Leviticus 14:47
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
Leviticus 14:47 in other translations
| BSB | And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes. |
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| WEB | He who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes. |
| ASV | And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. |
| YLT | and he who is lying in the house doth wash his garments; and he who is eating in the house doth wash his garments. |
| DARBY | And he that sleepeth in the house shall wash his garments, and he that eateth in the house shall wash his garments. |
| BBE | And anyone who has been sleeping in the house will have to have his clothing washed; and anyone who takes food in that house will have to have his clothing washed. |
| Webster | And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes: and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. |
What does Leviticus 14:47 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 14:47 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 14:47
- Leviticus 11:25
And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 14:8-9
And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days. But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
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Context
- Leviticus 14:46
Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 14:47
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
- Leviticus 14:48
And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.
Leviticus 14:47 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el que durmiere en aquella casa, lavará sus vestidos; también el que comiere en la casa, lavará sus vestidos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et celui qui aura couché dans la maison lavera ses vêtements; et celui qui aura mangé dans la maison lavera ses vêtements. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und wer in dem Hause schläft, soll seine Kleider waschen; und wer in dem Hause isset, soll seine Kleider waschen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et qui dormierit in ea, et comederit quippiam, lavabit vestimenta sua. |