Leviticus - 14:39



39 The priest shall come again on the seventh day, and look. If the plague has spread in the walls of the house,

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 14:39.

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And returning on the seventh day, he shall look upon it. If he find that the leprosy is spread,
And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and when he looketh, and behold, the plague hath spread in the walls of the house,
'And the priest hath turned back on the seventh day, and hath seen, and lo, the plague hath spread in the walls of the house,
And the priest is to come again on the seventh day and have a look and see if the marks on the walls of the house are increased in size;
And returning on the seventh day, he shall examine it. If he finds that the leprosy has spread,
Postea revertetur sacerdos die septimo, et contemplabitur: et siquidem creverit plaga in parietibus domus,

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Historical Commentaries

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And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look,.... On the seventh day from his shutting of it up, he shall open it again, go into it, and observe in what condition it is:
and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house: the hollow strakes are become deeper, or the coloured spots are become larger: spreading was always a sign of leprosy, both in the bodies of men, and in garments.

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