Leviticus 13:48 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 13:48

Leviticus 13:48. In the warp or woof A learned man renders it, in the outside, or in the inside of it. If the signification of these words be doubtful now, as some of those concerning the living creatures and precious stones are confessed to be, it is not material to us, this law being abolished; it sufficeth that the Jews understood these things by frequent experience. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 13:1-59

Detection of leprosy (13:1-59)Biblical scholars and medical scientists alike have shown that the leprosy the Old Testament speaks of was not always the disease that we know as leprosy today. The word had a broad meaning that covered a number of infectious skin diseases, some of which were curable. It applied even to fungus or mildew on clothes and buildings.Laws laid down in these chapters concerned two main things. Firstly, because such disease was symbolic of sin, it made people ceremonially... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 13:48

warp. A. S. wearpen, to cast or throw = the longitudinal lines in the loom, through which the shuttle passes. Hebrew. shathah, to drink in. So called because of its drinking in the thread thrown by the shuttle. woof. A. S. to weave in. Heb 'drab, to intermingle. Hence used of what is mingled or woven in by the shuttle. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 13:48

Leviticus 13:48. Whether—in the warp, or woof— The warp is that range of threads which are set or fixed lengthwise in the loom, and through which the weaver shoots the cross threads called the woof; and I apprehend that the expression in the sacred writer means no more than the general texture of the linen or woollen garment, as much as to say, whether it be in the texture of linen or of woollen: and so, in the 59th verse, it is used again to express its being woven. Should it however be... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 13:1-59

3. Uncleanness due to skin and covering abnormalities chs. 13-14Many translations and commentaries have regarded the legislation in these chapters as dealing with leprosy, but this is misleading. The confusion has arisen because the term "leprosy" appears in most English texts in these chapters, and English readers automatically think that what we know as modern leprosy is in view. However as the chapters unfold it becomes increasingly clear that what is in view is not modern leprosy (Hansen’s... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 13:47-59

Abnormalities in clothing 13:47-59God mentioned three different cases of diseased garments in this part of the chapter.Material objects do not contract illnesses, but they do occasionally become abnormal due to mold, mildew, or some other invasive agent. Mosaic law did not view these abnormalities as necessarily dangerous to the health of the Israelites. They did, however, represent deviation from a proper condition."Decay or corruption [in and of the environment] is incompatible with the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 13:1-59

Uncleanness connected with LeprosyIt 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 loathsome disease, called elephantiasis, in consequence of which the skin thickens, the features are distorted, and the very limbs mortify and drop off from the body. The leprosy of the Bible is a skin disease, known as psoriasis, in which the skin and hair grow white, and which is accompanied with scab... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Leviticus 13:47-59

OF LEPROSY IN A GARMENT OR HOUSELeviticus 13:47-59; Leviticus 14:33-53"The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; whether it be in warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is the plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: and the priest shall look... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Leviticus 13:1-59

3. Leprosy: Type of Indwelling Sin CHAPTER 13 1. Leprosy in a person (Leviticus 13:1-46 ) 2. The infected garment. (Leviticus 13:47-57 ) 3. The cleansing of the garment (Leviticus 13:58-59 ) The entire chapter treats of leprosy. It has been argued from the side of critics that the disease described here is not the one we know as leprosy, but only a similar disease of the skin. The arguments advanced to support this objection are silenced by Matthew 8:1-4 . The man who came to our Lord... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 13:1-59

LAWS CONCERNING LEPROSY (vv. 1-44) The seriousness of the plague of leprosy is emphasized by the fact that two long chapters are devoted to this subject. The physical illness, however, is significant of that which is far more serious spiritually. In Chapter 12 have seen the sinful nature of mankind dealt with; now this chapter considers that which speaks of the outbreak of the nature in sinful activity. For, though we are not responsible for having a sinful nature, yet we are responsible if... read more