Leviticus 13:46
Leviticus 13:46 in Multiple Translations
As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
All the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be unclean; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be.
While the disease is on him, he will be unclean. He is unclean: let him keep by himself, living outside the tent-circle.
They remain unclean as long as the infection lasts. They have to live alone somewhere outside the camp.
As long as the disease shall be vpon him, he shalbe polluted, for he is vncleane: he shall dwell alone, without the campe shall his habitation be.
all the days that the plague [is] in him he is unclean; he [is] unclean, alone he doth dwell, at the outside of the camp [is] his dwelling.
All the days in which the plague is in him he shall be unclean. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone. His dwelling shall be outside of the camp.
All the days in which the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone, without the camp shall his habitation be .
All the time that he is a leper and unclean, he shall dwell alone without the camp.
He is not allowed to be with other people as long as he has the disease. He must live alone, outside the camp.’”
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Leviticus 13:46 Interlinear (Deep Study)
BIB
HEB
כָּל
יְמֵ֞י
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
הַ/נֶּ֥גַע
בּ֛/וֹ
יִטְמָ֖א
טָמֵ֣א
ה֑וּא
בָּדָ֣ד
יֵשֵׁ֔ב
מִ/ח֥וּץ
לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה
מוֹשָׁבֽ/וֹ
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
יְמֵ֞י
yôwm
H3117
day
N-mp
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
Rel
הַ/נֶּ֥גַע
negaʻ
H5061
plague
Art | N-ms
בּ֛/וֹ
Prep | Suff
יִטְמָ֖א
ṭâmêʼ
H2930
to defile
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
טָמֵ֣א
ṭâmêʼ
H2931
unclean
Adj
ה֑וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he/she/it
Pron
בָּדָ֣ד
bâdad
H909
be alone
N-ms
יֵשֵׁ֔ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
מִ/ח֥וּץ
chûwts
H2351
outside
Prep | N-ms
לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
Prep | N-cs
מוֹשָׁבֽ/וֹ
môwshâb
H4186
seat
N-ms | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Leviticus 13:46
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
יְמֵ֞י
yôwm
H3117
"day"
N-mp
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow
Usage: Occurs in 1930 OT verses. KJV: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. See also: Genesis 1:5; Genesis 33:13; Exodus 23:15.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
"which"
Rel
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Definition: A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when
Usage: Occurs in 4440 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 20:9; Genesis 31:16.
הַ/נֶּ֥גַע
negaʻ
H5061
"plague"
Art | N-ms
In the Bible, this word refers to a plague or disease, like leprosy. It is used in Leviticus to describe the effects of sin and in Deuteronomy to warn against disobedience. The word can also mean a wound or a spot.
Definition: 1) stroke, plague, disease, mark, plague spot 1a) stroke, wound 1b) stroke (metaphorical of disease) 1c) mark (of leprosy)
Usage: Occurs in 62 OT verses. KJV: plague, sore, stricken, stripe, stroke, wound. See also: Genesis 12:17; Leviticus 13:55; Psalms 38:12.
בּ֛/וֹ
""
Prep | Suff
יִטְמָ֖א
ṭâmêʼ
H2930
"to defile"
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to be foul or contaminated, often in a moral or ceremonial sense. It is used in the Bible to describe something that is unclean or polluted. In the book of Leviticus, it talks about being unclean and how to become clean again.
Definition: 1) to be unclean, become unclean, become impure 1a) (Qal) to be or become unclean 1a1) sexually 1a2) religiously 1a3) ceremonially 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to defile oneself, be defiled 1b1a) sexually 1b1b) by idolatry 1b1c) ceremonially 1b2) to be regarded as unclean 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to defile 1c1a) sexually 1c1b) religiously 1c1c) ceremonially 1c2) to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially) 1c3) to profane (God's name) 1d) (Pual) to be defiled 1e) (Hithpael) to be unclean 1f) (Hothpael) to be defiled
Usage: Occurs in 142 OT verses. KJV: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly. See also: Genesis 34:5; Leviticus 22:5; Psalms 79:1.
טָמֵ֣א
ṭâmêʼ
H2931
"unclean"
Adj
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to be unclean in a spiritual sense, often due to sin or impurity, as seen in Leviticus. It can refer to people, places, or things. The concept is key to understanding biblical purity laws.
Definition: 1) unclean, impure 1a) ethically and religiously 1b) ritually 1c) of places
Usage: Occurs in 78 OT verses. KJV: defiled, [phrase] infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean. See also: Leviticus 5:2; Numbers 9:6; Isaiah 6:5.
ה֑וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
"he/she/it"
Pron
This word is a pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', used to refer to a person or thing. It is used in the Bible to emphasize a subject or make it clear who is being talked about.
Definition: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)
Usage: Occurs in 1693 OT verses. KJV: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who. See also: Genesis 2:11; Genesis 32:19; Exodus 21:3.
בָּדָ֣ד
bâdad
H909
"be alone"
N-ms
Being alone or solitary is what this Hebrew word means. It can describe someone who is isolated or separated from others. The KJV translates it as alone.
