Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Leviticus 13:29
Verse 29. A plague upon the head or the beard] This refers to a disease in which, according to the Jews, the hair either on the head or the chin dropped out by the roots.
Verse 29. A plague upon the head or the beard] This refers to a disease in which, according to the Jews, the hair either on the head or the chin dropped out by the roots.
3. LEPROSY: TYPE OF INDWELLING SIN CHAPTER 13 _ 1. Leprosy in a person (Leviticus 13:1)_ 2. The infected garment. (Leviticus 13:47) 3. The cleansing of the garment (Leviticus 13:58
GENERAL PROCEDURE. Certain classes of signs arouse suspicion. The priest is to inspect. If he sees them to be distinctly leprous, the patient is to be so treated; otherwise he is to be secluded for on...
PLAGUE: better, "spot". See note on Leviticus 13:2....
_Leprosy in the hair of the head or face_(29 37) The treatment is similar to that in the preceding cases, but two periods of confinement are prescribed, and the hair is to be shaven after the first s...
IF A MAN OR WOMAN HATH A PLAGUE UPON THE HEAD OR THE BEARD— Maimonides tells us, that in this sort of leprosy the hair on the head or beard fell off by the roots, and the place of the hair remained ba...
e. THE FIFTH CASE 13:29-37 TEXT 13:29-37 29 And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon the beard, 30 then the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the appearance there...
_IF A MAN OR WOMAN HAVE A PLAGUE UPON THE HEAD OR THE BEARD;_ a dry scall, х_ NETEQ_ (H5424); Septuagint, thrausma], when the leprosy was distinguished by being in sight deeper than the skin, and the...
UNCLEANNESS CONNECTED WITH LEPROSY It is tolerably certain that the leprosy of the OT. is not the leprosy of the Middle Ages, which is still to be found in the East. The latter is a terrible and loath...
LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...
IF A MAN OR WOMAN. — The fourth case, discussed in Leviticus 13:29, is leprosy on the head or chin. Cases where this distemper attacks first the hairy parts are not uncommon....
וְ אִישׁ֙ אֹ֣ו אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי ־יִהְיֶ֥ה בֹ֖ו
THE UNCLEANNESS OF LEPROSY Leviticus 13:1 THE interpretation of this chapter presents no little difficulty. The description of the diseases with which the law here deals is not given in a scientific...
Here we have a section (Chapter s 13, 14) wholly devoted to the subject of leprosy. The disease was dealt with as one which is loathsome, whose tendency is to spread, and which is contagious. The whol...
These verses convey the same doctrine, only they are diversified so as to answer the diversified appearances of sin. The spots which appear without may differ, but the disease, if leprous, is the same...
The book of Leviticus has its own character quite as manifestly as Genesis or Exodus. Its peculiar feature is that from its very starting-point it is the revelation of what God saw in Jesus Christ our...
29_If a man or woman. _What is here spoken of is not the baldness which so often occurs in old age; but that loss of hair, which is the consequence of leprosy, is distinguished from any other, the cau...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14. Leprosy requires a little more detail. It was found in persons, in garments, in houses. Leprosy was sin acting in the flesh. The spiritual man-the...
IF A MAN OR A WOMAN HATH A PLAGUE UPON THE HEAD OR THE BEARD. Any breaking out in those parts a swelling, scab, or spot, on a man's beard or on a woman's head; or on the head of either man or woman; o...
_Upon the head or beard_ Pliny tells us, that a kind of disease came into Italy in the middle of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, which commonly began in the chin, and was therefore called _mentagra_, and...
1 The Lawes and tokens whereby the Priest is to be guided in discerning the Leprosie. 1 AND the LORD spake vnto Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 When a man shall haue in the skinne of his flesh, a [NOTE:...
If a man or woman have a plague, a spot or sore, UPON THE HEAD OR THE BEARD,...
Ordinances Concerning Leprosy....
LAWS CONCERNING LEPROSY (VV. 1-44) The seriousness of the plague of leprosy is emphasized by the fact that two long Chapter s are devoted to this subject. The physical illness, however, is significant...
18-44 The priest is told what judgment to make, if there were any appearance of a leprosy in old sores; and such is the danger of those who having escaped the pollutions of the world are again entang...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Of all the functions which, according to the Mosaic ritual, the priest had to discharge, none demanded more patient attention, or more strict adherence to the divine guide-book, than the discernment a...
Leviticus 13:29 man H376 woman H802 sore H5061 head H7218 beard H2206 1 Kings 8:38,...
DEALING WITH SORES (LEVITICUS 13:29). Leviticus 13:29 “And when a man or woman has a plague on the head or on the beard, then the priest shall look on the plague, and, behold, if its appearance is d...
CONTENTS: Laws concerning those afflicted with leprosy. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: Man is beset with troops of diseases on every side and all entered by sin. If not afflicted with an...
Leviticus 13:2. _Aaron or one of his sons_ were obliged to inspect every case of leprosy, the priests being best acquainted with the nature and progress of the complaint, and most concerned to keep th...
_The plague of leprosy._ THE CLEANSING OF THE LEPER I. The loathsome and ghastly spectacle of a leper. 1. A leper was extremely loathsome in his person. But let me remind you that this, fearful as...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 13:1 LEPROUS DISEASE (v. Leviticus 13:2 and throughout ch....
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 13:18 These rules deal with various cases of the leprous disease in relation to other common skin diseases. The PRIEST is to determine if the condition makes the person unc...
Leprosy: its Discobery and Treatment SUGGESTIVE READINGS Gathering into view the circumstantial and concise description of the malady here given; the directions concerning leprosy may be thus analys...
EXPOSITION UNCLEANNESS DERIVED FROM LEPROSY OR CONTACT WITH LEPERS AND LEPROUS THINGS (Leviticus 13:1, Leviticu
As we get into chapter thirteen, God is dealing with the subject of leprosy, and the priests were given instructions on how to diagnose leprosy, a breaking out on a person's body. The examination of i...
1 Kings 12:28; 1 Kings 8:38; 2 Chronicles 6:29; 2 Corinthians 4:3;...