's forgiveness and guidance.<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/why_blame_ignorance_in_leviticus_5_2.htm">If Leviticus 5:2 considers touching an unclean creature as sin, even unknowingly, how can ignorance be morally blameworthy?</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/does_the_bible_support_meal_prayers.htm">Is praying before meals supported by the Bible?</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>(46) <span class= "bld">Moreover he that goeth into the house.</span>--If any one only momentarily entered the house whilst it was under quarantine, he contracted defilement, which lasted till sundown of the same day. After the priest declared it unclean, it defiled by simply touching it outside.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 46, 47.</span> - The leprous house conveys uncleanness to those that enter it, but of so slight a nature that it ceases with the evening, and requires only that the clothes of the wearer be washed. Such a regulation would have been ineffectual for preventing the spread of infection, if that had been its purpose. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-46.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">Anyone who enters</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַבָּא֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֔יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">during any</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the days</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that it is closed up</span><br /><span class="heb">הִסְגִּ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(his·gîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(yiṭ·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evening.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָֽרֶב׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:46 Moreover he who goes into the house (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-47.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:47"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:47" /></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>