Leviticus 13:47-59

Leviticus 13:47-59

[47] The garment  also that the plague  of leprosy  is in, whether it be a woollen  garment,  or a linen  garment;  [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;  [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:  [50] And the priest  shall look  upon the plague,  and shut  up it that hath the plague  seven  days:  [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.  [52] He shall therefore burn  that garment,  whether warp  or woof,  in woollen  or in linen,  or any thing  of skin,  wherein the plague  is: for it is a fretting  leprosy;  it shall be burnt  in the fire.  [53] And if the priest  shall look,  and, behold, the plague  be not spread  in the garment,  either  in the warp,  or  in the woof,  or  in any thing  of skin;  [54] Then the priest  shall command  that they wash  the thing wherein the plague  is, and he shall shut  it up seven  days  more:  [55] And the priest  shall look  on the plague,  after  that it is washed:  and, behold, if the plague  have not changed  his colour,  and the plague  be not spread;  it is unclean;  thou shalt burn  it in the fire;  it is fret  inward, whether it be bare within  or without.  [56] And if the priest  look,  and, behold, the plague  be somewhat dark  after  the washing  of it; then he shall rend  it out of the garment,  or out of the skin,  or out of the warp,  or out of the woof:  [57] And if it appear  still  in the garment,  either in the warp,  or in the woof,  or in any thing  of skin;  it is a spreading  plague: thou shalt burn  that wherein the plague  is with fire.  [58] And the garment,  either warp,  or woof,  or whatsoever thing  of skin  it be, which thou shalt wash,  if the plague  be departed  from them, then it shall be washed  the second  time, and shall be clean.  [59] This is the law  of the plague  of leprosy  in a garment  of woollen  or linen,  either in the warp,  or woof,  or any thing  of skins,  to pronounce it clean,  or to pronounce it unclean. 

What does Leviticus 13:47-59 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

God mentioned three different cases of diseased garments in this part of the chapter.
Material objects do not contract illnesses, but they do occasionally become abnormal due to mold, mildew, or some other invasive agent. Mosaic law did not view these abnormalities as necessarily dangerous to the health of the Israelites. They did, however, represent deviation from a proper condition.
"Decay or corruption [1] is incompatible with the holiness of the LORD and must be removed." [2]