Leviticus 13:18-20 KJV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 13:20-21

Lower than the skin - Rather, reaching below the scarf skin. read more

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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 13:19

Leviticus 13:19. Somewhat reddish— Very shining, exceeding bright. See Noldius, 779. See Numbers 12:10. 2 Kings 5:27. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 13:1-46

Abnormalities in human skin 13:1-46God dealt with 21 different cases of skin diseases in this pericope. Some of these may have included measles, smallpox, scarlet fever, and other diseases characterized by skin rash. [Note: Harris, p. 577.] Some authorities believe that exact identification of the various forms of scaly skin disorders described in this chapter is impossible today. [Note: Browne, pp. 5-6.] Others feel more confident. One authority suggested the following identifications. [Note:... 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 13:18-28

Similarly white hair in a deep infection or scar indicated serious skin disease. Psoriasis can occur on scars and at sites of burns and other previous injuries. [Note: Hulse, p. 98.] 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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 13:18

(18) The flesh also, in which.—Rather, and if there is in the skin of the flesh a boil. The third case, discussed in Leviticus 13:18-28, is of leprosy developing itself from a healed boil, or from an inflammation which has apparently been healed. According to those who administered the law in the time of Christ, the boil and inflammation here meant are such as arise from a stroke by a piece of wood or a stone, and from having come in contact with pitch or hot water, thus distinguishing it from... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 13:19

(19) And in the place of the boil.—If the cicatriced sore breaks out again, and exhibits the usual symptoms of leprosy, the patient is to show himself to the priest.White, and somewhat reddish.—Better, of a white-reddish colour. This symptom is peculiar to re-opened cicatriced sores, and hence has not been mentioned before. The authorities in the time of Christ describe the mixture of red and white as follows :—“It has the appearance of red wine poured into water, and is either a palish white... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 13:20

(20) Behold, it be in sight lower than the skin.—Better, Behold, its appearance is lower than the other skin. If upon examination the priest finds that the spot has assumed a deeper appearance than the rest of the skin, and the hair turned white—which were the two critical symptoms—he forthwith declared it leprosy. read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 13:20-21

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 13:1-59

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 13:19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 13:1-46

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 13:18-28

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 13:18

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 13:19

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 13:20

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