Leviticus 13:51

Leviticus 13:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
• New International Version (NIV)On the seventh day he is to examine it, and if the mold has spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather, whatever its use, it is a persistent defiling mold; the article is unclean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in the skin, whatever be the use of the skin, the disease is a persistent leprous disease; it is unclean.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, in the leather or in anything made of leather, the plague is an active leprosy. It is unclean.

Context of Leviticus 13:51

49If 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. On the seventh day, the priest must look at the clothes. If the disease is getting bigger, the person must not wear them. 52The priest must burn the wool, leather or linen clothes. They have a disease that will destroy them. 53When the priest looks at the clothes, the mildew might not be getting bigger.

Leviticus 13:51 word by word

וְרָאָ֨ה אֶת־הַנֶּ֜גַע בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י כִּֽי־פָשָׂ֤ה הַנֶּ֙גַע֙ בַּ֠בֶּגֶד אֽוֹ־בַשְּׁתִ֤י אֽוֹ־בָעֵ֙רֶב֙ א֣וֹ בָע֔וֹר לְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה הָע֖וֹר לִמְלָאכָ֑ה צָרַ֧עַת מַמְאֶ֛רֶת הַנֶּ֖גַע טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall lookרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• on the plagueנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
• on the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• be spreadפָּשָׂהpâώâh · to spreadH6581
• in the garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• either in the warpשְׁתִיshethîy · warpH8359
• or in the woofעֵ֫רֶב‛êreb ‛ereb · woofH6154
• or in a skinעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
• in any workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• that is madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• a frettingמָאַרmâ'ar · to malignH3992
• leprosyצָרַ֫עַתtsâra‛ath · leprosyH6883
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931

Cross-references for Leviticus 13:51

• Leviticus 14:44The priest will look at the house. If the mildew is on more of the mended wall, the house is not clean.

Commentaries on Leviticus 13:51

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51A fretting leprosy - i. e. a malignant or corroding leprosy. What was the nature of the leprosy in clothing, which produced greenish or reddish spots, cannot be precisely determined. It was most likely destructive mildew, perhaps of more than one kind.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 13:51

• Dress
• Sanitation
• Wool

In the dictionaries

• Seventh, Day
• Ablution
• Accomplish
• Appear
• Clean
• Consider
• Dark
• Leprosy
• Purification
• Quick

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