» Or rather, 7» zt, 7. e. in the place where the ſign or appearance of Leproſy was, when the Fleſh was partly changed into a whiter Colour, and partly kept its natural Colour, this vai iety of Colours was an evidence of the Leproſy, as one and the ſame Colour con- tinuing was a ſign of Soundneſs.
i5 And the prielt shall ſee the raw flesh, and pro» nounce him to be unclean * fer the raw flesh is unclean Ss: itzisa leproly. |
5 Thisis repeated again and again, becauſe raw or living Fleſh might rather ſeem a fign of Soundneſs, and the Prieſt might eaſi- ly be deceived by it, and therefore he was more nar-owly to look into it, and to obſerve the place and manner, and other Circum- ſtances in which itappeare1.
16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white t, heshall come unto the prieſt :
t Asit is uſual with Sores, when they begin tobe healed, the Skin, which is white, coming upon the Fleſh.
17 Andthe prieſt shallfee him: and behold, 5f the plague be turned into white, then the prieſt shal pro- NOUNCce bim clean that hath che plague : he is clean.
18 4 The flesh alſo, in which, even in the skin there - of was a bile, and is healed :
19 And inthe place of the bile there be a white ri-
ling, or a bright ſpot white, and ſomewhat reddiſh «, and it be shewed ro the prieſt :
u (:.e.) White mixed with Red, as when Blood and Milk are mixed together, A late learned Writer rendcrs the words thus, white and very bright or light, which .indeed is the rrue Colour of Leproſy, to wit, when it is in its perfection, as Exod, 4.6,%6, But
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, ? y F, Chap. XIII; here it was only beginning arid ariſing vut of a Biſe, 'n which to- gether with the white, which was the Colour of the Leproſy, there might be ſome mixture of redneſs ariſing from the Bile, or
thar part of it which was not yet turned into the Nature and Co- lour of Leproſy. |
20 And if when the prieſt ſeethit, behold, it be in ſight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turn- ed white, the prieſt Shal pronounce him unclean : it 4s a plague of leproſy broken out of the bile. |
21 Bur if the prieft look on it, and behold, rhere be
| the burning: wherefore the prieſt (hal pronounce him
no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be ſomewhat dark 7, then the prieſt shai shut ; him up ſeven days: | + Or, and be contrafted; of which ſee verſe 6. . 22 Andifitſ{pread much abroed in the skin, then the prieit shal pronounce him unclean ; it 7s a plague x. x Or, the plague, to wit, of Leproſy,of which he is ſpeaking. 23 Bur if the bright ſpot ftay in his place and fpread not, itis a burning bile, and the prieſt shal pronounce him clean. | 24. C Or if therebe #ny flesh in the skin,whereof there is a Þ hot burning y,and the quick feſh that burneth have a + xeb. 4 white bright ſpot, ſomewhat reddilh or white z : byrning of y Heb. &@ burning of Fire, by the touch ofany hot Iron, or burning fre. Coals, which doth naturally and uſually make an Ulcer or Sore in which the following Spot is, xz ( i: e: ) Or only White, without any mixture of Red in ir. This Clauſe ſeems to overthrow that Expoſition of the Hebrew word Adamdam whichis given by a Learn- ed Man, werſe rg. becauſe this Colour which is here ſaid tobe on= ly White, 1s diſtinguiſhed from that which is here called Adamaam, which therefore muſt be ſome other Colour than that of Snow, which tho very light or bright, yet is only White. 25 Then the prieſt thall look upon it : and behold, if the bair in the bright {pot be turned white,and it be in ighe deeper than the skin, it is a leproſy broken out of
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unclean * it is the plague of leproſy. _ | 26 Bur if the prieſt look on it, and behold, there be no bright hair in the bright ſpot, and it be no lower than the other skin, bur be ſomewhat dark a, then the prieſt (hal ſhur him up ſeven days, a Or, contra#ed, i. e. not ſpreading. See on verſe 6, | 27 And the prieſt ſhal look upon him the ſeventy day: and if it be ſpread much abroad in the skin, then the prieſt ſhall pronounce him unclean, it 4s the plague of leproſy. | 28 And if the bright ſpot ſtay in his place,& ſpread not in the skin, but it be ſomewhat dark. it za riting ofthe burning,and the prieſt fhal pi onounce him clean : for it is an inzamation of the burning b. . b (i.e:) Ariſing from the burning mentioned werſe 24. 29 EC If a man or woman hath a-plague upon the nead or the beard. | 30 Then the prieſt ſhal ſee the plague, an&behold, if it be in ſight deeper than the skin, and there he in it a yeilow thin hair c, then the prieſt ſhal pronounce hint unclean : it is 2 dry ſcall, even a leproſy upon the head Or beard, p 4 c The Leproſy in the Body turned the hair white,in the Head or Beard it turned it yellow. Andif a Mans Hair was yellow, before; this mighr eaſily be diſtinguiſhed from the reſt, either by the thin neſs or ſmalneſs of it, which is here nored,or by its peculiar kind of
Yello-« fo: thereare divers kinds or deg: ees of the ſame Colour ma« , nifeſtly diffecing one from another, as in green Colours, &c.
21 And it the prieſt look on the plague of the ſcall,and behold,it be not in ſight deeper than the skin. & that there ;s no bl-ck hair in it 4, then the prieſt ſhall tbur up bim that hath the plague of the ſcall ſeven days.
d For had that appeared, it had ended the doubt;tlie black Hair
being a ſign of ſoundneſs and ſtrength of Nature, werſe 37. as the: yellow Hair was afign of unſoundneſs.
32 Andin the ſeventh day the prieſt ſhal look on the plague: and behold, if the ſcal ſpread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the fcal be not in fight deeper than the «kin, | BE a ;
32 He ſhal beſhavene : but the ſcal shal he not ſbave: and the prieſt shal shut up him chat bath the ſcal, ſeven « days more,
e For the more certain diſcovery of the growth or ſtay of the Plague.
4 And in the ſeventh day the prieſt hal look on the {cal: and behold, jf the [cal benot ſpread in the kin, aor bein ſight deeper than the skin, then the prieſt ſhal pronounce himclean ; and he fthal wash his clothes, and be clean, :
35 But if the ſcal ſpread much in the skin after his cleanſing,
35 Then theprieſt $hal look on him, and behold, if the ſcal be ſpread in the skin, the prieſt shal nor teek :or yellow hair f: he 5: unclean,
f He neednot ſearch for the Hair, -or any other Sign, the ſpread. ing or running of it being a ſure ſign of Leproſy,- without any &6- ther evidence. 7 |
37 Bang.