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Leviticus 14:54–57

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Leviticus 14:54

54This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,

Leviticus 14:55

55And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,

Leviticus 14:56

56And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:

Leviticus 14:57

57To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.

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DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 14:54

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

law

A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

leprosy

A condition called leprosy in the KJV, identified in the law by specified signs in skin, flesh, hair, garments, or houses; it is not equated here with one modern disease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

scall

A dry, scaly eruption or diseased patch of the skin of the head or face.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 14:55

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

leprosy

A condition called leprosy in the KJV, identified in the law by specified signs in skin, flesh, hair, garments, or houses; it is not equated here with one modern disease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

house

A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Leviticus 14:56

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

rising

The act of getting up, ascending, or coming forth; an uprising, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

scab

A skin eruption or affected patch being examined under the stated law.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

spot

A mark, stain, blemish, or particular place; figuratively, a fault or defilement; also, to mark or stain.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 14:57

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

teach

To instruct, inform, train, show, counsel, or communicate knowledge or doctrine.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

unclean

Not clean or pure; filthy, morally defiled, or ceremonially impure, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

law

A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

leprosy

A condition called leprosy in the KJV, identified in the law by specified signs in skin, flesh, hair, garments, or houses; it is not equated here with one modern disease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 54

  1. Leviticus 14:32
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  2. Leviticus 15:32
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  3. Numbers 5:29
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  4. Deuteronomy 24:8
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  5. Leviticus 11:46
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From verse 55

  1. Leviticus 13:47–59
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From verse 56

  1. Leviticus 13:2
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From verse 57

  1. Leviticus 10:10
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  2. Ezekiel 44:23
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  3. Jeremiah 15:19
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  4. Deuteronomy 24:8
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