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If the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague hasn`t spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin;
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A Process of Discernment
Commentators explain that this verse outlines a careful, multi-step process. If the contamination hasn't spread after a week, the garment isn't immediately destroyed. Instead, it's washed and observed for another week. This demonstrates a divine principle of patient discernment and observation before a final judgment is made, offering a period of hope and a chance for cleansing.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
And if the priest shall look. —If, however, after a week’s quarantine, the priest on examination finds that the disease h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if the priest shall look On the seventh day as before, after shutting up:
and, behold, the pl…
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…
