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New King James Version

Leviticus 13:54

then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the plague; and he shall isolate it another seven days.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dress;   Sanitation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Defilement-Cleansing;   Washing;   Water;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Garments;   Leprosy;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hair;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Leprosy;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Leper;   Number;   Tabernacle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Leper;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Warp;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
then the Kohen shall command that they wash the thing in which the plague is, and he shall isolate it seven more days.
King James Version
Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Lexham English Bible
then the priest shall command, and someone shall wash that on which the infection is, and he shall confine it a second time for seven days.
New Century Version
he must order the people to wash that piece of leather or cloth. Then he must separate the clothing for seven more days.
New English Translation
the priest is to command that they wash whatever has the infection and quarantine it for another seven days.
Amplified Bible
then the priest shall order that they wash the thing in which the mark occurs, and he shall quarantine it for seven more days.
New American Standard Bible
then the priest shall order them to wash the thing in which the mark occurs, and he shall quarantine it for seven more days.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Priest shall commaunde them to wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it vp seuen dayes more.
Legacy Standard Bible
then the priest shall command them to wash the thing in which the mark occurs, and he shall isolate it for seven more days.
Contemporary English Version
he will tell you to wash the clothing or leather and put it aside for another seven days,
Complete Jewish Bible
then the cohen is to order that the article having the infection be washed and isolated for seven more days.
Darby Translation
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the sore is, and he shall shut it up seven days a second time.
Easy-to-Read Version
He must order the people to wash it. Then he must separate the clothing for seven more days.
English Standard Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the disease, and he shall shut it up for another seven days.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the plague and he shall observe it seven days more;
Good News Translation
he shall order that it be washed and put away for another seven days.
Christian Standard Bible®
the priest is to order whatever is contaminated to be washed and quarantined for another seven days.
Literal Translation
then the priest shall command, and they shall wash that in which the plague is. And he shall shut it up a second seven days.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
then shal he commaunde to wash the thinge that the plage is in, and shall shut it vp other seuen dayes.
American Standard Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Bible in Basic English
Then the priest will give orders for the thing on which the mark is, to be washed, and to be shut up for seven days more:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The priest shall commaunde them to washe the thyng wherin the plague is, and he shall shut it vp seuen dayes mo.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more.
King James Version (1611)
Then the Priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it vp seuen dayes more.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
then the priest shall give directions, and one shall wash that on which there may have been the plague, and the priest shall set it aside a second time for seven days.
English Revised Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Berean Standard Bible
the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thei schulen waische that thing wherynne the lepre is, and he schal close it ayen bi seuene othere daies;
Young's Literal Translation
then hath the priest commanded, and they have washed that in which the plague [is], and he hath shut it up a second seven days.
Update Bible Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the priest shall command that they wash [the thing] in which the plague [is], and he shall shut it up seven days more:
World English Bible
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which the plague is, and he shall isolate it seven more days.
New Living Translation
the priest will order the object to be washed and then quarantined for seven more days.
New Life Bible
Then the religious leader will tell them to wash the thing that has the mark of disease. And he will keep it away from people for seven more days.
New Revised Standard
the priest shall command them to wash the article in which the disease appears, and he shall put it aside seven days more.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
then shall the priest give command, and they shall wash that wherein is the spot, - and he shall shut it up seven days more;
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall give orders, and they shall wash that part wherein the leprosy is: and he shall shut it up other seven days.
Revised Standard Version
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the disease, and he shall shut it up seven days more;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
then the priest shall order them to wash the thing in which the mark occurs and he shall quarantine it for seven more days.

Contextual Overview

47 "Also, if a garment has a leprous plague Leviticus 13:47-59">[fn] in it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment, 48 whether it is in the warp or woof of linen or wool, whether in leather or in anything made of leather, 49 and if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment or in the leather, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a leprous plague and shall be shown to the priest. 50 The priest shall examine the plague and isolate that which has the plague seven days. 51 And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, in the leather or in anything made of leather, the plague is an active leprosy. It is unclean. 52 He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the garment shall be burned in the fire. 53 "But if the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, 54 then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the plague; and he shall isolate it another seven days. 55 Then the priest shall examine the plague after it has been washed; and indeed if the plague has not changed its color, though the plague has not spread, it is unclean, and you shall burn it in the fire; it continues eating away, whether the damage is outside or inside. 56 If the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has faded after washing it, then he shall tear it out of the garment, whether out of the warp or out of the woof, or out of the leather.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the priest shall command that they wash [the thing] wherein the plague [is],.... The priest did not wash it himself, but ordered others to do it; and this was either the part in which the plague was, or the whole garment or skin in which it was; which may be typical of the washing of the garments of men in the blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin, Revelation 7:14:

and he shall shut it up seven days more: the garment or skin in which the leprosy was, or suspected to be, to see what alteration would be made by that time through the washing, whether the colour would be altered, or whether it would spread any more or not.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 13:54. He shall shut it up seven days more — To give time for the spreading of the contagion, if it did exist there; that there might be the most unequivocal marks and proofs that the garment was or was not infected.


 
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