If the priest examines the scabby sore and finds that it is only skin-deep but there is no black hair on it, he must quarantine the person for seven days.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

There is no black hair in it; more probably, there is no yellow hair in it.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

It be not in sight deeper than the skin.—Better, its appearance is not deeper than the other skin, if the first …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, as it may appear in another person, brought to him for inspection and …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The priest is told what judgment to make if there was any appearance of leprosy in old sores; and such is the danger for those who, having escaped …