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Leviticus 14:57

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 14:57 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
Leviticus 14:57 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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
“To teach when [it is] unclean, and when it is clean, etc.] A man, his garment, or his house; for it respects them all, as Aben Ezra observes; which was the business of the priests to teach men, and they by the above laws and rules were instructed how to judge of cases, and by which they were capable of pronouncing persons or things clean or unclean: this [is] the law of leprosy; respecting every sort of it, and which is very remarkably enlarged upon.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“To teach - To direct the priest when to pronounce a person or house clean or unclean. So it was not left to the priests power or will, but they were tied to plain rules, such as the people might discern no less than the priest. Next: Leviticus Chapter 15”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“teach: Lev 10:10; Jer 15:19; Eze 44:23 when it is unclean, and when it is clean: Heb. in the day of the unclean, and in the day of the clean this is: Deu 24:8 Next: Leviticus Chapter 15”
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