All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Dwell alone - More properly, dwell apart; that is, separated from the people.

Though thus excluded from general contact with society,…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He shall dwell alone. —In consequence of his extreme defilement, the leper had to live in seclusion outside the camp or c…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be
defiled
Reckoned an unc…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When the priest had pronounced the leper unclean, it halted his activities in the world, cut him off from his friends and relatives, and ruined all…

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