Leviticus 14:40
in Leviticus 14he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which the plague is, and cast them into an unclean place without the city:
KJV
Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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
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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 Awakening2 voices
Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is,....
This was like cutting off a gangrened limb, for the preservation of the rest of the body. Corruption should be purged out in time, before it spread; for a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְצִוָּה֙ | vetzivah | and he will command | H6680 → | 494 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְחִלְּצוּ֙ | vechiletzu | and people will tear out | H2502 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָ֣אֲבָנִ֔ים | haavanim | the stones | H68 → | 273 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּהֵ֖ן | bahen | [is] in <the> them | ||
| הַנָּ֑גַע | hanaga' | the plague | H5061 → | 78 times |
| וְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּ | vehishlikhu | and they will throw | H7993 → | |
| אֶתְהֶן֙ | ʾethen | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מִח֣וּץ | michutz | from [the] outside | H2351 → | 164 times |
| לָעִ֔יר | lair | of the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מָק֖וֹם | makom | a place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| טָמֵֽא׃ | tame' | unclean | H2931 → | 88 times |
וְצִוָּה֙and he will command
vetzivahH6680 →494 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
וְחִלְּצוּ֙and people will tear out
vechiletzuH2502 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָ֣אֲבָנִ֔יםthe stones
haavanimH68 →273 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בָּהֵ֖ן[is] in <the> them
bahen
הַנָּ֑גַעthe plague
hanaga'H5061 →78 times
וְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּand they will throw
vehishlikhuH7993 →
אֶתְהֶן֙<obj.> them
ʾethenH853 →10935 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מִח֣וּץfrom [the] outside
michutzH2351 →164 times
לָעִ֔ירof the city
lairH5892 →1090 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מָק֖וֹםa place
makomH4725 →401 times
טָמֵֽא׃unclean
tame'H2931 →88 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
John 15:2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
it leads to
- Matthew 3:10
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
- Hebrews 12:10–11
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
- Matthew 15:13
But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
- Revelation 3:19
Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- John 15:8
This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
- Matthew 3:10
Through
Matthew 18:17If 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.
it leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received…
- 1 Corinthians 5:9
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:14–15
Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
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.