Leviticus 13:49

Leviticus 13:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:
• New International Version (NIV)if the affected area in the fabric, the leather, the woven or knitted material, or any leather article, is greenish or reddish, it is a defiling mold and must be shown to the priest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin or in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, it is a case of leprous disease, and it shall be shown to the priest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment or in the leather, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a leprous plague and shall be shown to the priest.

Context of Leviticus 13:49

47Clothes might become bad because of mildew. 48People might have made the clothes from wool, linen or leather. If the mark in the clothes is green or red, the mildew is growing. People must show these clothes to the priest. 50The priest must look at the mildew. And he must keep the clothes separate from other clothes for seven days. 51On the seventh day, the priest must look at the clothes. If the disease is getting bigger, the person must not wear them.

Leviticus 13:49 word by word

וְהָיָ֨ה הַנֶּ֜גַע יְרַקְרַ֣ק׀ א֣וֹ אֲדַמְדָּ֗ם בַּבֶּגֶד֩ א֨וֹ בָע֜וֹר אֽוֹ־בַשְּׁתִ֤י אוֹ־בָעֵ֙רֶב֙ א֣וֹ בְכָל־כְּלִי־ע֔וֹר נֶ֥גַע צָרַ֖עַת ה֑וּא וְהָרְאָ֖ה אֶת־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if the plagueנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
• be greenishיְרַקְרַקyeraqraq · greenishH3422
• or reddishאֲדַמְדָּם'ădamdâm · reddishH125
• in the garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• or in the skinעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
• eitherאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• in the warpשְׁתִיshethîy · warpH8359
• or in the woofעֵ֫רֶב‛êreb ‛ereb · woofH6154
• or in any thingכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of leprosyצָרַ֫עַתtsâra‛ath · leprosyH6883
• and shall be shewedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• unto the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for Leviticus 13:49

• Leviticus 13:2‘A person may have a kind of mark on his skin that might be a disease. He might give the disease to other people. If he has a mark like that, you must bring him to the priest.

Commentaries on Leviticus 13:49

• 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 13:49

• Dress
• Sanitation
• Wool

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