Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version to determine when something is clean or unclean. These are the regulations for defiling skin diseases and defiling molds. New Living Translation This procedure will determine whether a person or object is ceremonially clean or unclean. “These are the instructions regarding skin diseases and mildew.” English Standard Version to show when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law for leprous disease. Berean Standard Bible to determine when something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew.” King James Bible To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. New King James Version to teach when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy.” New American Standard Bible to teach when they are unclean and when they are clean. This is the law of leprosy. NASB 1995 to teach when they are unclean and when they are clean. This is the law of leprosy. NASB 1977 to teach when they are unclean, and when they are clean. This is the law of leprosy. Legacy Standard Bible to instruct when they are unclean and when they are clean. This is the law of leprosy. Amplified Bible to teach when they are unclean and when they are clean. This is the law of leprosy [in regard to both persons and property]. Christian Standard Bible to determine when something is unclean or clean. This is the law regarding skin disease and mildew.” Holman Christian Standard Bible to determine when something is unclean or clean. This is the law regarding skin disease and mildew.” American Standard Version to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. English Revised Version to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. GOD'S WORD® Translation These instructions for skin diseases and mildew help you distinguish between what is clean and what is unclean." Good News Translation These laws determine when something is unclean and when it is clean. International Standard Version to distinguish when it's unclean and clean. This is the law for infectious skin diseases." Majority Standard Bible to determine when something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew.? NET Bible to teach when something is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law for dealing with infectious disease." New Heart English Bible to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy. Webster's Bible Translation To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. World English Bible to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionto direct in the day of being unclean, and in the day of being clean; this [is] the law of the leprosy.” Young's Literal Translation to direct in the day of being unclean, and in the day of being clean; this is the law of the leprosy.' Smith's Literal Translation And to teach in the day of being unclean, and in the day of cleansing: this the law of leprosy. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThat it may be known when a thing is clean or unclean. Catholic Public Domain Version so that it can be known at what time a thing is clean or unclean. New American Bible to give direction when there is a state of uncleanness and when a state of cleanness. This is the ritual for scaly infection. New Revised Standard Version to determine when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the ritual for leprous diseases. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTo distinguish between clean, and unclean; this is the law of leprosy. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And to distinguish between defiled and pure; this is the law of leprosy." OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean; this is the law of leprosy. Brenton Septuagint Translation and of declaring in what day it is unclean, and in what day it shall be purged: this is the law of the leprosy. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Cleansing a Home…56and for a swelling, rash, or spot, 57to determine when something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew.” Cross References 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. Numbers 19:20 But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean. Ezekiel 44:23 They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean. 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. 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.” Luke 17:12-14 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. 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. ... Hebrews 9:13-14 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! Isaiah 1:16 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! 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.” ... Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. John 15:3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Acts 10:15 The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” Romans 14:14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Treasury of Scripture To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. teach Leviticus 10:10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; Jeremiah 15:19 Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. Ezekiel 44:23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. this is Deuteronomy 24:8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. Jump to Previous Clean Clear Determine Direct Disease Diseases Infectious Law Mildew Purified Regulations Show Skin Something Unclean UncleannessJump to Next Clean Clear Determine Direct Disease Diseases Infectious Law Mildew Purified Regulations Show Skin Something Unclean UncleannessLeviticus 14 1. The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper33. The signs of leprosy in a house 48. The cleansing of that house to determine when something is clean or unclean This phrase highlights the central theme of Leviticus, which is the distinction between the holy and the common, the clean and the unclean. In the context of ancient Israel, cleanliness was not merely about physical hygiene but was deeply connected to spiritual purity and the community's relationship with God. The laws of clean and unclean served to set Israel apart from other nations, emphasizing their unique covenant relationship with God. This distinction also foreshadows the New Testament teachings on spiritual purity and the cleansing power of Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and offers purification from sin (Hebrews 9:13-14). This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew. Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites. 2. Israelites The people to whom the laws were given, living in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt. 3. Priests The individuals responsible for examining and declaring things clean or unclean according to God's law. 4. Infectious Skin Diseases Conditions that required examination and purification rituals to prevent the spread of impurity. 5. Mildew A type of mold or fungus that could affect clothing, houses, and other items, requiring inspection and cleansing. Teaching Points Holiness and PurityThe laws in Leviticus emphasize God's holiness and the need for His people to be pure. This reflects the broader biblical theme of being set apart for God. Role of the Priesthood Priests served as mediators between God and the people, highlighting the importance of spiritual leadership and discernment in the community. Spiritual Cleansing While Leviticus deals with physical cleanliness, it points to the deeper need for spiritual cleansing, fulfilled in Christ. Community Responsibility The laws underscore the communal aspect of holiness, where individual actions affect the entire community. Discernment in Daily Life The principles of clean and unclean can guide believers in making wise, discerning choices in their daily lives.(57) To teach when it is unclean.--This verse is intimately connected with Leviticus 14:54, viz.: "This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy . . . to afford instruction in the day of uncleanness, and in the day of cleanness:" that is, to furnish them with instructions against the time when they would have to deal with these cases in taking possession of the promised land. The ancient authorities, however, insisted upon the literal rendering which is substantially exhibited in the Margin of the Authorised Version, viz., "To teach concerning the day of uncleanness and concerning the day of cleanness: i.e., to instruct the people on which days this distemper may be examined and decided. Hence the ancient Chaldee Version of Jonathan renders it, "That the priests may teach the people to discern between the dark days, when his leprosy is to be examined, and between the bright days." (See Leviticus 13:2.)
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