Leviticus 14:45 “It must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster…”

Leviticus 14:45

It must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

He shall break down the house, its stones, and its timber, and all the house’s mortar. He shall carry them out of the city into an unclean place.

American Standard Version

And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.

Geneva Bible 1599

And hee shall breake downe the house, with the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house, and hee shall carie them out of the citie vnto an vncleane place.

Darby Translation

And they shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house, and shall carry them forth out of the city to an unclean place.

Young's Literal Translation

'And he hath broken down the house, its stones, and its wood, and all the clay of the house, and he hath brought [them] forth unto the outside of the city, unto an unclean place.

Bible in Basic English

And the house will have to be pulled down, the stones of it and the wood and the paste; and everything is to be taken out to an unclean place outside the town.

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Cross references

“break down”

1 Kings 9:6–9 2 Kings 10:27 2 Kings 17:20–23 2 Kings 18:4 2 Kings 25:4–12 Jeremiah 52:13

1 Kings 9:6–9 · BSB

But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,

2 Kings 10:27 · BSB

They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.

2 Kings 17:20–23 · BSB

So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.

2 Kings 18:4 · BSB

He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to…

2 Kings 25:4–12 · BSB

Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

Jeremiah 52:13 · BSB

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

44the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.

46Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening.

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