Leviticus 13:38

Leviticus 13:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;
• New International Version (NIV)“When a man or woman has white spots on the skin,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body, white spots,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the body, specifically white bright spots,

Context of Leviticus 13:38

36then the priest shall examine him, and if the scale has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for the yellowish hair; he is unclean. 37If, in the priest’s estimation, the scale has remained [without spreading], and black hair has grown in it, the scale is healed; he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. “When a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the body, even white bright spots, 39then the priest shall look, and if the bright spots on the skin of their bodies is a dull white, it is [only] a rash that has broken out on the skin; he is clean. 40“If a man loses the hair on his head, he is bald, but he is clean.

Leviticus 13:38 word by word

וְאִישׁ֙ אֽוֹ־אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה בְעוֹר־בְּשָׂרָ֖ם בֶּהָרֹ֑ת בֶּהָרֹ֖ת לְבָנֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• also or a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• have in the skinעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
• of their fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• bright spotsבַּהֶ֫רֶתbôhereth · bright spotH934
• whiteלָבָןlâbân lâbên · whiteH3836

Commentaries on Leviticus 13:38

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-44Verses 18-44 The priest is told what judgment to make, if there were any appearance of a leprosy in old sores; and such is the danger of those who having escaped the pollutions of the world are again entangled therein. Or, in a burn by accident, ver. #(24). The burning of strife and contention often occasions the rising and breaking out of that corruption, which proves that men are unclean. Human life lies exposed to many grievances. With what troops of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38-39If a skin rash had pus or swelling, it was probably an infection (Leviticus 13:42). If it only appeared as a white area, it was probably vitiligo (leucoderma). This harmless condition causes patches of skin to lose color.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-3938-39. If a man ... or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots--This modification of the leprosy is distinguished by a dull white color, and it is entirely a cutaneous disorder, never injuring the constitution. It is described as not penetrating below the skin of the flesh and as not rendering necessary an exclusion from society. It is evident, then, that this common form of leprosy is not contagious; otherwise Moses would have prescribed as…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 13:38

• Sanitation
• Skin

In the dictionaries

• Ablution
• Accomplish
• Appear
• Clean
• Consider
• Dark
• Leprosy
• Purification
• Quick
• Raw

Commentaries on Leviticus 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings