_Colour, &c. Hebrew, "a tumour, abscess, or white spot," which are the three marks of leprosy. (Calmet) --- Leprosy. The leprosy was a figure of sin: and the observances prescribed in this and the following chapter, intimate what ought spiritually to be done, in order to be delivered from so great a... [ Continue Reading ]
_Flesh. These two signs indicated the species of leprosy called volatile, or impetigo, (Menochius) resembling a scab, which did not penetrate the flesh or bones, as our leprosy or elephantiasis does. (Vales.; Chap. xix.) --- Separated from society. Hebrew, "he shall contaminate him." See ver. 11. (H... [ Continue Reading ]
_Obscure. Some translate the Hebrew "retired," with the Syriac and Arabic versions. --- Scab, "an ebullition," or pustule. (Theodoret; St. Jerome in Nah. ii.) --- Clothes, and himself. See Chap. xi. 40._... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XIII. _ Uncleanness, or permanent leprosy._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Living flesh. The leprosy is caused by immense numbers of worms, which crawl between the skin and the flesh, and sometimes infect the latter, and they very bones, garments, &c. Hence the flesh seems all in motion, and living. (Haydock) --- The different spots in the skin represent heretical opinion... [ Continue Reading ]
_Inveterate. Celsus says, this sort of leprosy is hardly ever cured. --- Up. But, as the Roman Septuagint reads, "shall separate him," from the people._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Clean. The white leprosy causeth no itching. (Gorrheus.; Celsus, v. 28.) Theodoret (q. 16,) says, it is incurable; and therefore, the person infected is not shut up, out of pity. So St. Paul (1 Corinthians v. 11,) forbids us to eat with a dissolute Christian, while he allows us to have commerce wit... [ Continue Reading ]
_Live flesh, raw, the skin being consumed in various parts._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Whiteness, after the red flesh is covered with skin as usual._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ulcer, as before, ver. 3._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Place, which is contrary to the nature of leprosy._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Scar. If it had proceeded from burning it would have been black. (Menochius)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Obscure. Hebrew may be, "stopped," as it is opposed to ver. 22, if it spread. See ver. 55-56._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Unclean. Hebrew adds, "it is the stroke of leprosy," and the Septuagint, "it has spread in the ulcer."_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Leprosy, or scurf. (Calmet) --- This species causes the hair to be yellow, and not white. (Menochius)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Black. The Hebrew, Samaritan, &c., prefix "not," which ought probably to be away, as the natural colour of the hair, in that country, is black; while yellow, or white hair, give reason to suspect leprosy; and (ver. 32,) the Hebrew says, "if there be no yellow hair in it," which insinuates that it w... [ Continue Reading ]
_Blemish, or scab, of which Celsus speaks, B. 5._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Colour, indicating some bad humours, which had caused the hair to fall off._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Loose, both for the benefit of the leper, and that others may beware of him. (Menochius) --- Bare, letting the hair grow, (chap. xxi. 5, 10,) in testimony of mourning. The leper behaved like one in mourning, tearing his garments, neglecting his hair and beard, or cutting them, and, through shame, c... [ Continue Reading ]
_Camp, or city, unless some great man, like king Ozias, might be permitted to dwell there in a house, secluded from all society, 4 Kings xv. 5. --- 2 Paralipomenon xxvi. 21._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Garment that shall have the leprosy. These prescriptions, with relation to garments and houses infected with the leprosy, are to teach us to fly all such company and places as are apt to be the occasion of sin._... [ Continue Reading ]
_White. Hebrew and Septuagint, "greenish."_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Grown. Hebrew adds here, (and ver. 53, 56, 57, 59,) "in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of a skin."_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Returned, which it had before it was infected, and, consequently, as the Hebrew reads, "behold the plague has not changed its colour." (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Dark, or "at a stand." See ver. 6. Hebrew keha, means to sink, like the eyes of an old man, &c._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Flying, as that in man, ver. 12. Hebrew, "it is a leprosy, which returns and is rooted." Chaldean, "it spreads." (Calmet) See Calmet's Diss. on the Leprosy. --- This dreadful disorder is very common in Arabia and Palestine. During the holy wars many of the Europeans were infected with it. The Jews... [ Continue Reading ]
_Pronounced. This word should refer to both; mundari vel contaminari, how it ought to be pronounced clean or unclean; as the law regards the declaration of the priests, and not the medicines to be used for the leprosy. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]