He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
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Gill's Exposition
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall,.... That is, according to Ben Gersom, on the thirteenth day from the first inspection of him by the priest:
and, behold, if the scall be…
Adam Clarke
The scall shall he not shave - Lest the place should be irritated and inflamed, and assume in consequence other appearances besides those of a leprous infection; in which case the priest might not be…
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…
Cambridge Bible
It is enjoined in the Mishna (Tal. Bab. Neg.x. § 5) that two hairs on each side of the scall should be left so that the priest might judge whether the disease had spread.