Leviticus 14:47

47 Anyone who sleeps or eats in the house must wash their clothes.

Leviticus 14:47 in Other Translations

KJV
47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
ESV
47 and whoever sleeps in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.
NLT
47 and all who sleep or eat in the house must wash their clothing.
MSG
47 Anyone who sleeps or eats in the house must wash his clothes.
CSB
47 Whoever lies down in the house is to wash his clothes, and whoever eats in it is to wash his clothes.

Leviticus 14:47 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 14:47

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 F18.


FOOTNOTES:

F18 Misn. Negaim, c. 13. sect. 8, 9.

Leviticus 14:47 In-Context

45 It must be torn down—its stones, timbers and all the plaster—and taken out of the town to an unclean place.
46 “Anyone who goes into the house while it is closed up will be unclean till evening.
47 Anyone who sleeps or eats in the house must wash their clothes.
48 “But if the priest comes to examine it and the mold has not spread after the house has been plastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the defiling mold is gone.
49 To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Leviticus 11:25
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