Leviticus 13:47 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

If clothing has a contamination that spreads like leprosy, whether it's made of wool or linen,

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse begins instructions about how to handle clothing that has become contaminated with a spreading mold or mildew.

📚 Historical Context

In ancient Israel, during the time of Moses, God provided detailed laws in the book of Leviticus to address issues of ritual purity and contamination, including what is described as leprosy in fabrics like wool or linen. This was part of a broader system to protect the community from potential sources of uncleanness, ensuring that anything impure was identified and handled to maintain holiness before God. These regulations reflected the covenant relationship between God and His people, emphasizing separation from defilement in everyday life.

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On the seventh day, he should examine the contamination again. If the contamination has spread in the clothing, whether in the threads going lengthwise or crosswise, or in leather, or in anything made of leather, then it is a destructive mold or mildew. It is unclean.

Leviticus 13:57

And if the contamination appears again in the clothing, whether in the threads running lengthwise or crosswise, or in anything made of leather, it is a spreading infection. You must burn whatever has the infection in it with fire.

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