Leviticus 13:46

“All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be defiled, etc.] Reckoned an unclean person, and avoided as such: he [is] unclean; in a ceremonial sense, and pronounced as such by the priest, and was to be looked upon as such by others during the time of his exclusion and separation, until he was shown to the priest and cleansed, and his offering offered; he shall dwell alone; in a separate house or apartment, as Uzziah did, (<142621>2 Chronicles 26:21); none were allowed to come near him, nor he to come near to any; yea, according to Jarchi, other unclean persons might not dwell with him: without the camp [shall] his habitation [be]; without the three camps, as the same Jewish…”

“he shall dwell alone; without the camp--in a lazaretto by himself, or associated with other lepers (Kg2 7:3, Kg2 7:8).”

“Dwell alone - More properly, dwell apart; that is, separated from the people. Though thus excluded from general contact with society, it is not likely that lepers ceased to be objects of sympathy and kindness, such as they now are in those Christian and Moslem countries in which the leprosy prevails. That they associated together in the holy land, as they do at present, is evident from 2 Kings 7:3; Luke 17:12. It has been conjectured that a habitation was provided for them outside Jerusalem, on the hill Gareb (Bezetha), which is mentioned only in Jeremiah 31:39. Without the camp - Compare the margin reference. A leper polluted everything in the house which he entered. A separate space used…”

“He shall dwell alone - Partly for his humiliation; partly to prevent the infection of others; and partly to shew the danger of converse with spiritual lepers, or notorious sinners. Leviticus 13:47”

“13:46 The Tabernacle containing the Ark was in the center of the camp so that God could be considered as being in the camp (Deut 23:14). As long as an individual’s skin disorder persisted, he or she was to stay in isolation . . . outside the camp. This ensured that the infection would not spread to others and that the uncleanness would not come in contact with holy things. Even Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, had to spend seven days outside the camp (Num 12:15). This area was not exclusive to those suffering from skin disorders. The uneaten sin offering was taken there and burned (Lev 4:21). Criminals were executed there (24:14, 23), and corpses were carried there to avoid contaminating…”

“the days: Pro 30:12 without: Num 5:2, Num 12:14, Num 12:15; Kg2 7:3, Kg2 15:5; Ch2 26:21; Lam 1:1, Lam 1:8; Co1 5:5, Co1 5:9-13; Th2 3:6, Th2 3:14; Ti1 6:5; Heb 12:15, Heb 12:16; Rev 21:27, Rev 22:15 Leviticus 13:47”