So different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones, as well as additional mortar to replaster the house.
Parallel translations
- WEB They shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.
- KJV And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.
- NKJV Then they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones, and he shall take other mortar and plaster the house.
- NASB Then they shall take other stones and replace the discarded stones, and he shall take other plaster and replaster the house.
- NLT Other stones will be brought in to replace the ones that were removed, and the walls will be replastered.
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Quick answer
New stones and fresh plaster are put in place of those removed. It matters because cleansing was followed by restoration, rebuilding what corruption had required to be torn out.
Overview
After the contaminated portions are removed, the house is repaired with new stones and new plaster, restoring it to wholeness. The pattern of removal followed by renewal reflects God's redemptive way: he does not merely cut away corruption but rebuilds and restores. This anticipates the gospel, in which God removes sin and makes his people new (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Tim 5:9–10A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,
- Titus 1:5–9The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
- 2 Chr 19:5–7He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
- 2 Tim 2:2And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
- Josh 24:15But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
- 2 Chr 29:4–5Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.
- Acts 1:20–26“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
- Gen 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
- 1 Tim 5:21–22I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- 2 Chr 17:7–9In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,
- Ps 101:6My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
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