Leviticus 14:35
New International Version
the owner of the house must go and tell the priest, ‘I have seen something that looks like a defiling mold in my house.’

New Living Translation
The owner of such a house must then go to the priest and say, ‘It appears that my house has some kind of mildew.’

English Standard Version
then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘There seems to me to be some case of disease in my house.’

Berean Standard Bible
the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’

King James Bible
And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:

New King James Version
and he who owns the house comes and tells the priest, saying, ‘It seems to me that there is some plague in the house,’

New American Standard Bible
then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘Something like a spot of leprosy has become visible to me in the house.’

NASB 1995
then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘Something like a mark of leprosy has become visible to me in the house.’

NASB 1977
then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘Something like a mark of leprosy has become visible to me in the house.’

Legacy Standard Bible
then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘Something like a mark of leprosy has become visible to me in the house.’

Amplified Bible
then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘I have seen something that looks like a mark of leprosy in my house.’

Christian Standard Bible
the owner of the house is to come and tell the priest: Something like mildew contamination has appeared in my house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the owner of the house is to come and tell the priest: Something like mildew contamination has appeared in my house.

American Standard Version
then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house.

Contemporary English Version
First, you must say to a priest, "I think there is mildew on the wall of my house."

English Revised Version
then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The owner of that house must come and tell the priest that there is something that looks like mildew in his house.

International Standard Version
then the owner of the house is to approach the priest and tell him, 'There appears to be a contagion in the house.'

Majority Standard Bible
the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ?Something like mildew has appeared in my house.?

NET Bible
then whoever owns the house must come and declare to the priest, 'Something like an infection is visible to me in the house.'

New Heart English Bible
then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, 'There seems to me to be some sort of plague in the house.'

Webster's Bible Translation
And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, it seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:

World English Bible
then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘There seems to me to be some sort of plague in the house.’
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
then he whose the house [is] has come in and declared [it] to the priest, saying, Some plague has appeared to me in the house;

Young's Literal Translation
then hath he whose the house is come in and declared to the priest, saying, As a plague hath appeared to me in the house;

Smith's Literal Translation
And he to whom is the house, came and announced to the priest, saying, It was seen to me as a stroke in the house.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He whose house it is, shall go and tell the priest, saying: It seemeth to me, that there is the plague of leprosy in my house,

Catholic Public Domain Version
he whose house it is shall go and report to the priest, saying: “It seems to me that the mark of leprosy is in my house.”

New American Bible
the owner of the house shall come and report to the priest, “Something like an infection has appeared in my house.”

New Revised Standard Version
the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, “There seems to me to be some sort of disease in my house.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seems to me that there is a plague of leprosy in the house.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The owner of the house will come and he will tell the Priest and will say to him, 'Something like a plague of leprosy has appeared to me in the house',
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying: 'There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
then the owner of the house shall come and report to the priest, saying, I have seen as it were a plague in the house.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Signs of Home Contamination
34“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land, 35the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’ 36The priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will become unclean. After this, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.…

Cross References
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 5:1-14
Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...

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 Kings 15:5
And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

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 53:4
Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

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 1:40-45
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 5:12-16
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 9:1-7
Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, / and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” / Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him. ...

Acts 10:9-16
The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. / He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. ...

Acts 10:28
He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.


Treasury of Scripture

And he that ownes the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seems to me there is as it were a plague in the house:

a plague

Deuteronomy 7:26
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

1 Samuel 3:12-14
In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end…

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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 owner of the house
In Leviticus 14:35, the phrase "the owner of the house" refers to the individual who holds responsibility for the dwelling. In ancient Israel, property ownership was a significant aspect of one's identity and social standing. The Hebrew word for "owner" is "בַּעַל" (ba'al), which can also mean "master" or "lord." This highlights the authority and responsibility the owner has over the property. In a spiritual sense, this can be seen as a reminder of the stewardship entrusted to us by God over the resources and blessings He provides.

shall come and tell the priest
The directive for the owner to "come and tell the priest" underscores the role of the priest as an intermediary between God and the people. The Hebrew verb "בּוֹא" (bo) means "to come" or "to enter," indicating an intentional action of seeking guidance. This reflects the importance of involving spiritual authority in matters of concern, especially those that may affect the community's purity and holiness. It is a call to seek divine wisdom and intervention in times of trouble.

Something like mildew
The phrase "something like mildew" refers to a suspicious growth or discoloration in the house. The Hebrew term "נֶגַע" (nega) can mean "plague" or "affliction," suggesting a serious concern that requires attention. Mildew, or mold, in a biblical context, symbolizes impurity and corruption. It serves as a metaphor for sin and the need for cleansing. This highlights the vigilance required in maintaining spiritual and physical purity in one's life and environment.

has appeared in my house
The acknowledgment that mildew "has appeared in my house" indicates an awareness and admission of a problem. The Hebrew word "רָאָה" (ra'ah) means "to see" or "to appear," suggesting that the issue is visible and undeniable. This phrase emphasizes the importance of recognizing and confessing issues within our lives and homes. It is a call to honesty and transparency before God and His appointed leaders, acknowledging our need for His cleansing and restoration.

(35) He that owneth the house.--As in the case of the suspicious symptoms in human beings, the suspected house is forthwith to be examined by the priest.

Saying, It seemeth to me . . . --According to the authorities in the time of Christ, this prescribes the formula which the owner of the house is to use when he communicates the fact to the priest. Hence they enacted that though he be himself an expert in these matters, and know certainly that it is leprosy, he is not to say positively to the priest, "The plague has appeared in my house," but "It seemeth to me . . . as it were," &c, because it was the office of the priest to pronounce a positive sentence on the subject.

Verses 35-44. - The examination of the suspected house by the priest. First, the house is to be emptied of its furniture, lest the latter should contract a ceremonial uncleanness in case the house were found to be leprous, but not, it will be noted, lest it should convey contagion or infection. Then the priest is to examine the discolouration, and if it bear a suspicious appearance, the house is to be shut up for seven days. It at the end of that time the spot has spread, he is to have the part of the wall in which it shows itself taken down and carried away, and built up again with new stones and mortar and plaster, the parts adjoining to the infected place having been first well scraped. If this treatment does not succeed in getting rid of the mischief, the priest is to determine that it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

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

shall come
וּבָא֙ (ū·ḇā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and tell
וְהִגִּ֥יד (wə·hig·gîḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

the priest,
לַכֹּהֵ֖ן (lak·kō·hên)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

‘Something like mildew
כְּנֶ֕גַע (kə·ne·ḡa‘)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5061: Mark -- a blow, a spot

has appeared
נִרְאָ֥ה (nir·’āh)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

in my
לִ֖י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

house.’
בַּבָּֽיִת׃ (bab·bā·yiṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house


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