Leviticus 13
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Leviticus 13:2-28

2“WhenH3588 someoneH120 hasH1961 a swellingH7613 orH176 rashH5597 orH176 bright spotH934 on his skinH5785H1320 that may beH1961 an infectiousH6883 skinH5785H1320 diseaseH5061,1 he must be broughtH935 toH413 AaronH175 the priestH3548 orH176 toH413 oneH259 of his sonsH1121 who is a priestH3548.

3The priestH3548 is to examineH7200 the infectionH5061 on his skinH5785H1320, and if the hairH8181 in the infectionH5061 has turnedH2015 whiteH3836 and the soreH5061 appearsH4758 to be deeperH6013 than the skinH5785H1320H5061, itH1931 is a skin diseaseH6883. After the priestH3548 examines himH7200, he must pronounce him uncleanH2930.

4If, howeverH518, the spotH934 on his skinH5785H1320 is whiteH3836H1931 and does notH369 appearH4758 to be deeperH6013 thanH4480 the skinH5785, and the hair in itH8181 has notH3808 turnedH2015 whiteH3836, the priestH3548 shall isolateH5462 the infected personH5061 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 5On the seventhH7637 dayH3117 the priestH3548 is to reexamine himH7200, and ifH2009 he seesH5869 that the infectionH5061 is unchangedH5975 and has notH3808 spreadH6581H5061 on the skinH5785, the priestH3548 must isolate himH5462 for anotherH8145 sevenH7651 daysH3117. 6The priestH3548 will examine himH7200 againH8145 on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, and ifH2009 the soreH5061 has fadedH3543 and has notH3808 spreadH6581H5061 on the skinH5785, the priestH3548 shall pronounce him cleanH2891; itH1931 is a rashH4556. The person must washH3526 his clothesH899 and be cleanH2891.

7But ifH518 the rashH4556 spreads furtherH6581 on his skinH5785 afterH310 he has shown himselfH7200 toH413 the priestH3548 for his cleansingH2893, he must present himselfH7200 againH8145 toH413 the priestH3548. 8The priestH3548 will reexamine himH7200, and ifH2009 the rashH4556 has spreadH6581 on the skinH5785, the priestH3548 must pronounce him uncleanH2930; itH1931 is a skin diseaseH6883.

9WhenH3588 anyoneH120 developsH1961 a skin diseaseH5061, he must be broughtH935 toH413 the priestH3548. 10The priestH3548 will examine himH7200, and ifH2009 there is a whiteH3836 swellingH7613 on the skinH5785 thatH1931 has turnedH2015 the hairH8181 whiteH3836H4241, and there is rawH2416 fleshH1320 in the swellingH7613, 11itH1931 is a chronicH3462 skin diseaseH6883H5785H1320 and the priestH3548 must pronounce him uncleanH2930. He need notH3808 isolate himH5462, forH3588 heH1931 is uncleanH2931.

12But ifH518 the skin diseaseH6883 breaks outH6524 all over his skinH5785 so that itH6883 coversH3680 allH3605 the skinH5785 of the infected personH5061 from headH7218 toH5704 footH7272H3605, as far as the priestH3548 can seeH4758H5869, 13the priestH3548 shall examine himH7200, and ifH2009 the diseaseH6883 has coveredH3680 his entireH3605 bodyH1320, he is to pronounce the infected personH5061 cleanH2891. Since it has all turnedH2015H3605 whiteH3836, heH1931 is cleanH2889.

14But wheneverH3117 rawH2416 fleshH1320 appearsH7200 on someone, he will be uncleanH2930. 15When the priestH3548 seesH7200 the rawH2416 fleshH1320, he must pronounce him uncleanH2930. The rawH2416 fleshH1320 is uncleanH2931; itH1931 is a skin diseaseH6883H1931. 16ButH176 ifH3588 the rawH2416 fleshH1320 changesH7725 and turnsH2015 whiteH3836, he must goH935 toH413 the priestH3548. 17The priestH3548 will reexamine himH7200, and ifH2009 the infectionH5061 has turnedH2015 whiteH3836, the priestH3548 is to pronounce the infected personH5061 cleanH2891; then heH1931 is cleanH2889.

18WhenH3588 a boilH7822 appearsH1961 on someone’s skinH5785H1320 and it healsH7495, 19and a whiteH3836 swellingH7613 orH176 a reddish-whiteH3836H125 spotH934 developsH1961 whereH4725 the boil wasH7822, he must present himselfH7200 toH413 the priestH3548. 20The priestH3548 shall examine itH7200, and ifH2009 it appearsH4758 to be beneathH8217H4480 the skinH5785 and the hair in itH8181 has turnedH2015 whiteH3836, the priestH3548H5061 shall pronounce him uncleanH2930; itH1931 is a diseased infectionH6883 that has broken outH6524 in the boilH7822.

21But whenH518 the priestH3548 examines itH7200, ifH2009 there is noH369 whiteH3836 hairH8181 in it, and it is notH369H4480 beneathH8217 the skinH5785H1931 and has fadedH3544, the priestH3548 shall isolate himH5462 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 22IfH518 it spreads any furtherH6581 on the skinH5785, the priestH3548 must pronounce him uncleanH2930; itH1931 is an infectionH5061. 23But ifH518 the spotH934 remainsH5975 unchangedH8478 and does notH3808 spreadH6581, itH1931 is only the scarH6867 from the boilH7822, and the priestH3548 shall pronounce him cleanH2891.

24WhenH3588 there isH1961 a burnH4348H784 on someone’s skinH5785 and the rawH4241 area of the burnH4348H934 becomesH1961 reddish-whiteH3836H125 orH176 whiteH3836, 25the priestH3548 must examine itH7200. IfH2009 the hairH8181 in the spotH934 has turnedH2015 whiteH3836 and the spot appearsH4758 to be deeperH6013 thanH4480 the skinH5785, itH1931 is a diseaseH6883 that has broken outH6524 in the burnH4348. The priestH3548H5061 must pronounce him uncleanH2930; itH1931 is a diseased infectionH6883.

26But ifH518 the priestH3548 examines itH7200 and there isH2009 noH369 whiteH3836 hairH8181 in the spotH934, and it is notH369H4480 beneathH8217 the skinH5785H1931 but has fadedH3544, the priestH3548 shall isolate himH5462 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 27On the seventhH7637 dayH3117 the priestH3548 is to reexamine himH7200, and ifH518 it has spread furtherH6581 on the skinH5785, the priestH3548 must pronounce him uncleanH2930; itH1931 is a diseased infectionH6883. 28But ifH518 the spotH934 is unchangedH5975H8478 and has notH3808 spreadH6581 on the skinH5785 but has fadedH3544, itH1931 is a swellingH7613 from the burnH4348, and the priestH3548 is to pronounce him cleanH2891; forH3588 itH1931 is only the scarH6867 from the burnH4348H1931.

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Notes

  1. 1. Leviticus 13:2 Forms of the Hebrew tzaraath, traditionally translated as leprosy, were used for various skin diseases; here and throughout verses 3–46. ↩

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