Leviticus 14:47

“And whoever lies down in the house shall wash his garments, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his garments.”

Leviticus 14:47 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 14:47, word by word

And whoever lies downשֹּׁכֵבshochev

lie down

To lie down to sleep or rest.

Where else “shochev” appears
in the houseבַּיִתbayit

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “bayit” appears
shall washיְכַבֵּסyechabes

wash

To wash clothes; or wash from sin.

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his garmentsבְּגָדָיbegaday

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

Where else “begaday” appears
and whoever eatsאֹכֵלochel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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The context

46And whoever enters the house during all the days that he has isolated it will be unclean until the evening.

47 · This verse (above)

48But if the priest indeed comes and examines it, and, look, the mark has not spread in the house after the house has been plastered, the priest shall declare clean the house, for the mark has been healed.

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