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All the days in which the plague is in him he shall be unclean; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; outside of the camp shall his dwelling be.
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A Life of Total Isolation
Commentators explain that being declared unclean with leprosy meant complete social and religious separation. The person had to live 'alone' or with other lepers, outside the community camp or city. This isolation was extreme; sources note that even special, separated seating was made for them in synagogues if they chose to attend.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Dwell alone - More properly, dwell apart; that is, separated from the people.
Though thus excluded from general contact with society,…
19th Century
Anglican
He shall dwell alone. —In consequence of his extreme defilement, the leper had to live in seclusion outside the camp or c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be defiled Reckoned an unc…
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When the priest had pronounced the leper unclean, it halted his activities in the world, cut him off from his friends and relatives, and ruined all…
