39 And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;
39 On the seventh day the priest shall return to inspect the house. If the mold has spread on the walls,
39 And the priest shall come again on the seventh day, and look. If the disease has spread in the walls of the house,
39 On the seventh day he is to come back and conduct another examination; if the fungus has spread in the walls of the house,
39 And the priest shall come again on the seventh day and look; and indeed if the plague has spread on the walls of the house,
39 On the seventh day the priest must return for another inspection. If he finds that the mildew on the walls of the house has spread,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 14:39
Commentary on Leviticus 14:33-53
(Read Leviticus 14:33-53)
The leprosy in a house is unaccountable to us, as well as the leprosy in a garment; but now sin, where that reigns in a house, is a plague there, as it is in a heart. Masters of families should be aware, and afraid of the first appearance of sin in their families, and put it away, whatever it is. If the leprosy is got into the house, the infected part must be taken out. If it remain in the house, the whole must be pulled down. The owner had better be without a dwelling, than live in one that was infected. The leprosy of sin ruins families and churches. Thus sin is so interwoven with the human body, that it must be taken down by death.