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Leviticus 14:37

in Leviticus 14

He is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall,

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and he shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall;

KJV

And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;

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This verse in Leviticus 14

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The words, "I put the leprosy," has led many to think that this plague was a judicial infliction from heaven for the sins of the owner; while others do not regard it in this light, it being common in Scripture to represent God as doing that which He only permits in His providence to be done.

This site's exposition

with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish

on Leviticus 14:37-45

The vocabulary of the man's case is now applied to masonry, shut up seven days, spread, unclean. If the plague has spread the infected stones are pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city, the walls are scraped, the dust is carried out, and new stones and fresh morter go in. A house is given a repair that no man in chapter 13 was offered. If the plague breaks out again after all of that, the text calls it a fretting leprosy and the whole house is broken down and carried out of the city.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And he shall look on the plague,....

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְרָאָ֣הand he will see

    veraahH7200 →1300 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַנֶּ֗גַעthe plague

    hanega'H5061 →78 times

  • וְהִנֵּ֤הand there!

    vehinehH2009 →843 times

  • הַנֶּ֙גַע֙the plague

    hanega'H5061 →78 times

  • בְּקִירֹ֣ת[is] in [the] walls of

    bekirotH7023 →75 times

  • הַבַּ֔יִתthe house

    habayitH1004 →2046 times

  • שְׁקַֽעֲרוּרֹת֙depressions

    shekaarurotH8258 →

  • יְרַקְרַקֹּ֔תgreenish

    yerakrakotH3422 →

  • א֖וֹor

    ʾoH176 →321 times

  • אֲדַמְדַּמֹּ֑תreddish

    ʾadamdamotH125 →6 times

  • וּמַרְאֵיהֶ֥ןand appearance their

    umareihenH4758 →103 times

  • שָׁפָ֖ל[is] deep

    shafalH8217 →17 times

  • מִן־more than

    min-H4480 →1188 times

  • הַקִּֽיר׃the wall

    hakirH7023 →75 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

4 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Leviticus 13:42But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.2 worksLeviticus 13:3The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.2 worksLeviticus 13:49and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.2 worksLeviticus 13:19–20and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest.2 works

The walk

5 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Leviticus 13:3

    The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin…

    it leads to

    • Romans 3:19–20

      Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

    • Revelation 2:23

      Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

    • Ezekiel 16:30

      How weak-willed is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, while you do all these things, the acts of a shameless prostitute!

    • 2 Timothy 3:13

      while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

    • Matthew 18:17–18

      If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

Where this verse is studied

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Leviticus: the study guide →Read Leviticus 14 →

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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