Leviticus 13:47
in Leviticus 13If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;
KJV
The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;
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This verse in Leviticus 13
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThe garments also, that the plague of leprosy is in,.... Whether this sort of leprosy proceeded from natural causes, or was extraordinary and miraculous, and came immediately from the hand of God, and was peculiar to the Jews, and unknown to other nations, is a matter of question; the latter is generally asserted by the Hebrew writers, as Maimonides (e), Abraham Seba (f), and others (g); but others are of opinion, and Abarbinel among the Jews, that it might be by the contact or touch of a leprous person.
This site's exposition
The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in
on Leviticus 13:47-52
The same word is then used of a garment, which has no skin and cannot fall ill. Wool, linen, warp, woof and anything made of skin are shut up seven days and looked at again on the same schedule as a man. A spreading plague in cloth is burnt whole, and Leviticus 14:33-53 will run the procedure again on the stones of a house.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Leprosy in garments and houses is unknown in these times and places, which is not strange, there being some diseases peculiar to some ages and countries.
Christ is said to cleanse lepers, not to cure them. We do not read of any that died of the leprosy, but it rather buried them alive, by rendering them unfit for conversation with any but such as were infected like themselves. Yet there is a tradition that Pharaoh, who sought to kill Moses, was the first that ever was struck with this disease, and that he died of it.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The garment - Rather, The clothing, referring to the ordinary dress of the Israelites in the wilderness; namely,, a linen tunic with a fringe Num 15:38 and a woolen cloak or blanket thrown on in colder weather.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
2Ki 5:27) was a natural disease, which is known in Eastern countries still; while the rules prescribed by the Hebrew legislator for distinguishing the true character and varieties of the disease and which are far superior to the method of treatment now followed in those regions, show the divine wisdom by which he was guided.
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The garment also - The whole account here seems to intimate that the garment was fretted by this contagion; and hence it is likely that it was occasioned by a species of small animals, which we know to be the cause of the itch; these, by breeding in the garments, must necessarily multiply their kind, and fret the garments, i. e., corrode a, portion of the finer parts, after the manner of moths, for their nourishment. See Lev 13:52 (note).
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַבֶּ֕גֶד | vehabeged | and the clothing | H899 → | 217 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יִהְיֶ֥ה | yihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ב֖וֹ | vo | in <the> it | ||
| נֶ֣גַע | nega' | a plague of | H5061 → | 78 times |
| צָרָ֑עַת | tzaraat | a serious disease | H6883 → | 35 times |
| בְּבֶ֣גֶד | beveged | in clothing of | H899 → | 217 times |
| צֶ֔מֶר | tzemer | wool | H6785 → | 16 times |
| א֖וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| בְּבֶ֥גֶד | beveged | in clothing of | H899 → | 217 times |
| פִּשְׁתִּֽים׃ | pishtim | linen<s> | H6593 → | 16 times |
וְהַבֶּ֕גֶדand the clothing
vehabegedH899 →217 times
כִּֽי־if
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יִהְיֶ֥הit will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
ב֖וֹin <the> it
vo
נֶ֣גַעa plague of
nega'H5061 →78 times
צָרָ֑עַתa serious disease
tzaraatH6883 →35 times
בְּבֶ֣גֶדin clothing of
bevegedH899 →217 times
צֶ֔מֶרwool
tzemerH6785 →16 times
א֖וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
בְּבֶ֥גֶדin clothing of
bevegedH899 →217 times
פִּשְׁתִּֽים׃linen<s>
pishtimH6593 →16 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 4:22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
it leads to
- Romans 6:6
We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
- Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set…
- James 1:21
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
- 1 Peter 2:1–2
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- Romans 6:6
Through
Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
it leads to
- Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved…
- Romans 6:2
Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?
- Colossians 2:20
If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:
- Galatians 2:20
Through
Jude 1:23save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 4:16
Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
- 1 Timothy 4:16
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.