English Standard Version
Leviticus 13:6
6And the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the diseased area has faded and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only an eruption. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
Leviticus 13:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
- New International Version (NIV)On the seventh day the priest is to examine them again, and if the sore has faded and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a rash. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore has faded, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
- New Living Translation (NLT)On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has faded and has not spread, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. It was only a rash. The person’s clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean.
Context of Leviticus 13:6
4But if the spot is white in the skin of his body and appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall shut up the diseased person for seven days. 5And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the disease is checked and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up for another seven days. And the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the diseased area has faded and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only an eruption. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean. 7But if the eruption spreads in the skin, after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear again before the priest. 8And the priest shall look, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a leprous disease.
Read all of Leviticus 13Leviticus 13:6 word by word
וְרָאָה֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן אֹת֜וֹ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי֮ שֵׁנִית֒ וְהִנֵּה֙ כֵּהָ֣ה הַנֶּ֔גַע וְלֹא־פָשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַע בָּע֑וֹר וְטִהֲר֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִסְפַּ֣חַת הִ֔יא וְכִבֶּ֥ס בְּגָדָ֖יו וְטָהֵֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- shall lookרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- on him againשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
- the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
- dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- the plagueנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
- somewhat darkכֵּהֶהkêheh · faintH3544
- spreadפָּשָׂהpâώâh · to spreadH6581
- not in the skinעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
- shall pronounce him cleanטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
- a scabמִסְפַּ֫חַתmispachath · scabH4556
- and he shall washכָּבַסkâbas · to washH3526
- his clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
Cross-references for Leviticus 13:6
- Isaiah 11:3And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
- Isaiah 42:3a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice.
- Romans 14:1As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
- Jude 1:22And have mercy on those who doubt;
- Leviticus 13:2"When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a case of leprous disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests,
- Deuteronomy 32:5They have dealt corruptly with him; they are no longer his children because they are blemished; they are a crooked and twisted generation.
- James 3:2For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
- Leviticus 11:25and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
- Leviticus 14:8And he who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and bathe himself in water, and he shall be clean. And after that he may come into the camp, but live outside his tent seven days.
- 1 Kings 8:38whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house,
- Psalms 19:12Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
- Proverbs 20:9Who can say, "I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin"?
- Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
- John 13:8Peter said to him, "You shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no share with me."
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
- Hebrews 9:10but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
Commentaries on Leviticus 13:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Somewhat dark - Rather, somewhat dim: that is, if the spot is dying away.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-46a skin disease: The Hebrew word tsaraʿat refers to more than Hansen’s disease (leprosy), which is rare and severely disfiguring. In Leviticus, the word describes many different conditions. These include: an open sore (13:10), a boil (13:18), a burn (13:24), a sore on the head or chin (13:29), shiny white patches (13:38), or unusual baldness (13:40). A key test was whether the condition spread to other parts of the body (13:5–8). If it did, they…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh, &c.--The leprosy, as covering the person with a white, scaly scurf, has always been accounted an offensive blemish rather than a serious malady in the East, unless when it assumed its less common and malignant forms. When a Hebrew priest, after a careful inspection, discovered under the cutaneous blemish the distinctive signs of contagious leprosy, the person was immediately pronounced…Read the comment
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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
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