Definition: 1) to withdraw, be separate, be isolated 1a) (Qal) an army straggler (part.) 1a1) of Ephraim (metaph.) 2) (TWOT) alone
Usage: Occurs in 4 OT verses. KJV: alone. See also: Leviticus 13:46; Isaiah 14:31; Psalms 102:8.
יֵשֵׁ֔ב
yâshab
H3427
"to dwell"
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
This verb means to sit or dwell, and can also mean to remain or abide. It's used in the Bible to describe people living in a place or staying with someone, like in the book of Genesis.
Definition: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488)
Usage: Occurs in 977 OT verses. KJV: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry. See also: Genesis 4:16; Leviticus 25:18; Joshua 13:6.
מִ/ח֥וּץ
chûwts
H2351
"outside"
Prep | N-ms
This word means outside or outdoors, referring to something beyond a wall or boundary. It can also mean a street or highway, as seen in various KJV translations, including abroad, field, and without.
Definition: outside, outward, street, the outside
Usage: Occurs in 158 OT verses. KJV: abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without. See also: Genesis 6:14; 2 Chronicles 24:8; Psalms 18:43.
לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה
machăneh
H4264
"camp"
Prep | N-cs
This word refers to a camp or army, like the Israelites' encampments in the wilderness. It can also mean a group of people or animals. The KJV translates it as 'army, band, or camp'.
Definition: 1) encampment, camp 1a) camp, place of encampment 1b) camp of armed host, army camp 1c) those who encamp, company, body of people
Usage: Occurs in 190 OT verses. KJV: army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents. See also: Genesis 32:3; Joshua 6:18; Psalms 27:3.
מוֹשָׁבֽ/וֹ
môwshâb
H4186
"seat"
N-ms | Suff
A seat can refer to a physical place of sitting or a gathering of people, like an assembly. It can also mean a dwelling place or location, and is sometimes used to describe a group of people living together.
Definition: 1) seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers 1a) seat, sitting, those sitting, sitting company or assembly 1b) dwelling place, dwelling 1c) situation, location 1d) time of dwelling 1e) those dwelling, dweller
Usage: Occurs in 43 OT verses. KJV: assembly, dwell in, dwelling(-place), wherein (that) dwelt (in), inhabited place, seat, sitting, situation, sojourning. See also: Genesis 10:30; 1 Samuel 20:25; Psalms 1:1.
Study Notes — Leviticus 13:46
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- Leviticus 13:46 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Leviticus 13:46
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 13:46
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Leviticus 13:46
- Trapp's Commentary on Leviticus 13:46
- Ellicott's Commentary on Leviticus 13:46
- Cambridge Bible on Leviticus 13:46
- Barnes' Notes on Leviticus 13:46
- Whedon's Commentary on Leviticus 13:46
- Sermons on Leviticus 13:46
Context — Laws about Skin Diseases
44the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.
45A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
46As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
47If any fabric is contaminated with mildew —any wool or linen garment, 48any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | 2 Kings 7:3 | Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die? |
| 2 | 2 Kings 15:5 | And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land. |
| 3 | 2 Chronicles 26:21 | So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace to govern the people of the land. |
| 4 | Numbers 12:14–15 | But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.” So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again. |
| 5 | Numbers 5:1–4 | Then the LORD said to Moses, “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body. You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.” So the Israelites did this, sending such people outside the camp. They did just as the LORD had instructed Moses. |
| 6 | Hebrews 12:15–16 | See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many. See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. |
| 7 | Lamentations 1:1 | How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave. |
| 8 | 2 Thessalonians 3:6 | Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us. |
| 9 | 1 Timothy 6:5 | and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain. |
| 10 | Revelation 22:15 | But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. |
Leviticus 13:46 Summary
This verse, Leviticus 13:46, is talking about someone who has a skin infection and is considered 'unclean'. As long as they have the infection, they have to live outside the camp, away from the rest of the community, to prevent the spread of the infection. This is similar to the concept of quarantine in modern times, where people with contagious diseases are isolated to prevent the spread of the disease, as seen in Numbers 12:14-15. In a spiritual sense, this verse reminds us that sin can separate us from God's presence, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we can be reconciled to God and made clean, as seen in Romans 5:8 and 2 Corinthians 5:21.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to be 'unclean' in Leviticus 13:46?
To be 'unclean' means to be separated from the community and from God's presence due to sin or impurity, as seen in Leviticus 13:46 and Numbers 5:2-3. This concept is also discussed in Genesis 3:24, where Adam and Eve are separated from God's presence in the Garden of Eden.
Why did the person with the infection have to live outside the camp?
The person with the infection had to live outside the camp to prevent the spread of the infection and to maintain the purity of the community, as commanded in Leviticus 13:46 and Numbers 12:14-15. This is also similar to the concept of quarantine in modern times, where people with contagious diseases are isolated to prevent the spread of the disease.
Is this concept of being 'unclean' still relevant today?
While the specific laws and regulations in Leviticus 13:46 may not be directly applicable today, the concept of being 'unclean' or separated from God due to sin is still relevant, as seen in Romans 3:23 and 1 Corinthians 6:18-20. We are all separated from God due to sin, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we can be reconciled to God and made clean.
