Leviticus 14:39
in Leviticus 14On the seventh day the priest is to return and inspect the house. If the mildew has spread on the walls,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;
KJV
And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;
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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
He is to examine the house
on Leviticus 14:37-45
The vocabulary of the man's case is now applied to masonry. Spreading mildew means the stones are pulled out and the house scraped and replastered, a repair no man in chapter 13 was offered.
This site's exposition
If the mildew has spread on the walls
Spreading is the test here, as it was for skin in 13:7-8 and for cloth in 13:51. John Gill describes what the priest looked for, hollow streaks grown deeper or colored spots grown larger. Growth decides the case.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look,.... On the seventh day from his shutting of it up, he shall open it again, go into it, and observe in what condition it is: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house: the hollow strakes are become deeper, or the coloured spots are become larger: spreading was always a sign of leprosy, both in the bodies of men, and in garments.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׁ֥ב | veshav | and he will return | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י | hashevii | <the> seventh | H7637 → | 98 times |
| וְרָאָ֕ה | veraah | and he will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֛ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| פָּשָׂ֥ה | pasah | it has spread | H6581 → | 22 times |
| הַנֶּ֖גַע | hanega' | the plague | H5061 → | 78 times |
| בְּקִירֹ֥ת | bekirot | in [the] walls of | H7023 → | 75 times |
| הַבָּֽיִת׃ | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
וְשָׁ֥בand he will return
veshavH7725 →1056 times
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י<the> seventh
hasheviiH7637 →98 times
וְרָאָ֕הand he will see
veraahH7200 →1300 times
וְהִנֵּ֛הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
פָּשָׂ֥הit has spread
pasahH6581 →22 times
הַנֶּ֖גַעthe plague
hanega'H5061 →78 times
בְּקִירֹ֥תin [the] walls of
bekirotH7023 →75 times
הַבָּֽיִת׃the house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
1 stopEach 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 13:51On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew;…
it leads to
- Leviticus 14:44
the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.
- Leviticus 14:44
Where this verse is studied
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.