Leviticus 13:3

Leviticus 13:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
• New International Version (NIV)The priest is to examine the sore on the skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling skin disease. When the priest examines that person, he shall pronounce them ceremonially unclean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the priest shall examine the diseased area on the skin of his body. And if the hair in the diseased area has turned white and the disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a case of leprous disease. When the priest has examined him, he shall pronounce him unclean.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore. Then the priest shall examine him, and pronounce him unclean.

Context of Leviticus 13:3

1Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2“When someone has on the skin of his body a swelling, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes an infection of leprosy on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests. The priest shall look at the infected area on the skin of the body, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is an infection of leprosy; when the priest has looked at him, he shall pronounce him unclean. 4But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair on it has not turned white, then the priest shall isolate the person who has the infection for seven days. 5Then the priest shall look at him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the infection has not changed and the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him for seven more days.

Leviticus 13:3 word by word

וְרָאָ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֣ן אֶת־הַנֶּ֣גַע בְּעֽוֹר־הַ֠בָּשָׂר וְשֵׂעָ֨ר בַּנֶּ֜גַע הָפַ֣ךְ׀ לָבָ֗ן וּמַרְאֵ֤ה הַנֶּ֙גַע֙ עָמֹק֙ מֵע֣וֹר בְּשָׂר֔וֹ נֶ֥גַע צָרַ֖עַת ה֑וּא וְרָאָ֥הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְטִמֵּ֥א אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• The priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall lookרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• at the infectedנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
• on the skinעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
• bodyבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and if the hairשֵׂעָרώê‛âr ώa‛ar · hairH8181
• has turnedהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• whiteלָבָןlâbân lâbên · whiteH3836
• appearsמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• to be deeperעָמֹק‛âmôq · deepH6013
• thanמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• of leprosyצָרַ֫עַתtsâra‛ath · leprosyH6883
• at him, he shall pronounceטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• him uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930

Cross-references for Leviticus 13:3

• Leviticus 13:2“When someone has on the skin of his body a swelling, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes an infection of leprosy on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.
• Leviticus 10:10and to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,
• Ezekiel 44:23Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and teach them to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.
• Haggai 2:11“The Lord of armies says this: ‘Now ask the priests for a ruling:
• Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should maintain knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of armies.
• Acts 20:28Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
• Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;
• Romans 7:7What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Far from it! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
• Hebrews 13:7Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their way of life, imitate their faith.
• Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
• Ezekiel 16:30“How feverish is your heart,” declares the Lord God, “while you do all these things, the action of a bold prostitute!
• Hosea 7:9Strangers devour his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know it.
• Genesis 13:3And he went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
• 2 Timothy 2:16But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,
• 2 Timothy 3:13But evil people and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
• Matthew 16:19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”

Commentaries on Leviticus 13:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The priest shall - pronounce him unclean - אתו וטמא vetimme otho ; literally, shall pollute him, i. e., in the Hebrew idiom, shall declare or pronounce him polluted; and in Leviticus 13:23, it is said, the priest shall pronounce him clean, הכהן וטהרו vetiharo haccohen, the priest shall cleanse him, i. e., declare him clean. In this phrase we have the proper meaning of Matthew 16:19; : Whatsoever ye bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The hair in the plague is turned white - The sparing growth of very fine whitish hair on leprous spots in the place of the natural hair, appears to have been always regarded as a characteristic symptom. the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh - Rather The stroke appears to be deeper than the scarf skin. The bright spot changed to a brownish color with a metallic or oily luster, and with a clearly-defined edge. This symptom, along with the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3deeper than the skin: This means the infection either damaged the skin or was visible under it. The white hair and the skin depression showed a skin disease that could spread (Leviticus 13:21–23). This made the person ceremonially unclean (13:8).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

Topics related to Leviticus 13:3

• Defilement
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Ablution
• Accomplish
• Appear
• Clean
• Consider
• Dark
• Leprosy
• Plague
• 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