And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
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And if, when the priest seeth it,.... And has thoroughly viewed it and considered it:
behold, it be in sight lower than the skin; having eaten into and taken root in the flesh under the skin:
and…
Lower than the skin - Rather, reaching below the scarf skin.
The priest is here instructed what judgment to make if there was any appearance of a leprosy, either, 1. In an old ulcer, or bile, that has been healed, Lev 13:18, etc. When old sores, that seemed to…
Leprosy developing in the place of an old boil or a burn(18 28)
The distinguishing marks of leprosy are similar to those already indicated; it would seem that in these cases they are more easily…
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