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But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
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The Principle of Patience
When the signs of a serious issue were ambiguous, the priest was commanded not to make a rash judgment but to quarantine the person for seven days. Commentators like Ellicott and Gill explain that this procedure, also found elsewhere in Leviticus, emphasizes careful discernment and the wisdom of not jumping to conclusions in serious matters.
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19th Century
Anglican
But if the priest look on it. — If these symptoms are absent, the same directions are to be followed as set forth in Levi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But if the priest look on it On the hot burning and bright spot in it, in another person: and, behold, [there…
Presbyterian
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 …
