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Leviticus 13:47 Explained in Context

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Verse 47. The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

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Quick Meaning

This verse extends tzaraat inspection language from bodies to woollen or linen garments.

Read It With

  • Leviticus 13:47-59

Use 13:47-59 as the reading frame for Leviticus 13:47. The verse extends tzaraat inspection language from bodies to woollen or linen garments, while the complete unit shows that Greenish or reddish changes in wool, linen, or leather are tested for spread and washing, with affected material burned and stable material returned after further washing.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Placed here, the verse extends tzaraat inspection language from bodies to woollen or linen garments; Leviticus 13:47-59 supplies the actors, category, and outcome needed to interpret it.

What Remains True

Extends tzaraat inspection language from bodies to woollen or linen garments. Within Leviticus 13:47-59, this contributes to the larger claim that greenish or reddish changes in wool, linen, or leather are tested for spread and washing, with affected material burned and stable material returned after further washing.

How It Can Shape Life

  • When teaching Leviticus 13:47, keep the verse inside Leviticus 13:47-59. Hold this boundary: The material category shows that tzaraat is not simply one human disease. Apply only the noncoercive truth the complete unit supports.

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Read Leviticus 13:47-59 — Garment changes are inspected, quarantined, washed, burned, or restored
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Exact location: Leviticus 13:47-59, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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Exact location: NET Bible Leviticus PDF, complete PDF pp. 1-99, translation and translator notes for 13:47-59

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