The priest is to order the house to be emptied before he goes in to examine the mold, so that nothing in the house will be declared unclean. After this, the priest shall go in and inspect the house. The house is emptied before the priestly examination to prevent the contents from being declared unclean unnecessarily. The precautionary emptying is practical wisdom: if the priest's examination declares the house defiled, everything inside would also be declared defiled. Removing the contents before the examination protects the household's possessions from a declaration that might be premature.

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