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The priest shall look on the plague, and shut up [that which has] the plague seven days:
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A Consistent Quarantine
Commentators explain that the procedure for a potentially contaminated garment—inspection followed by a seven-day quarantine—directly parallels the process for a human being suspected of leprosy. This consistency highlights the seriousness with which God's law treated any form of ritual defilement, whether on a person or their possessions.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
And the priest shall look. —If upon examination the priest finds that the garment or vessel in question exhibits one of these symptoms, he…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priest shall look upon the plague The green or red spot in the garment
and shut up [it th…
Presbyterian
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…
