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and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the appearance of it be lower than the skin, and the hair of it be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it has broken out in the boil.
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A Deeper Problem
Commentators clarify that the phrase 'lower than the skin' signifies a serious infection. Unlike a surface-level issue, this indicates the disease has penetrated deep into the flesh. Scholars note that this depth, combined with the presence of white hair, was a definitive sign for the priest that this was not a simple sore but a true 'plague of leprosy.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lower than the skin – Rather, reaching below the outer layer of skin.
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, it be in sight lower than the skin. —Better, Behold, its appearance is lower than the other skin. If upo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if, when the priest seeth it, and has thoroughly viewed it and considered it: behold, it [be] in sight lo…
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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 …
