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If he finds that the mildew has spread, the walls are clearly contaminated with a serious mildew, and the house is defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then the priest shall go and look. And if the disease has spread in the house, it is a persistent leprous disease in the house; it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, <i>if</i> the plague be spread in the house, it <i>is</i> a fretting leprosy in the house: it <i>is</i> unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then the priest shall come and look; and indeed <i>if</i> the plague has spread in the house, it <i>is</i> an active leprosy in the house. It <i>is</i> unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then the priest shall come in and make an inspection. If he sees that the spot has indeed spread in the house, it is a malignant spot in the house; it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then the priest shall come in and make an inspection. If he sees that the mark has indeed spread in the house, it is a malignant mark in the house; it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then the priest shall come in and make an inspection. If he sees that the mark has indeed spread in the house, it is a malignant mark in the house; it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then the priest shall come in and look <i>again</i>. If he sees that the mark has indeed spread in the house, it is a leprous malignancy in the house; it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then the priest shall come and look <i>again</i>, and if the mark has spread in the house, it is a malignant leprosy in the house; it is [ceremonially] unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the priest is to come and examine it. If the contamination has spread in the house, it is harmful mildew; the house is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the priest must come and examine it. If the contamination has spread in the house, it is harmful mildew; the house is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then the priest shall come in and look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />the priest will come and say, "This house is unclean. It's covered with mildew that can't be removed." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then the priest shall come in and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the priest will examine it one more time. If it is a spreading type of mildew, the house is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the priest shall go and look. If it has spread, the house is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest comes, undertakes an examination, and determines that the contagion has spread in the house, it's a chronic fungal infection in the house. It's unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the priest is to come and examine it, and if the infection has spread in the house, it is a malignant disease in the house. It is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then the priest shall come in and look; and look, if the plague has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew in the house. It is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the priest shall come and look; and behold, if the plague is spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then the priest shall come in and look; and behold, if the plague has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew in the house. It is unclean. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then the priest has come in and seen, and behold, the plague has spread in the house; it [is] a fretting leprosy in the house; it [is] unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then hath the priest come in and seen, and lo, the plague hath spread in the house; it is a fretting leprosy in the house; it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the priest came and saw, and behold, the stroke spread in the house; it a painful leprosy in the house: it is unclean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The priest going in perceive that the leprosy is returned, and the walls full of spots, it is a lasting leprosy, and the house is unclean: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />the priest, upon entering, will have seen that the leprosy has returned, and that the walls are sprinkled with spots, then it is a persistent leprosy and the house is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the priest shall come; and if, upon inspection, he finds that the infection has spread in the house, it is a corrosive fungus in the house, and it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the priest shall go and make inspection; if the disease has spread in the house, it is a spreading leprous disease in the house; it is unclean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest shall go in and look, and if the plague has spread in the house, it is a malignant leprosy in the house; it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Priest shall enter and shall look; if the plague has changed in the house, the leprosy is severe in the house; it is defiled.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then the priest shall come in and look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a malignant leprosy in the house: it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then the priest shall go in and see if the plague is spread in the house: it is a confirmed leprosy in the house, it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-44.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=3809" 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">43</span>If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered, <span class="reftext">44</span><span class="highl"><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: ū·ḇā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">must 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 inspect it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">If</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/6581.htm" title="6581: pā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To spread. A primitive root; to spread.">has spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·bā·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it is</a> <a href="/hebrew/3992.htm" title="3992: mam·’e·reṯ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-fs) -- To prick, to pain. A primitive root; to be bitter or to embitter, i.e. Be painful.">a destructive</a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: ṣā·ra·‘aṯ (N-fs) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">mildew;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·ba·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭā·mê (Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">is unclean.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> </span><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.…<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/19-14.htm">Numbers 19:14-22</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="/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/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">2 Kings 20:7</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19-21</a></span><br />Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead. / When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him. / So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Jeremiah 33:6</a></span><br />Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a></span><br />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.<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="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a></span><br />Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<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 17:12-19</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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-16</a></span><br />The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. / He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house; it is unclean.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Leviticus 13:51,52</a></b></br> And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, <i>or</i> in any work that is made of skin; the plague <i>is</i> a fretting leprosy; it <i>is</i> unclean… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">Zechariah 5:4</a></b></br> I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Corroding</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Destructive</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-37.