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Leviticus 13:46
46As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp.
Leviticus 13:46 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.
- New Living Translation (NLT)As long as the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation in their place outside the camp.
Context of Leviticus 13:46
44the man is diseased and is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean because of the sore on his head. 45“Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp. 47“As for any fabric that is spoiled with a defiling mold—any woolen or linen clothing, 48any woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything made of leather—
Read all of Leviticus 13Leviticus 13:46 word by word
כָּל־יְמֵ֞י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַנֶּ֥גַע בּ֛וֹ יִטְמָ֖א טָמֵ֣א ה֑וּא בָּדָ֣ד יֵשֵׁ֔ב מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה מוֹשָׁבֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- All the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- wherein the plagueנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
- in him he shall be defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
- uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
- he shall dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- aloneבָּדָדbâdâd · isolationH910
- withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
- his habitationמוֹשָׁבmôshâb môshâb · seatH4186
Cross-references for Leviticus 13:46
- Proverbs 30:12those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
- Numbers 5:2“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone who has a defiling skin disease or a discharge of any kind, or who is ceremonially unclean because of a dead body.
- Numbers 12:14The Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.”
- 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, “Why stay here until we die?
- 2 Kings 15:5The Lord afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house. Jotham the king’s son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
- 2 Chronicles 26:21King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house—leprous, and banned from the temple of the Lord. Jotham his son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
- Lamentations 1:1How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.
- 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
- Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
- Revelation 21:27Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
- Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
Commentaries on Leviticus 13:46
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46Dwell alone - More properly, dwell apart; that is, separated from the people. Though thus excluded from general contact with society, it is not likely that lepers ceased to be objects of sympathy and kindness, such as they now are in those Christian and Moslem countries in which the leprosy prevails. That they associated together in the holy land, as they do at present, is evident from 2 Kings 7:3; Luke 17:12. It has been conjectured that a habitation was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 45-46Verses 45-46 When the priest had pronounced the leper unclean, it put a stop to his business in the world, cut him off from his friends and relations, and ruined all the comfort he could have in the world. He must humble himself under the mighty hand of God, not insisting upon his cleanness, when the priest had pronounced him unclean, but accepting the punishment. Thus must we take to ourselves the shame that belongs to us, and with broken hearts call…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 46The tabernacle, which held the ark of the covenant, was at the center of the camp. This was so the people would know God was present there (Deuteronomy 23:14). If someone had a skin disorder, they had to live alone in a place outside the camp. This prevented the spread of infection and kept holy things cermonially clean. Even Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, spent seven days outside the camp (Numbers 12:15). This area was not just for those with…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4646. he shall dwell alone; without the camp--in a lazaretto by himself, or associated with other lepers (2Ki 7:3, 8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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