Leviticus 14:57
They are used to decide whether something is clean or unclean. These are the regulations regarding skin diseases and mold.”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
In Context
56as well as for a swelling, rash, or spot.
Cross References
Leviticus 10:10You must realize the difference between the holy and the ordinary, between clean and unclean,
Deuteronomy 24:8When it comes to infectious skin diseases, make sure you follow carefully all the instructions of the Levitical priests. Be careful to follow the orders I've given them.
Ezekiel 44:23They are to teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is common, and explain to them how to distinguish between what is clean and what is unclean.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:55-57
54 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall, 55 And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, 56 And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot: 57 To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. This is the conclusion of this law concerning the leprosy. There is no repetition of it in Deuteronomy, only a general memorandum given ( Deut. xxiv. 8 ), Take heed in the plague of leprosy. We may see in this law, 1. The gracious care God took of his… Read the whole commentary →