Leviticus 14:44

Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, [if] the plague be spread in the house, it [is] a fretting leprosy in the house: it [is] unclean.

Then the priest {H3548} shall come {H935} and look {H7200}, and, behold, if the plague {H5061} be spread {H6581} in the house {H1004}, it is a fretting {H3992} leprosy {H6883} in the house {H1004}: it is unclean {H2931}.

then the cohen is to enter and examine it. If he sees that the infection has spread in the house, it is a contagious tzara'at in the house; it is unclean.

the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.

then the priest shall come in and look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 13:51 (3 votes)

    And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, [or] in any work that is made of skin; the plague [is] a fretting leprosy; it [is] unclean.

  • Leviticus 13:52 (3 votes)

    He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it [is] a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.

  • Zechariah 5:4 (2 votes)

    I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.