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.

And the leper {H6879} in whom the plague {H5061} is, his clothes {H899} shall be rent {H6533}, and his head {H7218} bare {H6544}, and he shall put a covering {H5844} upon his upper lip {H8222}, and shall cry {H7121}, Unclean {H2931}, unclean {H2931}.

"Everyone who has tzara'at sores is to wear torn clothes and unbound hair, cover his upper lip and cry, 'Unclean! Unclean!'

A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Micah 3:7 (8 votes)

    Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for [there is] no answer of God.

  • Leviticus 10:6 (8 votes)

    And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.

  • Ezekiel 24:17 (7 votes)

    Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men.

  • Lamentations 4:15 (7 votes)

    They cried unto them, Depart ye; [it is] unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn [there].

  • Luke 17:12 (6 votes)

    And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

  • Ezekiel 24:22 (6 votes)

    And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men.

  • Leviticus 21:10 (4 votes)

    ¶ And [he that is] the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;