Leviticus 14:40

Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
command	וְצִוָּה֙ ve.tzi.Vah	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
take	וְחִלְּצוּ֙ ve.chi.le.Tzu	H2502	to pull off · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
stones	הָ֣אֲבָנִ֔ים ha.'a.va.Nim	H68	a stone · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
which	הֵן hên	H2004	they (only used when emphatic)
plague	הַנָּ֑גַע ha.Na.ga'	H5061	a blow (figuratively · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
cast	וְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּ ve.hish.Li.khu	H7993	to throw out · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
unclean	טָמֵֽא ta.Me'	H2931	foul in a religious sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
place	מָק֖וֹם ma.Kom	H4725	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
without	מִח֣וּץ mi.Chutz	H2351	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
city	לָעִ֔יר la.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 101:5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Psalms 101:7-8 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Proverbs 22:10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Proverbs 25:4-5 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Isaiah 1:25-26 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
Matthew 18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man…
John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more f…
1 Corinthians 5:5-6 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:33-53

This is the law concerning the leprosy in a house. Now that they were in the wilderness they dwelt in tents, and had no houses, and therefore the law is made only an appendix to the former laws concerning the leprosy, because it related, not to their present state, but to their future settlement. The leprosy in a house is as unaccountable as the leprosy in a garment; but, if we see not what natural causes of it can be assigned, we may resolve it into the power of the God of nature, who here says, I put the leprosy in a house (Lev 14:34), as his curse is said to enter into a house, and consume it with the timber and stones thereof, Zac 5:4. Now, 1. It is supposed that even in Canaan itself, t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:34

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 done. Assuming it to have been a natural disease, a new difficulty arises as to whether we are to consider that the house had become infected by the contagion of leprous occupiers; or that the leprosy was in the house itself. It is evident that the latter was the true state of the case, fro…

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Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:34

When ye be come into the land - and I put the plague of leprosy - It was probably from this text that the leprosy has been generally considered to be a disease inflicted immediately by God himself; but it is well known that in Scripture God is frequently represented as doing what, in the course of his providence, he only permits or suffers to be done. It is supposed that the infection of the house, as well as of the person and the garments, proceeded from animalcula. See Clarke's note on Lev 13:47, and Lev 13:52 (note).

Dictionary and topics

Dwellings — The materials used in buildings were commonly bricks, sometimes also stones (Lev. 14:40, 42), which were held together by cement (Jer. 43:9) or bitumen (Gen. 11:3). The exterior was usually…
Leprosy — (Heb. tsara’ath, a “smiting,” a “stroke,” because the disease was regarded as a direct providential infliction). This name is from the Greek lepra, by which the Greek physicians designated the…
Purification — The process by which a person unclean, according to the Levitical law, and thereby cut off from the sanctuary and the festivals, was restored to the enjoyment of all these privileges. The great…
House · .Stone — .Stone
Houses · Built of: Stone and wood — Built of: Stone and wood
Priests · Services of: Deciding in cases of leprosy — Services of: Deciding in cases of leprosy
Sanitation · CONTAGION — CONTAGION

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 14:40

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:33-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:34

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:34

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 14:40

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:33-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:34

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:34

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Leviticus 14:40

John Calvin on Leviticus 14:34–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 14:37-42

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 14:37

Rashi on Leviticus 14:40