Leviticus 14:39

39 And returning on the seventh day, he shall look upon it. If he find that the leprosy is spread,

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 And if he see in the walls thereof as it were little dints, disfigured with paleness or redness, and lower than all he rest:
38 He shall go out of the door of the house, and forthwith shut it up seven days,
39 And returning on the seventh day, he shall look upon it. If he find that the leprosy is spread,
40 He shall command, that the stones wherein the leprosy is, be taken out, and cast without the city into an unclean place:
41 And that the house be scraped on the inside round about, and the dust of the scrapings be scattered without the city into an unclean place:
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