Leviticus 14:47 BSB

Leviticus 14:47

And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.

BSB

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ASV

And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

KJV

And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes,.... Which is more than bare entrance into it, and might be supposed the more to be infected by it, and therefore obliged to the washing of himself, and his garments: and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes; if he stayed no longer than while he ate half a piece of wheaten bread he was clean, but not if he stayed so long as to eat a like quantity of barley bread, and sat down and ate it with food (r). (r) Misn. Negaim, c.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

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.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַשֹּׁכֵ֣ב	ve.ha.sho.Khev	and the [one who] lies down	H7901 →
בַּבַּ֔יִת	ba.Ba.yit	in the house	H1004 →
יְכַבֵּ֖ס	ye.kha.Bes	he will wash	H3526 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּגָדָ֑יו	be.ga.Dav	garments his	H899 →
וְהָאֹכֵ֣ל	ve.ha.'o.Khel	and the [one who] eats	H398 →
בַּבַּ֔יִת	ba.Ba.yit	in the house	H1004 →
יְכַבֵּ֖ס	ye.kha.Bes	he will wash	H3526 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּגָדָֽיו׃	be.ga.Dav	garments his	H899 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Leviticus 11:25
and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
leads to
- Leviticus 15:5
  Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Numbers 31:24
  On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”
- Leviticus 11:40
  Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 14:8
  The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside…
- Leviticus 16:28
  The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.

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