Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;
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Gill's Exposition
And the priest shall look upon the plague,.... The green or red spot in the garment, &c.
and shut up it that hath the plague seven days; the woollen or linen garment, the warp or the woof, or skins,…
Rather, “And the clothing in which there is a stroke of leprosy, whether the stroke is in clothing of wool or in clothing of linen; or in yarn for warp or in yarn for woof, either for linen clothing…
This is the law concerning the plague of leprosy in a garment, whether linen or woollen. A leprosy in a garment, with discernible indications of it, the colour changed by it, the garment fretted, the…
Cambridge Bible
whether it be in warp, or woof The LXX. and other versions translate thus; another suggestion is that different ways of working up the material are meant (so R.V. mg.).
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