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Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, 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 area grows no larger and does not spread, it is merely the scar from the boil, and the priest will 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 the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, 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 />But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall 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 bright spot stay in his place, <i>and</i> spread not, it <i>is</i> a burning boil; 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 bright spot stays in one place, <i>and</i> has not spread, it <i>is</i> the scar of the boil; 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 />But if the bright spot remains in its place and does not spread, it is <i>only</i> the scar of the boil; 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 />&#8220But if the bright spot remains in its place and does not spread, it is only the scar of the boil; 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 />“But if the bright spot remains in its place, and does not spread, it is <i>only</i> the scar of the boil; 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 />But if the bright spot remains in its place and does not spread, it is <i>only</i> the scar of the boil; 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 />But if the bright spot remains where it is and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, 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 the spot remains where it is and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil. The priest is to pronounce him 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 the spot remains where it is and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil. The priest is to pronounce him 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 the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; 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 it doesn't spread, and only a scar remains, he will say, "You are now clean." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; 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 the irritated area has not spread, it is a scar caused by the boil. 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 it remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar left from the boil, 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 the scab remains in place and doesn't spread, then it's the scab from the boil. 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 />But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if the bright spot stays in its place and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil, 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 the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn't spread, it is the scar from the boil; and 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 bright spot shall stay in its place, and not spread, it is a burning boil; 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 the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn’t spread, it is the scar from the boil; and 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 the bright spot stays in its place—it has not spread—it [is] an inflammation of the ulcer; 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 its place the bright spot stay -- it hath not spread -- it is an inflammation of the ulcer; 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 the brightness shall stand still, lowest, spreading not, it the scar of the burning sore; 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 it stay in its place, it is but the scar of an ulcer, and the man shall be clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if it stays in its place, it is the scar of an ulcer, and the man shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if the blotch remains the same without spreading, it is merely the scar of the boil; the priest shall therefore declare the person 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 the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil; 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 shiny spot stays in its place and spreads not, it is a scar of the boil, 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 shiny spot has remained in its place and the sore has not changed, it is of an abscess; the Priest shall declare it 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 bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; 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 bright spot should remain in its place and not spread, it is the scar of the ulcer; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-23.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=3064" 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">22</span>If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/934.htm" title="934: hab·ba·he·reṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Brightness, bright spot. Feminine active participle of the same as bahiyr; a whitish spot on the skin.">the spot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ta·‘ă·mōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">remains</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·te·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">unchanged</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6581.htm" title="6581: p̄ā·śā·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To spread. A primitive root; to spread.">spread,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6867.htm" title="6867: ṣā·re·ḇeṯ (N-fsc) -- Scab, scar (of a sore). From Tsaw'ar; conflagration.">is only the scar</a> <a href="/hebrew/7822.htm" title="7822: haš·šə·ḥîn (Art:: N-ms) -- A boil, eruption. From an unused root probably meaning to burn; inflammation, i.e. An ulcer.">from the boil,</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.">shall pronounce him clean.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,…<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 17:12-14</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 1:40-44</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="/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="/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="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-14</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="/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="/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="/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/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.”<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/9-1.htm">John 9:1-7</a></span><br />Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, / and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” / Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him. ...<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="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8</a></span><br />In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.</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 bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/38-26.htm">Genesis 38:26</a></b></br> And Judah acknowledged <i>them</i>, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13</a></b></br> And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2,3</a></b></br> And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore <i>is</i> wrath upon thee from before the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-20.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-21.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/exodus/18-11.htm">Greater</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-6.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/acts/28-6.htm">Inflammation</a> <a href="/exodus/34-7.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Scar</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Stays</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm">Ulcer</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-5.htm">Unchanged</a> <a href="/exodus/21-25.htm">Wound</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/11-8.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Greater</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Inflammation</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-27.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Scar</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-27.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Stays</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Ulcer</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Unchanged</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-20.htm">Wound</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 the spot remains unchanged</b><br />The Hebrew word for "spot" here is "נֶגַע" (nega), which refers to a mark or plague. In the context of Leviticus, it often pertains to skin conditions that could render someone ceremonially unclean. The phrase "remains unchanged" suggests a stability or lack of progression in the condition. This stability is crucial in the priestly examination, as it indicates that the condition is not infectious or spreading. Spiritually, this can be seen as a metaphor for steadfastness in faith, where one's spiritual condition remains firm and untainted by external influences.<p><b>and has not spread</b><br />The Hebrew root for "spread" is "פָּשָׂה" (pasah), which means to extend or grow. In the context of Levitical law, the spreading of a skin condition would indicate impurity and potential danger to the community. Historically, this reflects the ancient understanding of contagion and the need for communal protection. Spiritually, it can be seen as a warning against the spread of sin or moral decay, emphasizing the importance of containment and correction before it affects the wider community.<p><b>it is only a scar from the boil</b><br />The term "scar" in Hebrew is "צָרֶבֶת" (tzarevet), which refers to a mark left on the skin after healing. The "boil" or "שְׁחִין" (shechin) is a common skin ailment mentioned in the Bible, often associated with affliction or divine testing. The identification of the spot as merely a scar signifies healing and the absence of ongoing disease. This can be inspirationally viewed as a symbol of redemption and recovery, where past afflictions leave marks but do not define one's current state of purity or standing before God.<p><b>and the priest shall pronounce him clean</b><br />The role of the priest, or "כֹּהֵן" (kohen), was not only to perform religious rituals but also to act as a mediator and judge in matters of purity. The pronouncement of cleanliness is significant, as it restores the individual to full participation in the community and worship. This reflects the grace and mercy inherent in God's law, where restoration and reconciliation are always possible. In a broader spiritual sense, it highlights the role of Christ as our High Priest, who declares us clean through His sacrifice, allowing us to be reconciled with God and the community of believers.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">But if the bright spot stay.</span>--As the spreading of the spot is a sure sign of the disease lurking in the system, its continuing in the same condition showed that it was simply the re-opening of the boil. The priest is therefore to pronounce the patient clean, or clear of leprosy.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-23.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">the spot</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·he·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_934.htm">Strong's 934: </a> </span><span class="str2">A whitish spot on the skin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remains</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲמֹ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine 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">unchanged</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְתֶּ֜יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·te·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spread,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָשָׂ֔תָה</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·śā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6581.htm">Strong's 6581: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spread</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֑וא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine 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 only the scar</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרֶ֥בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·re·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6867.htm">Strong's 6867: </a> </span><span class="str2">Scab, scar (of a sore)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the boil,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁחִ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḥîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7822.htm">Strong's 7822: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inflammation, an ulcer</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">shall 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/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-23.htm">Leviticus 13:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-23.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:23 But if the bright spot stays (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:24" /></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>