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Leviticus 14:44

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the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 44

The former chapter directed the priests how to convict a leper of ceremonial uncleanness. No prescriptions are given for his cure; but, when God had cured him, the priests are in this chapter directed how to cleanse him. The remedy here is only adapted to the ceremonial part of his disease; but the authority Christ gave to his ministers was to cure the lepers, and so to cleanse them. We have here, I. The solemn declaration of the leper's being clean, with the significant ceremony attending it (Lev 14:1-9). II. The sacrifices which he was to offer to God eight days after (v. 10-32). III. The management of a house in which appeared signs of a leprosy (v. 33-53). And the conclusion and summary of this whole matter (Lev 14:54, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 44

כֹּהֵן (kôhên, H3548) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a… בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) רָאָה (râʼâh, H7200) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied,… נֶגַע (negaʻ, H5061) — a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous… פָּשָׂה (pâsâh, H6581) — to spread בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) מָאַר (mâʼar, H3992) — to be bitter or (causatively) to embitter, i.e. be painful צָרַעַת (tsâraʻath, H6883) — leprosy טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ, H2931) — foul in a religious sense

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Zechariah 5:4rank 2

I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”

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