‘Now when the man with the discharge becomes cleansed from his discharge, then he shall count off for himself seven days for his cleansing; he shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water and will become clean.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The mere cessation of the discharge does not make him clean: he must wait seven days, and so forth, preparatory to his offering sacrifice.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And when he ... is cleansed of his issue. —That is, recovered from his infirmity or healed of it , as the real purificati…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when he that has an issue is cleansed of his issue
That is, it is ceased from him, as the Targum of Jonathan and…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We need not be overly meticulous in explaining these laws; but we have reason to be thankful that we need fear no defilement, except that of sin, n…