Leviticus 13:47
45 A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
46 As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
If any fabric is contaminated with mildew —any wool or linen garment,
48 any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—
49 and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If any fabric is contaminated with mildew —any wool or linen garment,
- KJV
- The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;
- WEB
- “The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it is a woolen garment, or a linen garment;
- ASV
- The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;
- DARBY
- And if a sore of leprosy is in a garment, in a woollen garment, or a linen garment,
- BLB
- And if [there is] a garment that has a plague of leprosy in it—in a garment of wool or in a garment of linen—
- ÅB
- Når det kommer spedalskhet på et klæsplagg av ull eller av lin,
- OTB
- "Når et plagg har et merke av spedalskhet, enten det er et ull- eller lintøy,
- B1930
- Når det kommer spedalskhet på et klæsplagg av ull eller av lin,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jude 1:23
save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
Read in contextRomans 13:12
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Read in contextColossians 3:3
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:16
You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred!
Read in contextEphesians 4:22
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Read in contextIsaiah 59:6
Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
Read in contextIsaiah 3:16–24
The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty— walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
Read in contextIsaiah 64:6
Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
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