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 · 2000

to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

To 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 · 1862

to 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) · 1752

That it may be known when a thing is clean or unclean.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

to 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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