Leviticus 14:38
New International Version
the priest shall go out the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.

New Living Translation
the priest will step outside the door and put the house in quarantine for seven days.

English Standard Version
then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house and shut up the house seven days.

Berean Standard Bible
the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.

King James Bible
Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:

New King James Version
then the priest shall go out of the house, to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.

New American Standard Bible
the priest shall come out of the house, to the doorway, and quarantine the house for seven days.

NASB 1995
then the priest shall come out of the house, to the doorway, and quarantine the house for seven days.

NASB 1977
then the priest shall come out of the house, to the doorway, and quarantine the house for seven days.

Legacy Standard Bible
then the priest shall come out of the house, to the doorway, and put the house under isolation for seven days.

Amplified Bible
the priest shall go out of the house, to the doorway, and quarantine the house for seven days.

Christian Standard Bible
the priest is to go outside the house to its doorway and quarantine the house for seven days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the priest is to go outside the house to its doorway and quarantine the house for seven days.

American Standard Version
then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.

Contemporary English Version
he will have the house closed for seven days.

English Revised Version
then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the priest will go out to the door of the house and close up the house for seven days.

Good News Translation
he shall leave the house and lock it up for seven days.

International Standard Version
The priest is to leave through the entrance to the house and seal the house for seven days.

Majority Standard Bible
the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.

NET Bible
then the priest is to go out of the house to the doorway of the house and quarantine the house for seven days.

New Heart English Bible
then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:

World English Bible
then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the priest has gone out of the house to the opening of the house, and has shut up the house [for] seven days.

Young's Literal Translation
and the priest hath gone out of the house unto the opening of the house, and hath shut up the house seven days.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the priest shall go forth from the house to the door of the house, and he shut up the house seven days.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall go out of the door of the house, and forthwith shut it up seven days,

Catholic Public Domain Version
he shall exit by the door of the house, and immediately close it up for seven days.

New American Bible
he shall go out of the house to the doorway and quarantine the house for seven days.

New Revised Standard Version
the priest shall go outside to the door of the house and shut up the house seven days.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then the priest shall go out of the house and stand at the door and observe the house seven days;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The Priest will come forth from the house and stand in the door and shall seclude that house seven days:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the priest shall come out of the house to the door of the house, and the priest shall separate the house seven days.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Signs of Home Contamination
37He 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, 38the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days. 39On the seventh day the priest is to return and inspect the house. If the mildew has spread on the walls,…

Cross References
Numbers 19:15
and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.

Deuteronomy 24:8
In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

2 Kings 5:10-14
Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ...

2 Kings 7:3-8
Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die? / If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.” / So they arose at twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the outskirts of the camp, there was not a man to be found. ...

2 Chronicles 26:19-21
Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead. / When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him. / So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.

Isaiah 1:16
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

Jeremiah 33:6
Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

Ezekiel 36:25
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

Matthew 8:2-4
Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Mark 1:40-44
Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ...

Luke 5:12-14
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

Luke 17:12-19
As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. ...

John 9:6-7
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

Acts 10:15
The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”


Treasury of Scripture

Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:

Leviticus 13:50
And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:

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Leviticus 14
1. The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper
33. The signs of leprosy in a house
48. The cleansing of that house














the priest
In the context of Leviticus, the priest serves as a mediator between God and the people, particularly in matters of purity and holiness. The Hebrew word for priest is "kohen," which signifies one who is set apart for sacred duties. The priest's role in this verse underscores the importance of spiritual leadership and discernment in addressing issues of impurity, reflecting the broader biblical theme of holiness and the need for divine intervention in human affairs.

shall go outside
The act of going outside signifies a separation from the unclean or potentially unclean environment. In the Hebrew context, this action represents a physical and symbolic distancing from impurity. It highlights the priest's role in maintaining the sanctity of the community by ensuring that any defilement is properly addressed. This separation is a reminder of the call to holiness and the need to be vigilant against spiritual and physical contamination.

the doorway of the house
The doorway serves as a threshold between the sacred and the profane, the clean and the unclean. In ancient Israelite culture, the house was a place of familial and communal life, and its purity was essential for the well-being of its inhabitants. The doorway, therefore, represents a point of transition and decision, where the priest must determine the appropriate course of action to restore purity. This imagery can inspire believers to consider the thresholds in their own lives where decisions about holiness and purity must be made.

and close it up
Closing up the house indicates a temporary quarantine, a period of waiting and observation. The Hebrew root for "close" can also imply shutting or sealing, suggesting a protective measure to prevent the spread of impurity. This action reflects the biblical principle of taking deliberate steps to address sin and impurity, allowing time for reflection, repentance, and restoration. It serves as a metaphor for the spiritual discipline of setting boundaries to guard against influences that may lead one away from God's holiness.

for seven days
The number seven in the Bible often symbolizes completeness and perfection, rooted in the creation narrative where God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. The seven-day period in this context allows for a complete cycle of observation and potential healing. It emphasizes the importance of patience and trust in God's timing for restoration and purification. This period serves as a reminder of the need for spiritual renewal and the hope of restoration through God's grace and mercy.

(38) Shut up the house seven days.--On finding these symptoms, the priest is to put the house in quarantine for seven days, in order to see what alteration will take place during this interval, adopting the same treatment as in the case of leprous garments. (See Leviticus 13:50.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

shall go outside
וְיָצָ֧א (wə·yā·ṣā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

the doorway
פֶּ֣תַח (pe·ṯaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way

of the house
הַבָּ֑יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and close
וְהִסְגִּ֥יר (wə·his·gîr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender

[it] up
הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

for seven
שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

days.
יָמִֽים׃ (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day


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