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Leviticus 14:54

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 14:54 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall,
Leviticus 14:54 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
51and he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
52and he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:
53but he shall let got the living bird out of the city into the open field: so shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.
54This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall,
55and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house,
56and for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot;
57to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“This [is] the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall.] The leprosy in general in the bodies of men, and of that in particular which was on the head and beard, and went by the name of the scall, (<031329>Leviticus 13:29-37). In (<031454>Leviticus 14:54-56) is a recapitulation of the several laws and rules relating to leprosy of all kinds, delivered in this and the preceding chapter.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“14:54-57 A summary statement about infections of all sorts (cp. 11:46-47).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the law: Lev 14:2, Lev 14:32, Lev 6:9, Lev 6:14, Lev 6:25, Lev 7:1, Lev 7:37, Lev 11:46, Lev 15:32; Num 5:29, Num 6:13, Num 19:14; Deu 24:8 scall: Lev 13:30, Lev 13:31 Leviticus 14:55”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Lev 14:54-57 contain the concluding formula to ch. 13 and 14. The law of leprosy was given "to teach in the day of the unclean and the clean," i.e., to give directions for the time when they would have to do with the clean and unclean. Next: Leviticus Chapter 15”
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