Leviticus 13:45 KJV
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.
Words Then and Now
- rent torn; a tear Still heard today: a rent in the fabric, a tear Webster’s 1828 · Rent
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
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- How the leper must be disposed ofWhen 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...
Thompson Chains
- LepersStarts here · next Leviticus 22:4 · 9 links
- Clothes RentSee the chain from Genesis 37:29 · 14 links
- PlaguesSee the chain from Leviticus 26:21 · 4 links
- UncleannessLink 6 of 10 · next Leviticus 14:46
Parallel Passages
- Leviticus 10:6 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.
- Leviticus 13:3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
- Leviticus 14:46 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
- Lamentations 4:15 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.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Leviticus 10:6 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.
- Lamentations 4:15 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.
- Ezekiel 24:17 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.
- Ezekiel 24:22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
- Micah 3:7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
- Luke 17:12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
- Genesis 37:29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
- Leviticus 21:10 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;
- 2 Samuel 13:19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
- Job 1:20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
- Job 42:6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
- Psalms 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
- Psalms 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
- Isaiah 52:11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
- Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
- Jeremiah 3:25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
- Jeremiah 36:24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
- Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
- Luke 5:8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
- Luke 7:6–7 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: …
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Topics
- Defilement Leprosy
- Leprosy Law concerning
- Mourning The upper lip
- Sanitation Contagion
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the leper וְהַצָּרוּעַ wĕhaṣṣārûaʿ צָרַע Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular · with and, the
- in whom the plague אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בּוֹ bô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular הַנֶּגַע hannegaʿ נֶגַע Noun · masculine singular · with the
- his clothes בְּגָדָיו bĕgādāyw בֶּגֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- shall be rent יִהְיוּ yihyû Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural פְרֻמִים pĕrumîm פָּרַם Verb · qal passive participle, masculine plural
- and his head וְרֹאשׁוֹ wĕrōʾšô רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
- bare יִהְיֶה yihyê Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular פָרוּעַ pārûaʿ פָּרַע Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular
- and he shall put a covering יַעְטֶה yaʿṭê עָטָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- upon his upper lip וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and שָׂפָם śāpām שָׂפָם Noun · masculine singular
- and shall cry יִקְרָא yiqrāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- Unclean וְטָמֵא wĕṭāmēʾ טָמֵא Adjective · masculine singular · with and
- unclean טָמֵא ṭāmēʾ טָמֵא Adjective · masculine singular
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