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.
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.
- BSB So different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones, as well as additional mortar to replaster 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).
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- 1 Tim 5:9–10Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
- Titus 1:5–9For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
- 2 Chr 19:5–7And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
- 2 Tim 2:2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
- Josh 24:15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
- 2 Chr 29:4–5And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
- Acts 1:20–26For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
- Gen 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- 1 Tim 5:21–22I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
- 2 Chr 17:7–9Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
- Ps 101:6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
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