Leviticus 14:39

39 On the seventh day the priest shall return to inspect the house. If the mold has spread on the walls,

Leviticus 14:39 in Other Translations

39 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;

39 And the priest shall come again on the seventh day, and look. If the disease has spread in the walls of the house,

39 On the seventh day the priest must return for another inspection. If he finds that the mildew on the walls of the house has spread,

39 On the seventh day he is to come back and conduct another examination; if the fungus has spread in the walls of the house,

39 The priest is to return on the seventh day and examine it. If the contamination has spread on the walls of the house,

Leviticus 14:39 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 14:39

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.

Leviticus 14:39 In-Context

37 He is to examine the mold on the walls, and if it has greenish or reddish depressions that appear to be deeper than the surface of the wall,

38 the priest shall go out the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.

39 On the seventh day the priest shall return to inspect the house. If the mold has spread on the walls,

40 he is to order that the contaminated stones be torn out and thrown into an unclean place outside the town.

41 He must have all the inside walls of the house scraped and the material that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the town.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 13:5