Now there were four men with tza'arat at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why should we sit here till we die?
2 Chronicles 26:21 - Tree of Life Version King Uzziah had tza’arat until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house with tza'arat, for he was cut off from the House of Adonai. Jotham his son was in charge of the king’s house and governed the people of the land. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and, being a leper, he dwelt in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Lord's house. And Jotham his son took charge of the king's household, ruling the people of the land. American Standard Version (1901) And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land. Common English Bible King Uzziah had skin disease until the day he died. He lived in a separate house, diseased in his skin, because he was barred from the LORD’s temple. His son Jotham supervised the palace administration and governed the people of the land. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, king Uzziah was a leper, even until the day of his death. And he lived in a separate house, being full of leprosy, because of which he had been ejected from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham, his son, directed the house of the king, and he was judging the people of the land. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Ozias the king was a leper unto the day of his death. And he dwelt in a house apart, being full of the leprosy for which he had been cast out of the house of the Lord. And Joatham his son governed the king's house, and judged the people of the land. |
Now there were four men with tza'arat at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why should we sit here till we die?
When Azariah the chief kohen and all the other kohanim stared at him, behold, his forehead had tza'arat! So they rushed him out of there. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out because Adonai had smitten him.
Jotham was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.
All the days during which the plague is on him he will be unclean. He is unclean. He is to dwell alone. Outside of the camp will be his dwelling.
“The one to be cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water. Then he shall be clean. After that he may come into the camp, but is to dwell outside his tent for seven days.
So Miriam was restricted to outside the camp for seven days. The people did not move on until Miriam was brought back.
This Bnei-Yisrael did, sending them outside the camp. Just as Adonai spoke to Moses, so Bnei-Yisrael did.