This is the law for any plague of leprosy, and for an itch, and for the destructive mildew of a garment, and for a house, and for a swelling, and for a scab, and for a bright spot; to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy.
Parallel Translations
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This is the law for any plague of leprosy, and for an itch,
and for the destructive mildew of a garment, and for a house,
and for a swelling, and for a scab, and for a bright spot;
to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy.
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This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,
And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:
To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
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This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall;
and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house;
and for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot;
to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean; this is the law of leprosy.
Cross-references (20)
- Leviticus 10:10 (v57) You are to make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean.
- Leviticus 13:2 (v56) “When a man shall have a swelling in his body’s skin, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes in the skin of his body the plague of…
- Leviticus 14:32 (v54) This is the law for him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to afford the sacrifice for his cleansing.
- Leviticus 15:32 (v54) This is the law of him who has a discharge, and of him who has an emission of semen, so that he is unclean by it;
- Numbers 5:29 (v54) “ ‘This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goes astray, and is defiled,
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- Jeremiah 15:19 (v57) Therefore Yahweh says, “If you return, then I will bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take out the precious from the…
- Ezekiel 44:23 (v57) They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
- Deuteronomy 24:8 (vv54, 57) Be careful in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you. As I…
- Leviticus 6:9 (v54) “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: the burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all…
- Leviticus 6:14 (v54) “ ‘This is the law of the meal offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before Yahweh, before the altar.
- Leviticus 6:25 (v54) “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin…
- Leviticus 7:1 (v54) “ ‘This is the law of the trespass offering: It is most holy.
- Leviticus 7:37 (v54) This is the law of the burnt offering, the meal offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering, the consecration, and the sacrifice of…
- Leviticus 11:46 (v54) “ ‘This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps…
- Leviticus 13:30-31 (v54) then the priest shall examine the plague; and behold, if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin,…
- Leviticus 13:47-59 (v55) “The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it is a woolen garment, or a linen garment; whether it is in warp or woof; of…
- Leviticus 14:2 (v54) “This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest,
- Numbers 6:13 (v54) “ ‘This is the law of the Nazirite: when the days of his separation are fulfilled, he shall be brought to the door of the Tent of Meeting,
- Numbers 19:14 (v54) “This is the law when a man dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent, and everyone who is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv56–57 Or, rising.
Or, rising.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v57 To teach; to direct the priest when to pronounce…
To teach; to direct the priest when to pronounce a person or house clean or unclean. So it was not left to the priest’s power or will, but they were tied to plain rules, such as the people might discern no less than the priest.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v54 This is the conclusion of this law concerning the…
This is the conclusion of this law concerning the leprosy. There is no repetition of it in Deuteronomy, only a general memorandum given (Deu 24:8), Take heed in the plague of leprosy. We may see in this law, 1. The gracious care God took of his people Israel, for to them only this law pertained, and not to the Gentiles. When Naaman the Syrian was cured of his leprosy he was not bidden to show himself to the priest, though he was cured in Jordan, as the Jews that were cured by our Saviour were. Thus those who are entrusted with the key of discipline in the church judge those only that are within; but those that are without God judgeth, Co1 5:12, Co1 5:13. 2. The religious care we ought to take of ourselves, to keep our minds from the dominion of all sinful affections and dispositions, which are both their disease and their defilement, that we may be fit for the service of God. We ought also to avoid all bad company, and, as much as may be, to avoid coming within the danger of being infected by it. Touch not the unclean thing, saith the Lord, and I will receive you, Co2 6:17.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible (1708–1710) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v57 To teach - To direct the priest when to…
To teach - To direct the priest when to pronounce a person or house clean or unclean. So it was not left to the priests power or will, but they were tied to plain rules, such as the people might discern no less than the priest.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v57 Lev 14:57. To teach when it is unclean and…
Lev 14:57. To teach when it is unclean and when it is clean — To direct the priest when to pronounce a person or house clean or unclean. Upon the whole, we may see in these laws the religious care we ought to take of ourselves to keep our minds from the dominion of all sinful affections and dispositions, which are both their disease and their defilement, that we may be fit for the service of God. We ought also to avoid all bad company, and, as much as may be, coming within the danger of being affected by it. Touch not the unclean thing, saith the Lord, and I will receive you.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv54, 57 Stroke. Hebrew, "scurf," ulcers, wounds, &c. (Calmet) --- "The…
Stroke. Hebrew, "scurf," ulcers, wounds, &c. (Calmet) --- "The leprosy of the head or beard," Chaldean. (Montanus) (Tirinus)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v54 54–57. A summary of the cases dealt with in…
54–57. A summary of the cases dealt with in chs. 13, 14. Special sections have also their closing verses, see Lev_13:59, Lev_14:32.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv54, 57 (54-56) This is the law for all manner of…
(54-56) This is the law for all manner of plague.—These verses sum up the laws of leprosy given in Leviticus 13, 14. The various names contained in Lev_14:56 are repeated from Lev_13:2.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v54 Vers. 54-57. These verses contain the concluding formula for…
Vers. 54-57. These verses contain the concluding formula for chapters 13, 14. The various names of leprosy and its kindred diseases are resumed from Lev_13:2.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v54 infectious skin disease
infectious skin disease
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mildew
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rash
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unclean or ... clean
People and items that other people may not touch are spoken of as if they were physically unclean, and those which people may touch are spoken of as if they were physically clean. (See: Metaphor)
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law, laws
clean
clean
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v54 14:54-57 A summary statement about infections of all sorts…
14:54-57 A summary statement about infections of all sorts (cp. 11:46-47).
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