Leviticus 13:42

“And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.”

My Notes

Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

He is a leprous man, he is unclean,.... And so to be pronounced and accounted; only a leprous man is mentioned, there…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Sore - Rather, stroke. It is the same word which elsewhere in this and the next chapter is rendered plague.

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Leviticus 13:38-46

We have here,

I. Provisos that neither a freckled skin nor a bald head should be mistaken for a leprosy, Lev 13:38-41.…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Leviticus 13:40-44

Baldness in the back or front part of the head(40 44)

This is not in itself a sign of uncleanness, but if in either…