How does this verse relate to the concept of sin and separation from God?
This verse illustrates the biblical concept of sin and separation from God, where sin causes us to be separated from God's presence, as seen in Isaiah 59:2 and Romans 6:23. However, through faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on the cross, we can be reconciled to God and restored to a right relationship with Him, as seen in Romans 5:8 and 2 Corinthians 5:21.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I may be 'unclean' or separated from God's presence in my life, and how can I be reconciled to Him?
- How can I balance the need to care for and love those who are struggling with sin or impurity with the need to maintain my own purity and holiness, as seen in Galatians 6:1-2 and 1 Corinthians 5:9-13?
- What does it mean to 'live alone in a place outside the camp' in a spiritual sense, and how can I apply this concept to my own life, as seen in Hebrews 13:12-14?
- How can I use my experiences of being 'unclean' or separated from God to minister to others who may be going through similar struggles, as seen in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4?
Gill's Exposition on Leviticus 13:46
All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be defiled,.... Reckoned an unclean person, and avoided as such: he [is] unclean; in a ceremonial sense, and pronounced as such by the
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 13:46
All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Leviticus 13:46
Partly, for his humiliation; partly, to prevent the infection of others; and partly, to show the danger of converse with spiritual lepers or notorious sinners. This rule excludes the society of sound persons, but not of lepers. See . Without the camp; so ; and afterward without cities and places of great concourse, whereof we have examples, .
Trapp's Commentary on Leviticus 13:46
Leviticus 13:46 All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be defiled; he [is] unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp [shall] his habitation [be].Ver. 46. Without the camp.] And that utterly, if incurable, as Uzzias. A lively type of excommunication, which the apostle describeth in 2 Corinthians 5:11-12, and our Saviour in Matthew 18:17.
Ellicott's Commentary on Leviticus 13:46
(46) He shall dwell alone.—In consequence of his extreme defilement, the leper had to live in seclusion outside the camp or city (Numbers 5:1-4; Numbers 13:10-15; 2 Kings 7:3, &c.). According to the legislation during the second Temple, if he stood under a tree and a clean person happened to pass by, he defiled the passer by. In the synagogue which he wished to attend they were obliged to make him a separate compartment, ten handbreadths high and four cubits long and broad. He had to be the first to go in and the last to leave the synagogue. Hence, leprosy was regarded as a living death, and as an awful punishment from the Lord (2 Kings 5:7; 2 Chronicles 26:20), which they invoked upon all their mortal enemies (2 Samuel 3:29; 2 Kings 5:27). The leper was debarred from conjugal intercourse. These ancient Rabbinic laws were imported into the Christian Church during the Middle Ages. When any one was afflicted with this distemper, the priest, wearing his stole and holding the crucifix, conducted him into the church, where the leper had to exchange his clothes for a peculiar black garment, and the mass was read over him and the service for the dead. He was then taken to a sequestered house, where earth was thrown upon his feet as a sign of burial, and was admonished never to appear otherwise than in his black garment and barefooted. He was not allowed to enter a church, or any place where there was a mill or bread was baked, or come near a well or fountain.
He forfeited both the right of inheritance and of disposing of his property, for he was considered a dead man.
Cambridge Bible on Leviticus 13:46
Rules for treatment of leprous persons (45, 46)
Barnes' Notes on Leviticus 13:46
Dwell alone - More properly, dwell apart; that is, separated from the people.
Whedon's Commentary on Leviticus 13:46
46. Dwell alone — “The camp was afraid of contagion. Save the untouched by expelling the defiled.” The picture of a leper is a forlorn man with bare head, sitting in his booth without the camp, with
Sermons on Leviticus 13:46
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(2 Kings) Outcasts and Kings by David Guzik | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the story of the four lepers in the Bible who were facing a severe famine. Despite their desperate situation, they decided to take action and |
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12. Ventures of Faith by Chuck Smith | Chuck Smith emphasizes the significance of stepping out in faith to discover God's will, illustrating that God can work through anyone willing to venture forth. He warns against pr |
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The Problem With Someday by David Wilkerson | David Wilkerson addresses the dangers of procrastination in faith, emphasizing that the word 'someday' represents unfulfilled hopes and dreams. He illustrates this with the story o |
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An Example of God’s Purpose in Our Taking Spoils by David Wilkerson | David Wilkerson emphasizes the spiritual warfare faced by David when the Amalekites attacked Ziklag, illustrating that such attacks are aimed at undermining God's eternal purpose. |
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Why Sit We Here Until We Die? by C.H. Spurgeon | C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the urgency of seeking salvation, drawing parallels between the plight of lepers in the Bible and the spiritual condition of the unsaved. He urges listener |
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Ii Kings 7:3 by Chuck Smith | Chuck Smith explores the story of the lepers who discovered God's miraculous deliverance for the city of Samaria, emphasizing how the people were unaware of their freedom from the |
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How to Forgive by Corrie Ten Boom | In this sermon, the pastor encourages the audience to find joy and strength in the knowledge that Jesus will come again and make everything new. He emphasizes that despite the diff |