George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Leviticus 13:55
Returned, which it had before it was infected, and, consequently, as the Hebrew reads, "behold the plague has not changed its colour." (Haydock)
Returned, which it had before it was infected, and, consequently, as the Hebrew reads, "behold the plague has not changed its colour." (Haydock)
3. LEPROSY: TYPE OF INDWELLING SIN CHAPTER 13 _ 1. Leprosy in a person (Leviticus 13:1)_ 2. The infected garment. (Leviticus 13:47) 3. The cleansing of the garment (Leviticus 13:58
GENERAL PROCEDURE. Certain classes of signs arouse suspicion. The priest is to inspect. If he sees them to be distinctly leprous, the patient is to be so treated; otherwise he is to be secluded for on...
_it is a fret, whether the bareness be within or without_ The Heb. word for -fret" occurs only here, and probably means a depression in the surface caused by the material being eaten away. The Heb. wo...
_Leprosy in garments_(47 59) The nature of these spots in clothing is not clear. It is generally supposed that they are caused by mildew or moth (see Art. _Leprosy, HDB_.); another suggestion is that...
LEPROSY IN LINEN, WOOLEN, AND LEATHER FABRICS AND CLOTHES 13:47-59 TEXT 13:47-59 47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woolen garment, or a linen garment; 48 whethe...
_THE GARMENT ALSO THAT THE PLAGUE OF LEPROSY IS IN, WHETHER IT BE A WOOLLEN GARMENT, OR A LINEN GARMENT;_ The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in. 'It is well known that infectious diseases-such a...
13:55 burn (a-33) 'Consume wholly.' see ch. 4.12. appearance, (b-21) Or 'colour;' lit. 'eye.' gone. (c-51) The words are the same as in vers. 42 and 43, applied to the head, and here alone used thus....
UNCLEANNESS CONNECTED WITH LEPROSY It is tolerably certain that the leprosy of the OT. is not the leprosy of the Middle Ages, which is still to be found in the East. The latter is a terrible and loath...
LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...
AND THE PLAGUE BE NOT SPREAD. — Better, _though the plague hath not spread._ If after the washing of the affected spot the priest finds that its appearance has not changed, it must nevertheless be bur...
וְ רָאָ֨ה הַ כֹּהֵ֜ן אַחֲרֵ֣י ׀ הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס אֶ
OF LEPROSY IN A GARMENT OR HOUSE Leviticus 13:47; Leviticus 14:33 "The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; whether it be in warp, or wo...
Here we have a section (Chapter s 13, 14) wholly devoted to the subject of leprosy. The disease was dealt with as one which is loathsome, whose tendency is to spread, and which is contagious. The whol...
And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, [if] the plague have not changed his (q) colour, and the plague be not spread; it [is] unclean; thou shalt burn it in the...
The apostle Jude, no doubt in allusion to this defiled state of the garment, speaks of the hatred that is to be shown to such as are spotted by the flesh. Jude 1:23. Nothing can more fully indicate th...
The book of Leviticus has its own character quite as manifestly as Genesis or Exodus. Its peculiar feature is that from its very starting-point it is the revelation of what God saw in Jesus Christ our...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14. Leprosy requires a little more detail. It was found in persons, in garments, in houses. Leprosy was sin acting in the flesh. The spiritual man-the...
AND THE PRIEST SHALL LOOK ON THE PLAGUE AFTER IT IS WASHED,.... That is, on the second seventh day, or thirteenth day from his first inspection of it: AND, BEHOLD, [IF] THE PLAGUE HAS NOT CHANGED ITS...
_If it have not changed its colour_ If washing doth not take away that vicious colour, and restore it to its own native colour....
1 The Lawes and tokens whereby the Priest is to be guided in discerning the Leprosie. 1 AND the LORD spake vnto Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 When a man shall haue in the skinne of his flesh, a [NOTE:...
Ordinances Concerning Leprosy....
and the priest shall look on the plague after that it is washed; and, behold, if the plague have not changed his color, and the plague be not spread, it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it...
LAWS CONCERNING LEPROSY (VV. 1-44) The seriousness of the plague of leprosy is emphasized by the fact that two long Chapter s are devoted to this subject. The physical illness, however, is significant...
BARE WITHIN OR WITHOUT: _ Heb._ whether it be bald in the head thereof, or in the forehead thereof...
47-59 The garment suspected to be tainted with leprosy was not to be burned immediately. If, upon search, it was found that there was a leprous spot, it must be burned, or at least that part of it. I...
IF THE PLAGUE HAVE NOT CHANGED HIS COLOUR; if washing doth not take away that vicious colour, and restore it to its own native colour. BARE WITHIN OR WITHOUT; in the outside of the garment, which is h...
Of all the functions which, according to the Mosaic ritual, the priest had to discharge, none demanded more patient attention, or more strict adherence to the divine guide-book, than the discernment a...
Leviticus 13:55 priest H3548 examine H7200 (H8804) plague H5061 after H310 washed H3526 (H8718) plague H5061
DELIVERANCE FROM A FUNGOID PLAGUE IN WHAT WE WEAR (LEVITICUS 13:47). The laws of uncleanness now move on to uncleanness in clothing. It is quite possible from what follows that in the conditions under...
CONTENTS: Laws concerning those afflicted with leprosy. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: Man is beset with troops of diseases on every side and all entered by sin. If not afflicted with an...
Leviticus 13:2. _Aaron or one of his sons_ were obliged to inspect every case of leprosy, the priests being best acquainted with the nature and progress of the complaint, and most concerned to keep th...
_Leprosy in a garment._ THE LEPROSY OF GARMENTS I do not suppose that this leprosy of garments and skins was just the same disease of that name which attacked the human system. It may have been; and...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 13:47 LEPROUS DISEASE IN A GARMENT. Causes of such disease include various molds or fungi. If the disease spreads or does not go away, the owners are to BURN the item. If t...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 13:1 LEPROUS DISEASE (v. Leviticus 13:2 and throughout ch....
Leprosy: its Discobery and Treatment SUGGESTIVE READINGS Gathering into view the circumstantial and concise description of the malady here given; the directions concerning leprosy may be thus analys...
EXPOSITION LEPROSY IN CLOTHES (Leviticus 13:47-3). To account for the use of the name leprosy in this connection, an ingenious theory has been propounded that the same cause produced a like effect in...
As we get into chapter thirteen, God is dealing with the subject of leprosy, and the priests were given instructions on how to diagnose leprosy, a breaking out on a person's body. The examination of i...
2 Peter 1:9; 2 Peter 2:20; Ezekiel 24:13; Hebrews 6:4...
If it have not changed its colour — If washing doth not take away that vicious colour, and restore it to its own native colour....
How can the Bible say that leprosy infected clothing? PROBLEM: Leviticus 13 gives the laws concerning leprosy. In verses 47–59 there are laws concerning leprosy in garments. However, leprosy is an in...