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whether it be in warp, or woof; of linen, or of woolen; whether in a skin, or in anything made of skin;

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God's Thorough Purity Laws

Commentators explain that this verse details the comprehensive nature of the laws concerning leprous-like decay. The rules applied not just to finished garments but to the very raw materials—the individual threads (warp and woof) and unprocessed animal skins. This highlights God's meticulous concern for purity in every aspect of life.

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Leviticus

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Leviticus 13:48–49

18th Century

Theologian

Rather, And the clothing in which there is a stroke of leprosy, whether the stroke is in clothing of wool or in clothing of linen; or in yarn f…

John Gill

John Gill

On Leviticus 13:48

17th Century

Pastor

Whether [it be] in the warp, or woof, of linen, or of
woollen
When these are woven an…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Leviticus 13:47–59

17th Century

Minister

The garment suspected of being tainted with leprosy was not to be burned immediately. If, upon inspection, a leprous spot was found, it must be bur…