When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;
When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you to own, and I put a plague of mold or disease in a house that belongs to you in that land;
God is telling the Israelites that when they reach the Promised Land, He will sometimes allow houses to develop serious mold or disease problems that need to be dealt with.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from God's instructions to Moses about ritual cleanliness laws for the Israelites. They were still wandering in the wilderness but God was preparing them for life in Canaan, the Promised Land He had promised to Abraham. The 'leprosy' mentioned here likely refers to serious mold, mildew, or fungal growths in houses rather than the skin disease we know today.
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