Leviticus 14:45

“And he shall break down the house, etc.] Order it to be pulled down, and demolished entirely, that is, the priest shall give such orders; but Gersom thinks this was to be done by the owner of the house, and that he was to do it himself, and have no associate with him in it: the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and, according to the Jewish canons, a house was not defiled with the plague of leprosy, unless it had in it stones, and timber, and dust, or earth; a house which had not stones, timber, and dust in it, and the plague appeared in it, even if anyone after that brought in stones; timber, and dust, it was clean f516: and he shall carry [them] forth…”

“This section is separated from that on leprosy in clothing Leviticus 13:47-59 with which it would seem to be naturally connected, and is placed last of all the laws concerning leprosy, probably on account of its being wholly prospective. While the Israelites were in the wilderness, the materials of their dwellings were of nearly the same nature as those of their clothing, and would be liable to the same sort of decay. They were therefore included under the same law. I put the plague - Yahweh here speaks as the Lord of all created things, determining their decay and destruction as well as their production. Compare Isaiah 45:6-7; Jonah 4:7; Matthew 21:20. Leviticus 14:37 Hollow strakes ... -…”

“break down: Kg1 9:6-9; Kg2 10:27, Kg2 17:20-23, Kg2 18:4, Kg2 25:4-12, Kg2 25:25, Kg2 25:26; Jer 52:13; Eze 5:4; Mat 22:7, Mat 24:2; Rom 11:7-11; Rev 11:2 into an unclean place: Lev 14:41 Leviticus 14:46”