Leviticus 13:46

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.
• New International Version (NIV)As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp.
• 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 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

44he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him unclean; his sore is on his head. 45“Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head bare; and he shall cover his mustache, and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ 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. 47“Also, if a garment has a leprous plague in it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment, 48whether it is in the warp or woof of linen or wool, whether in leather or in anything made of leather,

Leviticus 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 30:12There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
• Numbers 5:2“Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse.
• Numbers 12:14Then the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp seven days, and afterward she may be received again.”
• 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?
• 2 Kings 15:5Then the Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death; so he dwelt in an isolated house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the royal house, judging the people of the land.
• 2 Chronicles 26:21King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
• Lamentations 1:1How lonely sits the city That was full of people! How like a widow is she, Who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces Has become a slave!
• 1 Corinthians 5:5deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us.
• 1 Timothy 6:5useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
• Hebrews 12:15looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;
• Revelation 21:27But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
• Revelation 22:15But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

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

Topics related to Leviticus 13:46

• Defilement
• Leprosy
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Ablution
• Accomplish
• Appear
• Clean
• Consider
• Dark
• Encamp
• Leprosy
• Purification
• Quick

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