Leviticus 13 · Verse 48

Leviticus 13:48

Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;
Leviticus 13:48, King James Version

Leviticus 13:48 in other translations

BSBany weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—
WEBwhether it is in warp or woof; of linen or of wool; whether in leather, or in anything made of leather;
ASVwhether it be in warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in anything made of skin;
YLTor in the warp, or in the woof, of linen or of wool, or in a skin, or in any work of skin,
DARBYeither in the warp or in the woof of linen or of wool, or in a skin, or in anything made of skin,
BBEIf it is in the threads of the linen or of the wool, or in leather, or in anything made of skin;
WebsterWhether in the warp, or woof, of linen, or of woolen: whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin:

What does Leviticus 13:48 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 13:47-59

47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human body--for similar…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 13:47-59

The garment suspected to be tainted with leprosy was not to be burned immediately. If, upon search, it was found that there was a leprous spot, it must be burned, or at least that part of it. If it proved to be free, it must be washed, and then might be used. This also sets forth the great evil there is in sin. It not only defiles the sinner's conscience, but it brings a stain upon all he has and all that he does…

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Leviticus 13:48 in the original Hebrew

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א֤וֹ'oorH176
בִֽשְׁתִי֙vish.Tiin warpH8359
א֣וֹ'oorH176
בְעֵ֔רֶבve.'E.revin woofH6154
לַפִּשְׁתִּ֖יםla.pish.Timof the linen<s>H6593
וְלַצָּ֑מֶרve.la.Tza.merand of the woolH6785
א֣וֹ'oorH176
בְע֔וֹרve.'orin a hideH5785
א֖וֹ'oorH176
בְּכָל\־be.kholin everyH3605
מְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetwork ofH4399
עֽוֹר\׃orhideH5785

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Cross references for Leviticus 13:48

  • Revelation 3:4

    Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

  • Deuteronomy 8:11

    Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

  • Jude 1:23

    And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

  • Leviticus 13:51

    And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.

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thing made of. Heb. work of.
51; De 8:11; Jude 1:23; Re 3:4

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Context

  • Leviticus 13:47

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

  • Leviticus 13:48

    Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;

  • Leviticus 13:49

    And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:

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Leviticus 13:48 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
O en estambre ó en trama, de lino ó de lana, ó en piel, ó en cualquiera obra de piel;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
ou dans la chaîne ou dans la trame du lin ou de la laine, ou dans une peau, ou dans quelque ouvrage fait de peau,
German
Elberfelder 1871
oder an einer Kette oder an einem Einschlag von Linnen oder von Wolle; oder an einem Felle oder an irgend einem Fellwerk;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
in stamine atque subtegmine, aut certe pellis, vel quidquid ex pelle confectum est,