Leviticus 14:37
And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
Leviticus 14:37 in other translations
| BSB | He is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall, |
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| WEB | He shall examine the plague; and behold, if the plague is in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and it appears to be deeper than the wall, |
| ASV | and he shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall; |
| YLT | and he hath seen the plague, and lo, the plague is in the walls of the house, hollow strakes, very green or very red, and their appearance is lower than the wall, |
| DARBY | And when he looketh on the plague, and behold, the plague is in the walls of the house, greenish or reddish hollows, and their look is deeper than the surface of the wall, |
| BBE | And if he sees that the walls of the house are marked with hollows of green and red, and if it seems to go deeper than the face of the wall; |
| Webster | And he shall look on the plague, and behold, if the plague is in the walls of the house, with hollow streaks, greenish, or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall; |
What does Leviticus 14:37 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:34-57
34-48. leprosy in a house--This law was prospective, not to come into operation till the settlement of the Israelites in Canaan. The words, "I put the leprosy," has led many to think that this plague was a judicial infliction from heaven for the sins of the owner; while others do not regard it in this light, it being common in Scripture to represent God as doing that which He only permits in His providence to be…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 14:33-53
The leprosy in a house is unaccountable to us, as well as the leprosy in a garment; but now sin, where that reigns in a house, is a plague there, as it is in a heart. Masters of families should be aware, and afraid of the first appearance of sin in their families, and put it away, whatever it is. If the leprosy is got into the house, the infected part must be taken out. If it remain in the house, the whole must be…
Leviticus 14:37 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 14:37
- Leviticus 13:3
And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
- Leviticus 13:49
And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:
- Leviticus 13:19-20
And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest; And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
- Leviticus 13:42
And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
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Context
- Leviticus 14:36
Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:
- Leviticus 14:37
And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
- Leviticus 14:38
Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:
Leviticus 14:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y mirará la plaga: y si se vieren manchas en las paredes de la casa, cavernillas verdosas ó rojas, las cuales parecieren más hundidas que la pared, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il regardera la plaie: et voici, la plaie est dans les murs de la maison, des creux verdâtres ou roussâtres, et ils paraissent plus enfoncés que la surface du mur; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und besieht er das Übel, und siehe, das Übel ist an den Wänden des Hauses, grünliche oder rötliche Vertiefungen, und sie erscheinen tiefer als die Wand, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et cum viderit in parietibus illius quasi valliculas pallore sive rubore deformes, et humiliores superficie reliqua, |