Then the priest shall examine the plague after it has been washed; and indeed if the plague has not changed its color, though the plague has not spread, it is unclean, and you shall burn it in the fire; it continues eating away, whether the damage is outside or inside.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the plague be not spread. —Better, though the plague has not spread. If after the washing of the affected sp…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the priest shall look on the plague after it is washed, &c.] That is, on the second seventh day, or thirteenth day fr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The garment suspected of being tainted with leprosy was not to be burned immediately. If, upon inspection, a leprous spot was found, it must be bur…