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Leviticus 13:15 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 13 · verse 15
And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.Leviticus 13:15 · King James Version
Leviticus 13:15 in context
13Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.
14But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.
15And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.
16Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;
17And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- uncleanṭâmêʼto be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral senseH2930 →
- uncleanṭâmêʼfoul in a religious senseH2931 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- fleshbâsârfleshH1320 →
- seerâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- rawchayaliveH2416 →
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I. Concerning the plague of leprosy we may observe in general, 1. That it was rather an uncleanness than a disease; or, at least, so the law considered it, and therefore employed not the physicians but the priests about it. Christ is said to cleanse lepers, not to cure them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-17