Leviticus 13:6

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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

4If the shiny spot on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days. 5On the seventh day the priest is to examine them, and if he sees that the sore is unchanged and has not spread in the skin, he is to isolate them for another seven days. 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. 7But if the rash does spread in their skin after they have shown themselves to the priest to be pronounced clean, they must appear before the priest again. 8The priest is to examine that person, and if the rash has spread in the skin, he shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease.

Leviticus 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 he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;
• Isaiah 42:3A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
• Romans 14:1Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.
• Jude 1:22Be merciful to those who doubt;
• Leviticus 13:2“When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a shiny spot on their skin that may be a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.
• Deuteronomy 32:5They are corrupt and not his children; to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.
• James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
• Leviticus 11:25Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.
• Leviticus 14:8“The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes, shave off all their hair and bathe with water; then they will be ceremonially clean. After this they may come into the camp, but they must stay outside their tent for seven days.
• 1 Kings 8:38and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands toward this temple—
• Psalms 19:12But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
• Proverbs 20:9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”?
• Ecclesiastes 7:20Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.
• John 13:8“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
• 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
• Hebrews 9:10They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

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

Topics related to Leviticus 13:6

• Sanitation
• Scab

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