Leviticus 14 · Verse 55

Leviticus 14:55

And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,
Leviticus 14:55, King James Version

Leviticus 14:55 in other translations

BSBfor mildew in clothing or in a house,
WEBand for the destructive mildew of a garment, and for a house,
ASVand for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house,
YLTand for leprosy of a garment, and of a house,
DARBYand for the leprosy of garments, and of houses,
BBEAnd for signs of disease in clothing, or in a house;
WebsterAnd for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,

What does Leviticus 14:55 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 14:54-57

When that God who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us by his grace, Ep 2:4, 5, we shall manifest the change by repenting, and forsaking former sins. Let us follow after holiness, and let us compassionate other poor lepers, and desire, seek, and pray for their cleansing.

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Leviticus 14:55 in the original Hebrew

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וּלְצָרַ֥עַתu.le.tza.Ra.'atand to [the] serious disease ofH6883
הַבֶּ֖גֶדha.Be.ged<the> clothingH899
וְלַבָּֽיִת\׃ve.la.Ba.yitand to <the> houseH1004

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Cross references for Leviticus 14:55

  • Leviticus 13:47-59

    The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; 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: And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days: …

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the leprosy.
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of a house.
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Context

  • Leviticus 14:54

    This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,

  • Leviticus 14:55

    And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,

  • Leviticus 14:56

    And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:

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Leviticus 14:55 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y de la lepra del vestido, y de la casa;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et touchant la lèpre des vêtements et des maisons,
German
Elberfelder 1871
und für den Aussatz der Kleider und der Häuser,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
lepræ vestium et domorum,