Leviticus 14:40

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place outside the city:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְצִוָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְחִלְּצוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲבָנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּהֵ֖ן הַנָּ֑גַע וְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּ אֶתְהֶן֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֔יר אֶל־מָק֖וֹם טָמֵֽא׃

Transliteration

And ṣiwwāh the kōhēn and ḥillṣû ʾet-the-ʾăḇānîm which in-them the nāgaʿ and hišlîkû them unto-outside to-the-ʿîr unto-māqôm ṭāmēʾ.

Grammar Details

• *ṣiwwāh*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - shall command
• *kōhēn*: noun, masculine singular - priest
• *ḥillṣû*: piel perfect 3rd common plural - they shall remove/extract
• *ʾăḇānîm*: noun, feminine plural - stones
• *nāgaʿ*: noun, masculine singular - plague/mark/infection
• *hišlîkû*: hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they shall throw/cast
• *ʿîr*: noun, feminine singular - city
• *māqôm*: noun, masculine singular - place
• *ṭāmēʾ*: adjective, masculine singular - unclean/impure

Word Meanings

• *ḥillṣû*: remove/extract/take out/pull out
• *nāgaʿ*: plague/mark/infection/affliction
• *hišlîkû*: throw/cast/discard/dispose of

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The priest shall command that the stones with the mildew in them be removed and thrown outside the city to an unclean place.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an uncan place without the city:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  then the priest{H3548} shall command{H6680} that they take{H2502} out the stones{H68} in which{H2004} the plague{H5061} is, and cast{H7993} them into an unclean{H2931} place{H4725} without{H2351} the city:{H5892}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then the priest{H3548} shall command{H6680}{(H8765)} that they take{H2502}{(H8765)} away the stones{H68} in which{H2004} the plague{H5061} is, and they shall cast{H7993}{(H8689)}{H853} them into an unclean{H2931} place{H4725} without{H2351} the city{H5892}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  let the preast comaunde the to take awaye the stones in which the plage is, ad let the cast the in a foule place without the citie,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  the shall he commaunde to breake out the stones wherin the plage is, & to cast the in a foule place without the cite,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Priest shall commande them to take away the stones wherein the plague is, and they shall cast them into a foule place without the citie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then the priest shall comaunde them to take away ye stones in which ye plague is, and let them cast them into a foule place without the citie,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague [is], and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the plague, and cast them into an unclean place outside of the city:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the priest hath commanded, and they have drawn out the stones in which the plague `is', and have cast them unto the outside of the city, unto an unclean place;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which the plague is, and cast them into an unclean place without the city:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which the plague is, and cast them into an unclean place without the city:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the priest will give orders to them to take out the stones in which the disease is seen, and put them out into an unclean place outside the town:

• World English Bible (2000)

  then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the plague, and cast them into an unclean place outside of the city:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  then the priest is to command that the stones that had the infection in them be pulled and thrown outside the city into an unclean place.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 101:5 : 5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that has a haughty look and a proud heart I will not endure.
• Ps 101:7-8 : 7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he who tells lies shall not remain in my presence. 8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
• Prov 22:10 : 10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.
• Prov 25:4-5 : 4 Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for the refiner will appear. 5 Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
• Isa 1:25-26 : 25 And I will turn my hand upon you, and thoroughly purge away your dross, and take away all your tin: 26 And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning: afterward you shall be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
• Matt 18:17 : 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church: but if he refuses to hear the church, let him be to you as a heathen and a tax collector.
• John 15:2 : 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may produce more fruit.
• 1 Cor 5:5-6 : 5 Deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
• 1 Cor 5:13 : 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
• Titus 3:10 : 10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition,
• 2 John 1:10-11 : 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him. 11 For he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.
• Rev 2:2 : 2 I know your works, and your labor, and your patience, and how you cannot bear those who are evil; and you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;
• Rev 2:6 : 6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
• Rev 2:14-16 : 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which I hate. 16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Rev 2:20 : 20 Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.
• Rev 22:15 : 15 For outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and sexually immoral, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loves and makes a lie.