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ופנו את הבית. בעל הבית וכל אנשי ביתו. וטעם לשון רבים לפנותו מהרה: THAT THEY EMPTY THE HOUSE. The master of the house and all men of his household.74Shall empty the house. Scripture reads, that they empty. Hence I.E.’s comment. Scripture employs the plural75That they empty. for it is to be emptied quickly.76Hence all men of the household must be involved in emptying the house.
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בטרם יבא הכהן. כי עוד יסגיר הבית בעבור הספק וטרם בואו ספקו: BEFORE THE PRIEST GO IN. For the kohen will close up the house because of its uncertain status.77It is uncertain whether the house is afflicted or not. The house shall be emptied before its status is declared to be in doubt.