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They are clean, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But if the color of the scabby sore does not change and black hair has grown on it, it has healed. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if in his eyes the itch is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed and he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and <i>that</i> there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he <i>is</i> clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if the scale appears to be at a standstill, and there is black hair grown up in it, the scale has healed. He <i>is</i> clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If in his sight the scale has remained, however, and black hair has grown in it, the scale has healed, <i>and</i> he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If in his sight the scale has remained, however, and black hair has grown in it, the scale has healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If in his sight the scale has remained, however, and black hair has grown in it, the scale has healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If in his sight the scale has remained, however, and black hair has grown in it, the scale has healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If, in the priest’s estimation, the scale has remained [without spreading], and black hair has grown in it, the scale is healed; he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if as far as he can see, the scaly outbreak remains unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed; he is clean. The priest is to pronounce the person clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if as far as he can see, the scaly outbreak remains unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed; he is clean. The priest is to pronounce the person clean.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if in his eyes the scall be at a stay, and black hair be grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But if he thinks you are completely well, he will say, "You are clean." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if in his eyes the scall be at a stay, and black hair be grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if he sees that the scab hasn't spread and black hair grows on it, the scab is healed. The person is clean, so the priest must declare him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But if in the priest's opinion the sore has not spread and healthy hairs are growing in it, the sore has healed, and the priest shall pronounce you ritually clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If, in his opinion, the scab remained the same and a black hair grew in it, then the scab has healed. He's clean. The priest is to declare him clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If, as far as the priest can see, the scall has stayed the same and black hair has sprouted in it, the scall has been healed; the person is clean. So the priest is to pronounce him clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if in his eyes the itch is arrested, and black hair has grown in it; the itch is healed, he is clean. The priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if the scall shall be in his sight at a stay, and there is black hair grown in it; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if in his eyes the itch is arrested and black hair has grown in it, then the itch is healed. He is clean. The priest shall pronounce him clean. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and if in his eyes the scale has stayed, and black hair has sprung up in it, the scale has been healed—he [is] clean—and the priest has pronounced him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if in his eyes the scall hath stayed, and black hair hath sprung up in it, the scall hath been healed -- he is clean -- and the priest hath pronounced him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if in his eyes the scall stood still, and black hair sprang up in it, the scall was healed; he is clean: and the priest cleansed him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if the spot be stayed, and the hair be black, let him know that the man is healed, and let him confidently pronounce him clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Furthermore, if the spot has not increased, and the hair is black, let him know that the man is healed: and let him confidently pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If, however, the scall has remained unchanged in color and black hair has grown in it, the disease has been healed; the person is clean, and the priest shall declare the individual clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if in his eyes the itch is checked, and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if the disease remains in its place and there is black hair grown up in it; the disease is healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if the sore has remained in its place and black hair springs up in it, the plague is healed, because it is clean. The Priest shall declare him clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if the scall stay in its appearance, and black hair be grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if the scurf remain before <i>him</i> in its place, and a dark hair should have arisen in it, the scurf is healed: he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=3208" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Laws about Skin Diseases</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If, however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nāw (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in his sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/5424.htm" title="5424: han·ne·ṯeq (Art:: N-ms) -- Scab. From nathaq; scurf.">the scaly outbreak</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ā·maḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">is unchanged</a> <a href="/hebrew/7838.htm" title="7838: šā·ḥōr (Adj-ms) -- Black. Or shachowr; from shachar; properly, dusky, but also Jetty.">and black</a> <a href="/hebrew/8181.htm" title="8181: wə·śê·‘ār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Hair. Or sa.ar; from sa'ar in the sense of dishevelling; hair.">hair</a> <a href="/hebrew/6779.htm" title="6779: ṣā·maḥ- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To sprout, spring up. A primitive root; to sprout.">has grown</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">in it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5424.htm" title="5424: han·ne·ṯeq (Art:: N-ms) -- Scab. From nathaq; scurf.">then it</a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: nir·pā (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">has healed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">is clean,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">and the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: wə·ṭi·hă·rōw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">is to pronounce him clean.</a> </span><span class="reftext">38</span>When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a></span><br />Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-19</a></span><br />As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-45</a></span><br />Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-16</a></span><br />While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a></span><br />Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3</a></span><br />While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-22.htm">Luke 7:22</a></span><br />So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-10.htm">Numbers 12:10-15</a></span><br />As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous, / and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. / Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19-21</a></span><br />Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead. / When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him. / So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">2 Kings 7:3-10</a></span><br />Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die? / If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.” / So they arose at twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the outskirts of the camp, there was not a man to be found. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-27.htm">Luke 4:27</a></span><br />And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if the scale be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scale is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-34.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-5.htm">Arrested</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-31.htm">Black</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-5.htm">Checked</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-12.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-32.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-36.