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Leviticus 13:8
8The kohen is to examine him, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the kohen shall pronounce him unclean. It is tza'arat.
Leviticus 13:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
- New International Version (NIV)The 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And if the priest sees that the scab has indeed spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.
Context of Leviticus 13:8
6“The kohen is to examine him again on the seventh day, and behold, if the plague has faded and has not spread in the skin, then the kohen shall pronounce him clean. It is a scab. He is to wash his clothes, and be clean. 7But if the scab spreads on the skin, after he has shown himself to the kohen for his cleansing, he is to show himself to the kohen once again. The kohen is to examine him, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the kohen shall pronounce him unclean. It is tza'arat. 9“When one has a plague oftza'arat, he is to be brought to the kohen. 10The kohen is to examine him, and behold, if there is a white swelling in the skin and it has turned the hair white and if there is raw flesh in the swelling,
Read all of Leviticus 13Leviticus 13:8 word by word
וְרָאָה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּשְׂתָ֥ה הַמִּסְפַּ֖חַת בָּע֑וֹר וְטִמְּא֥וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן צָרַ֥עַת הִֽוא׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 13:8
- Leviticus 13:3The kohen is to examine the plague of tza'arat on his skin, and if the hair in the plague has turned white, and the appearance of the plague is deeper than the body’s skin, it is the plague of tza'arat. Thus the kohen should examine him and pronounce him unclean.
- Matthew 15:7Hypocrites! Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying,
- Acts 8:21You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
- Philippians 3:18For many walk who are enemies of the cross of Messiah—I have often told you about them, and now I am even weeping as I tell you.
- 2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption—for a person is a slave to whatever has overcome him.
Commentaries on Leviticus 13:8
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8If the rash spread, the priest declared the person unclean, and the isolation became long-term.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
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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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