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Fretting</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-39.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-39.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-39.htm">Inspection</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-35.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Malignant</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-40.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-39.htm">Size</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-39.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/exodus/35-32.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Corroding</a> <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Destructive</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Fretting</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Inspection</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/luke/11-26.htm">Malignant</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-14.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Size</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-6.htm">Working</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'; 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Their involvement in matters of cleanliness and disease reflects the intertwining of physical and spiritual purity. The priest's inspection signifies the importance of divine authority in determining the state of cleanliness, emphasizing that God is concerned with both the spiritual and physical well-being of His people. This role of the priest foreshadows Christ as our High Priest, who inspects and cleanses us from sin.<p><b>If the mildew has spread in the house,</b><br>Mildew, or mold, in a house was not merely a physical issue but also a spiritual one, as it rendered the house ceremonially unclean. The spread of mildew can be seen as a metaphor for sin, which, if not addressed, can permeate and corrupt. This reflects the biblical principle that sin, like mildew, must be identified and dealt with promptly to prevent further contamination. The spread of mildew also highlights the need for vigilance and regular inspection, akin to the believer's need for self-examination and repentance.<p><b>it is a destructive mildew;</b><br>The term "destructive" indicates the severity of the mildew's impact, not only on the physical structure but also on the spiritual state of those dwelling within. This destruction can be likened to the consequences of unchecked sin, which can lead to spiritual decay and separation from God. The destructive nature of mildew serves as a warning of the potential devastation of sin, urging believers to seek cleansing and restoration.<p><b>the house is unclean.</b><br>Declaring the house unclean had significant implications, as it required the inhabitants to take action to restore purity. This declaration underscores the importance of holiness and the need for separation from anything that defiles. In a broader biblical context, the concept of uncleanness points to humanity's need for redemption and the ultimate cleansing provided through Jesus Christ. The unclean house serves as a reminder of the pervasive nature of sin and the necessity of divine intervention for purification.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, priests were responsible for maintaining the holiness of the community, including inspecting houses for mildew, which was considered a form of uncleanness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/house.htm">House</a></b><br>Represents the dwelling place of individuals or families, which could become unclean due to mildew, symbolizing sin or impurity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mildew.htm">Mildew</a></b><br>A physical manifestation of uncleanness that required priestly inspection and potential cleansing or destruction, symbolizing the pervasive nature of sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/unclean.htm">Unclean</a></b><br>A state of impurity that required purification rituals to restore holiness, reflecting the need for spiritual cleansing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inspection.htm">Inspection</a></b><br>The process by which the priest determines the presence and extent of uncleanness, analogous to spiritual discernment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_the_home.htm">Holiness in the Home</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to maintain physical cleanliness in their homes, Christians are called to maintain spiritual purity in their lives and households.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_spiritual_leaders.htm">Role of Spiritual Leaders</a></b><br>The priest's role in inspecting and declaring a house unclean highlights the responsibility of spiritual leaders to guide and correct the community in matters of holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sin's_pervasiveness.htm">Sin's Pervasiveness</a></b><br>Mildew's ability to spread and render a house unclean serves as a metaphor for how sin can infiltrate and corrupt if not addressed promptly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/necessity_of_cleansing.htm">Necessity of Cleansing</a></b><br>The requirement for cleansing or destruction of an unclean house points to the need for repentance and renewal in the Christian life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The communal aspect of dealing with uncleanness in a house reflects the collective responsibility of the church to address sin and support one another in spiritual growth.<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_is_sabbatarianism.htm">What does the Bible say about mildew?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/were_leviticus_21_laws_enforced_in_israel.htm">Are there any scientific or historical indications that the laws in Leviticus 21 were uniformly enforced or widely practiced in ancient Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-44.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">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must come</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָא֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person 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">and inspect it.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָאָ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mildew</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֶּ֖גַע</span> <span class="translit">(han·ne·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mark -- a blow, a spot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has spread</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּשָׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(pā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6581.htm">Strong's 6581: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spread</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבָּ֑יִת</span> <span class="translit">(bab·bā·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">it [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֛וא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a destructive</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְאֶ֥רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mam·’e·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3992.htm">Strong's 3992: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bitter, to embitter, be painful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mildew;</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרַ֨עַת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·ra·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leprosy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבַּ֖יִת</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">is unclean.</span><br /><span class="heb">טָמֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:44 Then the priest shall come (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:43"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:43" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:45"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:45" /></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>