and the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the diseased spot is dim and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only an eruption; and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Somewhat dark — Rather, somewhat dim: that is, if the spot is dying away.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the priest shall look on him again. —If, on further examination at the end of another week, the priest finds that the bright spot look…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day ,
&c.] On the second seventh day, at the end of a fortnight f…

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…

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