Leviticus 14 · Verse 48

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 14:48, King James Version

Leviticus 14:48 in other translations

BSBIf, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone.
WEB“If the priest shall come in, and examine it, and behold, the plague hasn’t spread in the house, after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.
ASVAnd if the priest shall come in, and look, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered; then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.
YLT‘And if the priest certainly come in, and hath seen, and lo, the plague hath not spread in the house after the daubing of the house, then hath the priest pronounced the house clean, for the plague hath been healed.
DARBYBut if the priest shall come in and look, and behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house hath been plastered, the priest shall pronounce the house clean; for the plague is healed.
BBEAnd if the priest comes in, and sees that the disease is not increased after the new paste has been put on the house, then the priest will say that the house is clean, because the disease is gone.
WebsterAnd if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.

What does Leviticus 14:48 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…

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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…

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Leviticus 14:48 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
בֹּ֨אbo'indeed <come>H935
יָבֹ֜אya.Vo'he will comeH935
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וְרָאָה֙ve.ra.'Ahand he will seeH7200
וְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehand there!H2009
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
פָשָׂ֤הfa.Sahit has spreadH6581
הַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'the plagueH5061
בַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitin the houseH1004
אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
הִטֹּ֣חַhi.To.achwas plasteredH2902
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
וְטִהַ֤רve.ti.Harand he will declare pureH2891
הַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
נִרְפָּ֖אnir.Pa'it has been healedH7495
הַנָּֽגַע\׃ha.Na.ga'the plagueH5061

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Cross references for Leviticus 14:48

  • 1 Corinthians 6:11

    And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  • Luke 7:21

    And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

  • Mark 5:29

    And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

  • Job 5:18

    For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  • Leviticus 14:3

    And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;

  • Mark 5:34

    And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

  • Hosea 6:1

    Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

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shall come in. Heb. in coming in shall come in, etc.because.
3; Job 5:18; Ho 6:1; Mr 5:29,34; Lu 7:21; 1Co 6:11

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Context

  • 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 14:49

    And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

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Leviticus 14:48 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas si entrare el sacerdote y mirare, y viere que la plaga no se ha extendido en la casa después que fué encostrada, el sacerdote dará la casa por limpia, porque la plaga ha sanado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais si le sacrificateur entre, et regarde, et voici, la plaie ne s’est pas étendue dans la maison après que la maison a été enduite, le sacrificateur déclarera la maison pure, car la plaie est guérie.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn aber der Priester hineingeht und es besieht, und siehe, das Übel hat nicht um sich gegriffen am Hause nach dem Bewerfen des Hauses, so soll der Priester das Haus für rein erklären; denn das Übel ist heil geworden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod si introiens sacerdos viderit lepram non crevisse in domo, postquam denuo lita fuerit, purificabit eam reddita sanitate: