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ונתץ את הבית. בצווי. וכן והוציא והקרוב שסגור יהיה שבעת ימים רק הכתוב אחז דרך קצרה והעד והבא אל הבית כל ימי הסגיר אותו בראשונה ובשנייה: AND HE SHALL BREAK DOWN THE HOUSE. By command.100The kohen himself does not physically break down the house. Similarly and he shall carry them forth.101Its meaning is, by command. It is most likely that the house was shut up for seven days.102As when the plague is first seen in the house. See verse 38. However, Scripture employed an abridged style.103It omits the law that the house is to be closed up for seven days. He that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up (v. 46) which applies to the first and second times is proof of this.104That the plague is seen in the house.