Leviticus 13:7

Leviticus 13:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again:
• New International Version (NIV)But 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But if the rash continues to spread after the person has been examined by the priest and has been pronounced clean, the infected person must return to be examined again.

Context of Leviticus 13:7

5And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore appears to be as it was, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him another seven days. 6Then 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. But if the scab should at all spread over the skin, after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again. 8And if the priest sees that the scab has indeed spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy. 9“When the leprous sore is on a person, then he shall be brought to the priest.

Leviticus 13:7 word by word

וְאִם־פָּשֹׂ֨ה תִפְשֶׂ֤ה הַמִּסְפַּ֙חַת֙ בָּע֔וֹר אַחֲרֵ֧י הֵרָאֹת֛וֹ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לְטָהֳרָת֑וֹ וְנִרְאָ֥ה שֵׁנִ֖ית אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if the scabמִסְפַּ֫חַתmispachath · scabH4556
• spread muchפָּשָׂהpâώâh · to spreadH6581
• in the skinעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• that he hath been seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• of the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• for his cleansingטׇהֳרָהţohŏrâh · purifyingH2893
• againשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Cross-references for Leviticus 13:7

• Leviticus 13:27And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore.
• Psalms 38:3There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin.
• Isaiah 1:5Why should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints.
• Romans 6:12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
• 2 Timothy 2:16But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.

Commentaries on Leviticus 13:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Seen of the priest for his cleansing - The purport of these words is doubtful. They probably mean “seen by the priest and pronounced clean,” and refer to the visit of the suspected leper to the priest at the end of the second week. But some have taken the words to mean “seen by the priest with a view to be pronounced clean,” and regard the sentence of the priest as provisional, holding good only until the symptoms may appear to resume their progress…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. 7-87-8. But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin--Those doubtful cases, when they assumed a malignant character, appeared in one of two forms, apparently according to the particular constitution of the skin or of the habit generally. The one was "somewhat dark" [Le 13:6]--that is, the obscure or dusky leprosy, in which the natural color of the hair (which in Egypt and Palestine is black) is not changed, as is repeatedly said in the sacred code, nor is…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 13:7

• Sanitation
• Scab

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