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-18.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">However</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-36.htm">Itch</a> <a href="/exodus/28-30.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-5.htm">Opinion</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-36.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-34.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-36.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-36.htm">Scall</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-34.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Sprung</a> <a href="/exodus/9-34.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-21.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Unchanged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-13.htm">Arrested</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Black</a> <a href="/numbers/16-48.htm">Checked</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-40.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">However</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Itch</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/numbers/11-16.htm">Opinion</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-44.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-36.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Scall</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-37.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-42.htm">Sprung</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-3.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-4.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/psalms/55-19.htm">Unchanged</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/13-1.htm">The laws whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosy.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>But if, in his sight</b><br />The phrase "in his sight" refers to the priest's examination, emphasizing the role of the priest as a mediator and judge in matters of ceremonial cleanliness. In Hebrew, the word for "sight" is "עַיִן" (ayin), which also means "eye." This highlights the importance of discernment and careful observation in spiritual leadership. The priest's role was not just to see with physical eyes but to discern the spiritual and communal implications of the condition.<p><b>the scaly outbreak</b><br />The term "scaly outbreak" is translated from the Hebrew word "נֶתֶק" (neteq), which refers to a specific type of skin condition. This condition was not merely a medical issue but had significant religious and social implications. In ancient Israel, such conditions could render a person ceremonially unclean, affecting their ability to participate in community and worship. The meticulous attention to detail in these laws underscores the holiness required by God and the separation from impurity.<p><b>has not spread</b><br />The phrase "has not spread" indicates the containment of the condition. In the Hebrew context, the spread of disease was a metaphor for sin and impurity. The containment signifies a return to purity and the possibility of restoration. This reflects the broader biblical theme of repentance and redemption, where sin, if unchecked, spreads and corrupts, but through God's grace, can be contained and cleansed.<p><b>and there is black hair in it</b><br />The presence of "black hair" is a sign of health and healing. In the ancient Near Eastern context, black hair was considered a sign of vitality and life. The Hebrew word for black, "שָׁחֹר" (shachor), is often associated with youth and vigor. This detail signifies that the condition is not leprous, as leprosy would cause hair to turn white. Spiritually, it symbolizes the restoration of life and strength through God's intervention.<p><b>the scaly outbreak has healed</b><br />The declaration that "the scaly outbreak has healed" is a pronouncement of restoration. The Hebrew word for healed, "רָפָא" (rapha), is often used in the context of divine healing. This reflects the belief that true healing, whether physical or spiritual, comes from God. It is a reminder of God's power to restore and make whole what was once broken or impure.<p><b>He is clean</b><br />The statement "He is clean" is a powerful declaration of restored status. In Hebrew, "clean" is "טָהוֹר" (tahor), which means pure or free from defilement. This pronouncement allowed the individual to re-enter the community and participate fully in religious life. It is a profound reminder of the cleansing power of God, who alone can purify and restore us to fellowship with Him and others.<p><b>and the priest shall pronounce him clean</b><br />The role of the priest in pronouncing someone clean underscores the importance of spiritual authority and community validation in the process of restoration. The priest acts as God's representative, affirming the individual's restored status. This reflects the New Testament concept of the church's role in affirming and supporting believers in their spiritual journey, emphasizing the communal aspect of faith and restoration.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) <span class= "bld">But if the scall be in his sight at a stay.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">But if the appearance of the scall hath remained the same.</span><p><span class= "bld">And that there is black hair grown up therein.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And if black hair hath, </span>&c. If, in addition to its not spreading, the healthy colour of the hair has returned, it shows that the patient is cured of the leprosy, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. (See <a href="/leviticus/13-31.htm" title="And if the priest look on the plague of the scale, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that has the plague of the scale seven days:">Leviticus 13:31</a>.) According to the adminstrators of the law, there had at least to be two black hairs, of such a length that the top could bow towards the root. If two hairs grew up on the healed scall, one black and the other white or yellow, or one long and the other short, the patient could not be declared clean.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his sight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינָיו֩</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the scaly outbreak</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֶּ֜תֶק</span> <span class="translit">(han·ne·ṯeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5424.htm">Strong's 5424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Scurf</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is unchanged</span><br /><span class="heb">עָמַ֨ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·maḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and black</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁחֹ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḥōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7838.htm">Strong's 7838: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dusky, jetty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hair</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֵׂעָ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śê·‘ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8181.htm">Strong's 8181: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hair</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has grown</span><br /><span class="heb">צָֽמַח־</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·maḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6779.htm">Strong's 6779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sprout, spring up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in it,</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">then it</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֶּ֖תֶק</span> <span class="translit">(han·ne·ṯeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5424.htm">Strong's 5424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Scurf</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has healed.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִרְפָּ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(nir·pā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mend, to cure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֑וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is clean,</span><br /><span class="heb">טָה֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to pronounce him [clean].</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטִהֲר֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭi·hă·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be clean or pure</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-37.htm">Leviticus 13:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:37 But if in his eyes the itch (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-38.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:38"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:38" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>