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and the priest shall look on him the seventh day: if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
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Commentators note the careful, observational process for diagnosing leprosy. The priest's decision after a seven-day quarantine was based on clear evidence: whether the affliction had spread. This wasn't an arbitrary judgment but a methodical examination, highlighting the structured and rational nature of God's law.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
And the priest shall look. —The directions here given as to what the priest is to do at the end of the week’s quarantine …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day When that is come, any time on that day; not needing to wait unti…
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 …
