Leviticus 14:57
What does Leviticus 14:57 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 14:57 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
KJV
King James Version · 1611To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949To make clear when it is unclean and when it is clean: this is the law about the disease of the leper.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862to direct in the day of being unclean, and in the day of being clean; this <FI>is<Fi> the law of the leprosy.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752That it may be known when a thing is clean or unclean.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890to teach when there is uncleanness, and when it is purified: this is the law of leprosy.
Context
v.56and for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot;
v.57This passage
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 10:10
and that ye may make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;
- Ezekiel 44:23
And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
- Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them.
- Deuteronomy 24:8
Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
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