“But if the affected area of the skin is only a white discoloration and does not appear to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair on the spot has not turned white, the priest will quarantine the person for seven days.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

If the bright spot be white. —But if upon inspection there merely appeared a white spot in the skin, and the previously m…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh
The Targum of Jonathan is, white as chalk in the skin of his fl…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The plague of leprosy was an uncleanness, rather than a disease. Christ is said to cleanse lepers, not to cure them. Common as the leprosy was amon…