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and he shall carry <i>them</i> forth out of the city into an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he shall break down the house, its stones, its timber, and all the plaster of the house, and he shall carry <i>them</i> outside the city to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>The owner</i> shall therefore tear down the house, its stones, its timbers, and all the plaster of the house, and he shall take <i>them</i> outside the city to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He shall therefore tear down the house, its stones, and its timbers, and all the plaster of the house, and he shall take them outside the city to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He shall therefore tear down the house, its stones, and its timbers, and all the plaster of the house, and he shall take <i>them</i> outside the city to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He shall therefore tear down the house, its stones and its timbers and all the plaster of the house, and he shall take <i>them</i> outside the city to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He shall tear down the house—its stones and its timber and all the plaster of the house—and shall take <i>everything</i> outside the city to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It must be torn down with its stones, its beams, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It must be torn down with its stones, its beams, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then he will have the house torn down and every bit of wood, stone, and plaster hauled off to an unclean place outside the town. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The house-stones, wood, and all the plaster-must be torn down and taken to an unclean place outside the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It must be torn down, and its stones, its wood, and all its plaster must be carried out of the city to an unclean place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He is to pull down the house, its stones, its lumber, and all the plaster on the house, and discard them in an unclean place outside the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He must tear down the house, its stones, its wood, and all the plaster of the house, and bring all of it outside the city to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he shall break down the house, its stones, and its timber, and all the house's mortar. He shall carry them out of the city into an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he shall break down the house, its stones, and its timber, and all the mortar of the house: and he shall carry them forth out of the city to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall break down the house, its stones, and its timber, and all the house’s mortar. He shall carry them out of the city into an unclean place. <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 has broken down the house, its stones, and its wood, and all the clay of the house, and he has brought [them] forth to the outside of the city, to an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he hath broken down the house, its stones, and its wood, and all the clay of the house, and he hath brought them forth unto the outside of the city, unto an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he tore down the house, and its stones, and its wood, and all the dust of the house: and he brought forth without the city, into an unclean place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall destroy it forthwith, and shall cast the stones and timber thereof, and all the dust without the town into an unclean place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so they shall promptly destroy it, and shall cast its stones and timber, and also all the dust, outside the town in an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It shall be pulled down, and all its stones, beams and mortar shall be hauled away to an unclean place outside the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall have the house torn down, its stones and timber and all the plaster of the house, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall demolish the house, its stones and its timber and all the mortar of the house; and they shall carry them forth out of the town into an unclean place and burn it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They shall destroy the house, its stones and its wood and all of the dust, and they shall take it outside of the city to a defiled region and will burn it in fire.<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 shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall take down the house, and its timbers and its stones, and they shall carry out all the mortar without the city into an unclean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-45.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=3818" 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">44</span>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="reftext">45</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">It</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/5422.htm" title="5422: wə·nā·ṯaṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To pull down, break down. A primitive root; to tear down.">must be torn down</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/68.htm" title="68: ’ă·ḇā·nāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">with its stones,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ê·ṣāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">its timbers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bā·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">its</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ă·p̄ar (N-msc) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">plaster,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hō·w·ṣî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and taken</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: mi·ḥūṣ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">outside</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: lā·‘îr (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭā·mê (Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">an unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mā·qō·wm (N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place.</a> </span><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.…<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="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Deuteronomy 7:5</a></span><br />Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a></span><br />Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-6.htm">1 Kings 9:6-9</a></span><br />But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-27.htm">2 Kings 10:27</a></span><br />They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-14.htm">2 Kings 23:14</a></span><br />He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">2 Chronicles 34:4</a></span><br />Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a></span><br />So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Jeremiah 19:11</a></span><br />and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/9-6.htm">Ezekiel 9:6</a></span><br />Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Ezekiel 24:13</a></span><br />Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-6.htm">Luke 21:6</a></span><br />“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.</p><p class="hdg">break down</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-6.htm">1 Kings 9:6-9</a></b></br> <i>But</i> if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments <i>and</i> my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/10-27.htm">2 Kings 10:27</a></b></br> And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20-23</a></b></br> And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight… </p><p class="hdg">into an unclean place</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Leviticus 14:41</a></b></br> And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Break</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">City</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-42.