Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

This section is separated from the one on leprosy in clothing (Leviticus 13:47–59), with which it would seem to be naturally connected.…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the priest shall come again. —If on inspecting it again at the end of the first week’s quarantine, the priest finds t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones
in which the plague [is]

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The leprosy in a house is difficult for us to understand, much like the leprosy in a garment; but sin, where it reigns in a house, is a plague ther…

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