Leviticus 14:45

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

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And he hath broken down the house, its stones, and its wood, and all the clay of the house, and he hath brought <FI>them<Fi> forth unto the outside of the city, unto an unclean place.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 14:45 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 9:6But 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. 2 Kings 10:27They 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.
  3. 2 Kings 17:20So 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.
  4. 2 Kings 18:4He 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 it.
  5. 2 Kings 25:4Then 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,
  6. 2 Kings 25:25In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
  7. Jeremiah 52:13He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
  8. Ezekiel 5:4Again, take a few of these, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel.
  9. Matthew 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
  10. Matthew 24:2“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
  11. Romans 11:7What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
  12. Revelation 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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