Leviticus 13:52

Leviticus 13:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He must burn the fabric, the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has been spoiled; because the defiling mold is persistent, the article must be burned.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, the wool or the linen, or any article made of skin that is diseased, for it is a persistent leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the garment shall be burned in the fire.

Context of Leviticus 13:52

50And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days. 51On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean. He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up. 53But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article, 54the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.

Leviticus 13:52 word by word

וְשָׂרַ֨ף אֶת־הַבֶּ֜גֶד א֥וֹ אֶֽת־הַשְּׁתִ֣י׀ א֣וֹ אֶת־הָעֵ֗רֶב בַּצֶּ֙מֶר֙ א֣וֹ בַפִּשְׁתִּ֔ים א֚וֹ אֶת־כָּל־כְּלִ֣י הָע֔וֹר אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶ֥ה ב֖וֹ הַנָּ֑גַע כִּֽי־צָרַ֤עַת מַמְאֶ֙רֶת֙ הִ֔וא בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃Read the interlinear

• He is to burnשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the fabricבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• weaveשְׁתִיshethîy · warpH8359
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• knitעֵ֫רֶב‛êreb ‛ereb · woofH6154
• the contaminated itemאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the contaminated itemהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• the contaminated itemנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
• woolצֶ֫מֶרtsemer · woolH6785
• or linenפֵּ֫שֶׁתpishteh · flaxH6593
• ·כֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• leatherעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
• ·כְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• Sinceכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the mildewצָרַ֫עַתtsâra‛ath · leprosyH6883
• is harmfulמָאַרmâ'ar · to malignH3992
• ·הוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• must be burned upאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Leviticus 13:52

• Leviticus 11:33If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
• Deuteronomy 7:25You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
• Isaiah 30:22So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”
• Acts 19:19And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
• Leviticus 14:44the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.

Commentaries on Leviticus 13:52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52He shall therefore burn that garment - There being scarcely any means of radically curing the infection. It is well known that the garments infected by the psora, or itch animal, have been known to communicate the disease even six or seven years after the first infection. This has been also experienced by the sorters of rags at some paper mills.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 47-59Verses 47-59 The garment suspected to be tainted with leprosy was not to be burned immediately. If, upon search, it was found that there was a leprous spot, it must be burned, or at least that part of it. If it proved to be free, it must be washed, and then might be used. This also sets forth the great evil there is in sin. It not only defiles the sinner's conscience, but it brings a stain upon all he has and all that he does. And those who make their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47-59In Israel, the rainy season lasts from mid-October through March, bringing humid and cool weather. Mildew thrives during this period. Its spores can cause severe allergic reactions, creating a health issue. The rules for mildew in clothing were like those for infections in people. If the mildew spread, it was serious. If they could stop, wash, or cut it out, they could save the garment. This process was also similar to treating rot and mold in buildings…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 47-5947-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human body--for similar regulations were made for the rigid…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 13:52

• Dress
• Sanitation
• Wool

In the dictionaries

• Ablution
• Accomplish
• Appear
• Clean
• Consider
• Dark
• Flax
• Leprosy
• Linen
• Purification

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