“If, on the other hand, the priest comes in and makes an inspection and the spot has not indeed spread in the house after the house has been replastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean because the spot has not reappeared.

Commentaries

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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

The plague has not spread. —If at the end of the second week’s quarantine the disease has not spread, having been checked by the m…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And if the priest shall come in, and look [upon it]
That is, on the seventh day of the second week of its being shut…

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…