Leviticus 14:42

So different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones, as well as additional mortar to replaster the house.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses and the priests on the ritual procedure for cleansing a house from mildew contamination. The directive occurs within the Levitical laws governing the restoration of ritual purity after a plague of mildew.

The words — אֲבָנִים אֲחֵר֔וֹת ('a.va.Nim 'a.che.Rot) = other stones; וְ/עָפָ֥ר (ve./'a.Far) = and dust (rendered as mortar/plaster material). The text specifies the physical materials required to replace the removed elements.

The thread — The supplied cross-references (Genesis 18:19; Joshua 24:15; 2 Chronicles 17:7) address covenantal obedience and the choice of whom to serve, rather than the ritual removal of contaminated materials. No direct textual parallel for the stone-and-dust replacement procedure is provided in the supplied data.

Why it lands — The text requires the complete removal of contaminated components and their replacement with clean materials to restore the structure to a state of ritual purity. It demands strict adherence to the prescribed physical steps before any further inspection or declaration of cleanliness.

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The Hebrew words

וְלָקְחוּ֙ve./la.ke.Chuand/ they will take אֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.Nimstones אֲחֵר֔וֹת'a.che.Rotother וְהֵבִ֖יאוּve./he.Vi.'uand/ they will bring [them]אֶל־'el-to תַּ֣חַתTa.chatin place of הָאֲבָנִ֑יםha./'a.va.Nimthe/ stones וְעָפָ֥רve./'a.Farand/ dust אַחֵ֛ר'a.Cherother יִקַּ֖חyi.Kachhe will take וְטָ֥חve./Tachand/ he will plaster אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַבָּֽיִת׃ha./Ba.yitthe/ house

King James Version

And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.

Cross-references

Genesis 18:19 For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
Joshua 24:15 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
2 Chronicles 17:7 In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,
2 Chronicles 19:5 He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
2 Chronicles 29:4 Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.
Psalms 101:6 My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
Acts 1:20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
1 Timothy 5:9 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband,
1 Timothy 5:21 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
2 Timothy 2:2 And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.