If the contaminated area in the clothing, the animal hide, the fabric, or the leather article has turned greenish or reddish, it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Rather, And the clothing in which there is a stroke of leprosy, whether the stroke is in clothing of wool or in clothing of linen; or in yarn f…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And if the plague be greenish.If one of these symptoms manifests itself in a woolen or linen garment,…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And if the plague be greenish or reddish the garment, or in
the skin
Either of these …

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…