Numbers 5:1

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

In Context

2“Instruct the sons of Israel to cast out of the camp every leper, and those who have a flow of seed, and those who have been polluted because of the dead;

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Cross References

Leviticus 13:46The entire time that he is a leper and unclean he shall live alone outside the camp.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 5:1

In this chapter we have, I. An order, pursuant to the laws already made, for the removing of the unclean out of the camp, ver. 1-4 . II. A repetition of the laws concerning restitution, in case of wrong done to a neighbour ( ver. 5-8 ), and concerning the appropriating of the hallowed things to the priests, ver. 9, 10 . III. A new law made concerning the trial of a wife suspected of adultery, by the waters of jealousy, ver. 11 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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