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-42.htm">Mortar</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Paste</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-42.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/genesis/37-28.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-40.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-37.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/31-5.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Timbers</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Break</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-22.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-53.htm">City</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-24.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/11-8.htm">Mortar</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-53.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Paste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Timbers</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Wood</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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The tearing down of the house represents the complete removal of sin from the community, reflecting the seriousness with which God views impurity. This action parallels the need for spiritual cleansing and repentance in the life of a believer.<p><b>with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster</b><br>The comprehensive dismantling of the house, including stones, timbers, and plaster, signifies the thoroughness required in dealing with sin. Each component of the house represents different aspects of life that must be purified. This can be seen as a type of the complete sanctification process in the believer's life, where every part of one's being is to be cleansed and made holy.<p><b>and taken outside the city</b><br>The removal of the house's materials to a location outside the city underscores the need to separate impurity from the community of God's people. This reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness and separation from sin, as seen in the expulsion of lepers and the unclean from the camp in <a href="/numbers/5.htm">Numbers 5:1-4</a>. It also foreshadows the removal of sin through Christ's sacrifice outside the city of Jerusalem (<a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a>).<p><b>to an unclean place</b><br>The designation of an "unclean place" for the disposal of the house's remains highlights the concept of uncleanness in the Old Testament, which often required physical separation. This mirrors the spiritual reality of sin's defilement and the need for a place of separation, akin to the scapegoat sent into the wilderness on the Day of Atonement (<a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Leviticus 16:10</a>). It points to the ultimate cleansing and removal of sin through Jesus Christ, who bore our sins and was crucified outside the city, taking upon Himself the uncleanness of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a></b><br>The priest is responsible for inspecting the house and determining if it is unclean due to mold or mildew.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/house.htm">House</a></b><br>Represents the dwelling place of the Israelites, which can become unclean and require purification or destruction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/unclean_place.htm">Unclean Place</a></b><br>A designated area outside the city where unclean materials are disposed of, symbolizing separation from the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The destruction of the house symbolizes the seriousness of maintaining purity and holiness in our lives. Just as the Israelites were to remove unclean elements from their midst, Christians are called to remove sin and impurity from their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The community's involvement in dealing with unclean houses highlights the importance of accountability and support within the body of Christ. We are called to help one another in maintaining spiritual purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_from_sin.htm">Separation from Sin</a></b><br>The act of taking the unclean materials outside the city signifies the need to separate ourselves from sin and its influences. This separation is crucial for maintaining a holy life dedicated to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_house.htm">Symbolism of the House</a></b><br>The house can be seen as a metaphor for our lives or bodies, which are temples of the Holy Spirit. Just as the house must be kept clean, so must our lives be kept free from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_restoration.htm">God's Provision for Restoration</a></b><br>The laws in Leviticus demonstrate God's provision for restoration and cleansing. This points to the ultimate cleansing and restoration available through Jesus Christ.<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/does_stoning_contradict_'do_not_kill'.htm">Does the prescribed stoning for blasphemy (Leviticus 24:14) contradict the Sixth Commandment against killing (Exodus 20:13)?</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_does_god_require_sacrifices_for_cleansing.htm">Why would God specifically prescribe ritual sacrifices (Leviticus 14:10-20) as a means of ceremonial cleansing, while other passages in Scripture suggest different requirements for purity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_the_ark_built_without_tech.htm">In Genesis 6:14-16, how was such a massive ark built under ancient conditions without modern technology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 45.</span> - As the leper was removed from the camp, so the leprous house is to be utterly pulled down; <span class="cmt_word">the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house;</span> and all its materials carried forth eat of the city into an unclean place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-45.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">It</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֗יִת</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">must be torn down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5422.htm">Strong's 5422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, break down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with its stones,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבָנָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its timbers,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵצָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ṣāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</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">its</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּ֑יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·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">plaster,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲפַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·p̄ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and taken</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוֹצִיא֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·w·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">outside</span><br /><span class="heb">מִח֣וּץ</span> <span class="translit">(mi·ḥūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the city</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">טָמֵֽא׃</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 /><br /><span class="word">place.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָק֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:45 He shall break down the house its (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:44"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:44" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:46"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:46" /></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>