Leviticus 14:38

38 Then the priest must go out the door. He must close the house up for seven days.

Leviticus 14:38 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 14:38

Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the
house
Thereby signifying that it was not fit to be inhabited, and there standing to see it shut up, as follows: and shut up the house seven days:
to observe what alteration would be made in that time, and which would sooner be discovered in a house uninhabited.

Leviticus 14:38 In-Context

36 "The priest must order everything to be taken out of the house. It must be done before he goes in to look carefully at the mold. If it is not done, the priest must announce that everything in the house is 'unclean.' "After the house is empty the priest must go in and check it.

37 He must look carefully at the mold that is on the walls. Suppose it looks as if it has green or red dents in it. And suppose the dents look as if they are behind the surface of the wall.

38 Then the priest must go out the door. He must close the house up for seven days.

39 "On the seventh day the priest will return to check the house. Suppose the mold that is on the walls has spread.

40 Then he must order someone to tear out the stones that have mold on them. He must have them thrown into an 'unclean' place outside the town.