KJV ORIGINAL
And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The priest must examine the diseased area and quarantine whatever has the disease for seven days.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The priest is instructed to carefully examine any suspected disease and isolate it for a week to see how it develops.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from ancient Israel's detailed health laws given through Moses. In a time before modern medicine, priests served as both spiritual leaders and public health officials, responsible for identifying and containing infectious diseases. The seven-day quarantine period was a practical measure to observe whether a condition would spread or heal.
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