Leviticus 13 · Verse 46

Leviticus 13:46

All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
Leviticus 13:46, King James Version

Leviticus 13:46 in other translations

BSBAs long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
WEBAll the days in which the plague is in him he shall be unclean. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone. His dwelling shall be outside of the camp.
ASVAll the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be unclean; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be.
YLTall the days that the plague is in him he is unclean; he is unclean, alone he doth dwell, at the outside of the camp is his dwelling.
DARBYAll the days that the sore shall be in him he shall be unclean: he is unclean; he shall dwell apart; outside the camp shall his dwelling be.
BBEWhile the disease is on him, he will be unclean. He is unclean: let him keep by himself, living outside the tent-circle.
WebsterAll the days in which the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone, without the camp shall his habitation be.

What does Leviticus 13:46 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
46. he shall dwell alone; without the camp--in a lazaretto by himself, or associated with other lepers (2Ki 7:3, 8).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 13:45-46

When the priest had pronounced the leper unclean, it put a stop to his business in the world, cut him off from his friends and relations, and ruined all the comfort he could have in the world. He must humble himself under the mighty hand of God, not insisting upon his cleanness, when the priest had pronounced him unclean, but accepting the punishment. Thus must we take to ourselves the shame that belongs to us, and…

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Leviticus 13:46 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יְמֵ֞יye.Mei[the] daysH3117
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher<of> whichH834
הַנֶּ֥גַעha.Ne.ga'the plagueH5061
בּ֛וֹbo[is] on <the> him
יִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'he will be uncleanH2930
טָמֵ֣אta.Me'[is] uncleanH2931
ה֑וּאHu'heH1931
בָּדָ֣דba.DadaloneH910
יֵשֵׁ֔בye.Shevhe will dwellH3427
מִח֥וּץmi.Chutz[will be] from [the] outsideH2351
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.Nehof the campH4264
מוֹשָׁבֽוֹ\׃\ \סmo.sha.Vodwelling hisH4186

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Cross references for Leviticus 13:46

  • 2 Kings 7:3

    And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

  • 2 Kings 15:5

    And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

  • Numbers 12:14-15

    And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again. And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:21

    And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

  • Numbers 5:1-4

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell. And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the Lord spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.

  • Revelation 22:15

    For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:14

    And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

  • Hebrews 12:15-16

    Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

  • Revelation 21:27

    And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

  • 1 Timothy 6:5

    Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:6

    Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

  • Lamentations 1:1

    How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the days.
Pr 30:12
without.
Nu 5:2; 12:14,15; 2Ki 7:3; 15:5; 2Ch 26:21; La 1:1,8; 1Co 5:5,9-13
2Th 3:6,14; 1Ti 6:5; Heb 12:15,16; Re 21:27; 22:15

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Context

  • Leviticus 13:45

    And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

  • Leviticus 13:46

    All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.

  • Leviticus 13:47

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

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Leviticus 13:46 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Todo el tiempo que la llaga estuviere en él, será inmundo; estará impuro: habitará solo; fuera del real será su morada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tout le temps que la plaie sera en lui, il sera impur; il est impur; il habitera seul, son habitation sera hors du camp.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Alle die Tage, da das Übel an ihm ist, soll er unrein sein; er ist unrein: allein soll er wohnen, außerhalb des Lagers soll seine Wohnung sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omni tempore quo leprosus est et immundus, solus habitabit extra castra.