Treatment of Contaminated Houses
Treatment of Contaminated Houses The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “When you arrive in Canaan, the land I am giving you, as your own possession, I may contaminate some of the houses, in your land with mildew. The owner of such a house must then go to the priest and say, ‘It appears that my house has some kind of mildew.’ Before the priest goes in, to inspect the house, he must have the house emptied, so nothing inside will be pronounced ceremonially unclean. Then, the priest will go in, and examine the mildew, on the walls. If he finds greenish or reddish streaks, and the contamination appears to go deeper than the wall’s surface, the priest will step outside the door and put the house in quarantine, for seven days. 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, the priest must order that the stones, from those areas, be removed. The contaminated material will then be taken outside the town