King James Version
Leviticus 14:47 in the King James Version says “And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.”
Leviticus 14:47 · KJV
And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.
Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
And if the priest shall come in , and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. shall come: Heb. in coming in shall come in, etc
And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet , and hyssop:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he that lieth”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
“in the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“shall wash”
H3526to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“in the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“shall wash”
H3526to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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