Bible Commentary

He is a leprous man, he [is] unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague [is] in his head. He is a leprous man, he [is] unclean,…. And so to be pronounced and accounted; only a leprous man is mentioned, there being no leprous women, having this sort of leprosy, their hair not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:44”

Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, [if] the rising of the sore [be] white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; 43. as the appearance of leprosy ] The criterion of white hair is absent, but the other tests … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:43”

And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it [is] a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. Sore – Rather, stroke. It is the same word which elsewhere in this and the next chapter is rendered plague. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:42”

And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he [is] forehead bald: [yet is] he clean. And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head towards his face,…. That is, from the crown of his head towards his forehead and temples, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:41”

And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he [is] bald; [yet is] he clean. Baldness in the back or front part of the head (40 44) This is not in itself a sign of uncleanness, but if in either part a reddish white plague ( white reddish sore A. V.) appears, he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:40”

Then the priest shall look: and, behold, [if] the bright spots in the skin of their flesh [be] darkish white; it [is] a freckled spot [that] groweth in the skin; he [is] clean. Freckled spot – If Lev 13:12 refers to the Lepra commonis, the Hebrew bohaq here may denote some kind of eczema, a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:39”

If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, [even] white bright spots; White spots in the skin (38, 39) These, if they are dull, and not of the character described in Lev 13:3, are a ‘tetter’ ( freckled spot A.V.), a skin disease which is not of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:38”

But if the scurf be in his sight at a stay, and [that] there is black hair grown up therein; the scurf is healed, he [is] clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean. Be in his sight at a stay – Or, Does not alter in appearance. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:37”

Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scurf be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he [is] unclean. He need not search for the hair, or any other sign, the spreading or running of it being a sure sign of leprosy, without any other evidence. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:36”

But if the scurf spread much in the skin after his cleansing; But if the scall spread much in his skin after cleansing. After he has been declared clean by the priest; for it was possible that it might spread after this, though so much precaution had been used, and so much time taken to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 13:35”