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Leviticus 14:3 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 14 · verse 3
And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;Leviticus 14:3 · King James Version
Leviticus 14:3 in context
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
3And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
4Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
5And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- leprosytsâraʻathleprosyH6883 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- plaguenegaʻa blowH5061 →
- healedrâphâʼproperly, to mendH7495 →
- forthyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- campmachănehan encampmentH4264 →
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Here, I. It is supposed that the plague of the leprosy was not an incurable disease. Uzziah's indeed continued to the day of his death, and Gehazi's was entailed upon his seed; but Miriam's lasted only seven days: we may suppose that it often wore off in process of time.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9