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When a man or woman has a plague on the head or on the beard,
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A New Diagnostic Location
Commentators explain that this verse introduces a new category for diagnosing skin diseases, specifically those appearing on the head or beard. Scholars like Calvin note the importance of distinguishing this leprous condition from other non-contagious forms of hair loss, underscoring the careful examination required by the priests.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
If a man or woman. —The fourth case, discussed in Leviticus 13:29-37, is leprosy on the head or chin. Cases where this disease attacks fir…
16th Century
Protestant
If a man or woman. What is spoken of here is not the baldness that so often occurs in old age; but that loss of hair, which is the consequ…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If a man or a woman has a plague upon the head or the beard . ] Any breaking out in those parts a swelling, scab, or spot…
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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 …
