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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 14:40

Leviticus 14:40. That they may take away the stones Some have thought the leprosy in the house was typical of the idolatry which did strangely cleave to the Jewish Church, and though some of the reforming kings took away the infected stones, yet still it broke out again, till, by the captivity in Babylon, God took down the house and carried it to an unclean land; and that proved an effectual cure of their inclination to idols, and idolatrous worship. An unclean place Where they used to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:33-57

Mildew in houses (14:33-57)Instructions were also given concerning what people were to do when, upon settling in Canaan, they lived in houses where mildew and fungus on the walls attracted disease-carrying germs. First they were to arrange for the priest to make a thorough inspection (33-36). If, after a week’s quarantine, the trouble persisted, the owners of the house were to remove and replace infected plaster and stones (37-42). If this did not cure the trouble, they had to demolish the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 14:33

spake. See note on Leviticus 5:14 . The law of cleansing persons addressed to Moses alone; that about houses, &c, addressed to Aaron as well. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 14:34

When ye be come, &c. Here we have the first of four prospective laws, having no immediate hearing. See Leviticus 19:23 ; Leviticus 23:10 ; Leviticus 25:2 . Hence it is separated from the law for leprous men and garments, in the form of an appendix. plague. House leprosy is here represented as being supernatural. This was peculiar to Palestine and to houses of Israelites. The Targum of Jonathan renders this: "And if there be a man who buildeth his house with stolen goods, then I will put",... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 14:36

before, &c. This law was most benign in its intention. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 14:37

hollow strakes = sunken places. than the wall = Figure of speech Ellipsis, App-6 . = "deeper than [the surface of] the wall". read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 14:39

the seventh day = on the seventh day. Note the frequency of this number throughout, and see App-10 . spread. This is a bad sign in noting the presence and workings of our inward corruption. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 14:40

they. Of the verbs in these three verses, note that two are in the singular, viz. Leviticus 14:42 , "he shall take", and "he shall plaister". Hence the authorities of the second temple interpreted the plural of the owners of the "party-wall", and the singular of the owner of the affected house. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 14:44

behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . spread. The same criterion as in the case of men and garments. See note on Leviticus 14:37 with Leviticus 13:6 . fretting = rankling. See note on Leviticus 13:51 . read more

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