Leviticus 14:41
New International Version
He must have all the inside walls of the house scraped and the material that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the town.

New Living Translation
Next the inside walls of the entire house must be scraped thoroughly and the scrapings dumped in the unclean place outside the town.

English Standard Version
And he shall have the inside of the house scraped all around, and the plaster that they scrape off they shall pour out in an unclean place outside the city.

Berean Standard Bible
And he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city.

King James Bible
And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:

New King James Version
And he shall cause the house to be scraped inside, all around, and the dust that they scrape off they shall pour out in an unclean place outside the city.

New American Standard Bible
And he shall have the house scraped all around inside, and they shall dump the plaster that they scrape off at an unclean place outside the city.

NASB 1995
“He shall have the house scraped all around inside, and they shall dump the plaster that they scrape off at an unclean place outside the city.

NASB 1977
“And he shall have the house scraped all around inside, and they shall dump the plaster that they scrape off at an unclean place outside the city.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he shall have the house scraped all around inside, and they shall pour out the plaster that they scrape off at an unclean place outside the city.

Amplified Bible
He shall have the entire inside area of the house scraped, and the plaster that is scraped off shall be dumped in an unclean place outside the city.

Christian Standard Bible
He is to have the inside of the house completely scraped, and have the plaster that is scraped off dumped in an unclean place outside the city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is to have the inside of the house completely scraped, and the plaster that is scraped off must be dumped in an unclean place outside the city.

American Standard Version
and he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the mortar, that they scrape off, without the city into an unclean place:

English Revised Version
and he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the mortar that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He must have the entire inside of the house scraped. The plaster dust scraped off the walls must be dumped in an unclean place outside the city.

Good News Translation
After that he must have all the interior walls scraped and the plaster dumped in an unclean place outside the city.

International Standard Version
"Now as for the house, they are to scrape off inside and outside the house and then discard the torn out plaster in an unclean place outside the city.

Majority Standard Bible
And he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city.

NET Bible
Then he is to have the house scraped all around on the inside, and the plaster which is scraped off must be dumped outside the city into an unclean place.

New Heart English Bible
and he shall cause the inside of the house to be scraped all over, and they shall pour out the mortar, that they scraped off, outside of the city into an unclean place.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he shall cause the house to be scraped within on all sides, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:

World English Bible
He shall cause the inside of the house to be scraped all over. They shall pour out the mortar that they scraped off outside of the city into an unclean place.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he causes the house to be scraped all around inside, and they have poured out the clay which they have scraped off, at the outside of the city, at an unclean place;

Young's Literal Translation
and the house he doth cause to be scraped within round about, and they have poured out the clay which they have scraped off, at the outside of the city, at an unclean place;

Smith's Literal Translation
And he shall scrape the house from within round about, and they poured out the dust which they scraped off without the city, into an unclean place.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And that the house be scraped on the inside round about, and the dust of the scraping be scattered without the city into an unclean place:

Catholic Public Domain Version
and that the house be scraped on the inside all around, and that the dust of the scrapings be scattered outside the city in an unclean place,

New American Bible
The whole inside of the house shall then be scraped, and the mortar that has been scraped off shall be dumped in an unclean place outside the city.

New Revised Standard Version
He shall have the inside of the house scraped thoroughly, and the plaster that is scraped off shall be dumped in an unclean place outside the city.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they shall scrape the house within round about, and they shall throw out the dust that they scrape off outside the city into an unclean place;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they shall scrape that house from within all around and shall cast the dust that they scrape outside of the city into a defiled place:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the mortar that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they shall scrape the house within round about, and shall pour out the dust scraped off outside the city into an unclean place.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Signs of Home Contamination
40he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city. 41And he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city. 42So different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones, as well as additional mortar to replaster the house.…

Cross References
Leviticus 13:47-59
If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment, / any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather— / and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest. ...

Numbers 19:14-22
This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days, / and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean. / Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days. ...

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 7:3-10
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!

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 13:10
Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

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


Treasury of Scripture

And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:

into an unclean place

Job 36:13,14
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them…

Isaiah 65:4
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

Matthew 8:28
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

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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














And he shall have
This phrase indicates a command or directive, emphasizing the authority and responsibility of the priest in the purification process. In the Hebrew context, the priest acts as a mediator between God and the people, ensuring that the community remains holy and free from defilement. The priest's role is not just ceremonial but deeply spiritual, reflecting God's desire for purity among His people.

the inside of the house
The focus on the "inside" signifies the importance of internal purity, both physically and spiritually. In a broader biblical context, this can be seen as a metaphor for the heart and soul of a person. Just as the house must be cleansed from within, so must individuals seek inner purity and righteousness before God.

scraped all around
The act of scraping symbolizes a thorough cleansing process. In Hebrew, the root word for scraping can also imply a form of judgment or separation, where the unclean is removed from the clean. This reflects the biblical principle of sanctification, where believers are called to separate themselves from sin and impurity.

and the plaster that is scraped off
Plaster, in ancient times, was a common building material, representing the outer covering or protection of a structure. The removal of plaster signifies the stripping away of superficial layers to address deeper issues. Spiritually, this can be seen as a call to remove superficial righteousness and address the core of one's spiritual condition.

shall be dumped outside the city
The act of taking the scraped-off material "outside the city" highlights the need to remove impurity from the community. Historically, cities were seen as centers of life and worship, and anything unclean was to be kept separate. This reflects the biblical call for believers to be in the world but not of it, maintaining holiness amidst a fallen world.

into an unclean place
The designation of an "unclean place" underscores the separation between the holy and the profane. In the Hebrew tradition, unclean places were often associated with death, decay, and sin. This serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the importance of maintaining spiritual cleanliness to remain in fellowship with God.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

he shall order the inside
הַבַּ֛יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

of the house
מִבַּ֖יִת (mib·ba·yiṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

completely
סָבִ֑יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

scraped,
יַקְצִ֥עַ (yaq·ṣi·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7106: To strip off, scrape, to segregate

and the plaster
הֶֽעָפָר֙ (he·‘ā·p̄ār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

is scraped off
הִקְצ֔וּ (hiq·ṣū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7096: To cut off, to destroy, to scrape off

must be dumped
וְשָׁפְכ֗וּ (wə·šā·p̄ə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out

into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

an unclean
טָמֵֽא׃ (ṭā·mê)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2931: Unclean

place
מָק֖וֹם (mā·qō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

outside
מִח֣וּץ (mi·ḥūṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

the city.
לָעִ֔יר (lā·‘îr)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement


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