Leviticus 14:44

Verse

the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.

American Standard Version (1901)

then the priest shall come in and look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.

Bible in Basic English

Then the priest will come and see it; and if the disease in the house is increased in size, it is the leper's disease working out in the house: it is unclean.

Douay-Rheims 1899

The priest going in perceive that the leprosy is returned, and the walls full of spots, it is a lasting leprosy, and the house is unclean:

Free Bible Version

the priest must come and inspect it. If he sees the mold has spread in the house, it is a harmful mold; the house is unclean.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the Priest shall come and see: and if the plague growe in the house, it is a freating leprosie in the house: it is therefore vncleane.

King James (Authorized) Version

Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.

One Unity Resource Bible

then the priest shall come in and look; and behold, if the plague has spread in the house, it is a destructive tzara'at mildew in the house. It is unclean.

Translation for Translators

the priest must go and examine the house again. If the mildew has spread inside the house, it will be clear that the mildew is the kind that destroys houses, and no one will be allowed to live in it.

Unlocked Literal Bible

then the priest must come in and examine the house to see if mildew has spread in the house. If it has, then it is harmful mildew, and the house is unclean.

Noah Webster Bible

Then the priest shall come and look; and behold, if the plague is spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.

World English Bible

then the priest shall come in and look; and behold, if the plague has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew in the house. It is unclean.

Young's Literal Translation

then hath the priest come in and seen, and lo, the plague hath spread in the house; it [is] a fretting leprosy in the house; it [is] unclean.

Context

Signs of Home Contamination

⁴³If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered, ⁴⁴the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.⁴⁵It must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.

Sermons

One Dead Fly

Thomas Brooks

Summary

Leviticus 14:44 discusses the seriousness of a persistent mold or mildew problem in a house, which symbolizes the presence of sin and impurity. This verse instructs that if the mold reappears after the house has been cleaned, the stones affected by the mold must be torn out and thrown away in an unclean place. This process signifies the need for thorough cleansing and removal of sin from one's life, emphasizing the importance of dealing decisively with sin to prevent its recurrence. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of allowing sin to linger and spread, highlighting the necessity of repentance and spiritual purification.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it,.... That is, on the seventh day of the second week of its being shut up: and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered; See Gill on Lev 14:42, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean; fit to be inhabited, and so no more to be shut up, but free for use as before: because the plague is healed; the infection being wholly removed by taking out the stones, scraping, and plastering the house, and so an entire stop put to the spread of it.