Leviticus 14:40

40 he is to order that the contaminated stones be torn out and thrown into an unclean place outside the town.

Leviticus 14:40 in Other Translations

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:

40 then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the disease and throw them into an unclean place outside the city.

40 the priest must order that the stones from those areas be removed. The contaminated material will then be taken outside the town to an area designated as ceremonially unclean.

40 he is to order that the stones affected by the fungus be torn out and thrown in a garbage dump outside the city.

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

40 the priest must order the stones that have the mildew to be torn out and thrown outside the city in an unclean place.

40 the priest must order that the stones with the contamination be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city.

40 Then he must order someone to tear out the stones that have mold on them. He must have them thrown into an 'unclean' place outside the town.

Leviticus 14:40 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 14:40

Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones
in which the plague [is]
In there appeared any cavities, or the above colours, and these spreading: in order to put a stop thereunto, these stones were to be drawn or pulled out, as the word signifies, in such manner as not to endanger the fall of the house, and two stones at least were to be taken out; for, as Gersom says, a house was not shut up unless the plague appeared on two stones: and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city;
where dead carcasses were laid, and dung, and filth of every sort; and being laid in such a place, it would be known that they were unclean, as Aben Ezra observes, and so would not be made use of for any purpose.

Leviticus 14:40 In-Context

38 the priest shall go out the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.

39 On the seventh day the priest shall return to inspect the house. If the mold has spread on the walls,

40 he is to order that the contaminated stones be torn out and thrown into an unclean place outside the town.

41 He must have all the inside walls of the house scraped and the material that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the town.

42 Then they are to take other stones to replace these and take new clay and plaster the house.

Cross References

• 1. ver 45