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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If the raw flesh changes and turns white, they must go to the priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return to the priest<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if the raw flesh recovers and turns white again, then he shall come to the priest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white again, he shall come to the priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh turns back and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Or if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Or if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he is to go to the priest.<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 raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come unto the priest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come unto the priest,<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 raw flesh turns white again, he must go to the priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But when the sore heals and becomes white again, you shall go to the priest, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If the raw flesh recurs and turns white, then he is to go to the priest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If, however, the raw flesh once again turns white, then he must come to the priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh shall turn again, and be changed into white, he shall come to the priest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Or when the raw flesh turns back, and has been turned to white, then he has come to the priest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Or when the raw flesh turneth back, and hath been turned to white, then he hath come in unto the priest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Or when the living flesh shall turn back and turn to white, he shall be brought to the priest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if again it be turned into whiteness, and cover all the man, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if again it will have turned into whiteness, and will have covered the entire man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If, however, the raw flesh again turns white, the person shall return to the priest;<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 raw flesh again turns white, he shall come to the priest;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, then he shall be brought to the priest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if it is that the raw flesh has turned to white, he shall be brought to the Priest;<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 raw flesh again be turned into white, then he shall come unto the priest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if the sound flesh be restored and changed <i>to</i> white, then shall he come to the priest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=3009" 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">15</span>When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: ḵî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ha·ḥay (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">the raw</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: hab·bā·śār (Art:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">changes</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: wə·neh·paḵ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">and turns</a> <a href="/hebrew/3836.htm" title="3836: lə·lā·ḇān (Prep-l:: Adj-ms) -- White. Or laben; from laban; white.">white,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">he must go</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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.">the priest.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>The priest will reexamine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest is to pronounce the infected person clean; then he is clean.…<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/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-6</a></span><br />Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<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="/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.<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="/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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed to white, he shall come to the priest;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-14.htm">Romans 7:14-24</a></b></br> For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">Galatians 1:14-16</a></b></br> And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Philippians 3:6-8</a></b></br> Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/32-12.htm">Change</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-5.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-15.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-15.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-13.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-13.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/exodus/34-34.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-2.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-13.htm">White</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/27-10.htm">Change</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-18.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">White</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But if the raw flesh changes and turns white</b><br>In the context of <a href="/leviticus/13.htm">Leviticus 13</a>, this phrase refers to the examination of skin diseases, often translated as "leprosy," though it likely included a variety of skin conditions. The change from raw flesh to white indicates a healing process. In ancient Israel, skin diseases were not only medical concerns but also had significant religious implications, as they could render a person ceremonially unclean. The transformation of the skin signifies a potential restoration to purity and community life. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual renewal and cleansing from sin, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture. The change in skin condition can be likened to the transformation believers undergo through sanctification, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>, where the old self is made new.<p><b>he must go to the priest</b><br>The role of the priest in ancient Israel extended beyond religious rituals to include health inspections, as they were responsible for determining ceremonial cleanliness. This reflects the intertwining of physical and spiritual health in the Israelite community. The priest acted as a mediator between God and the people, a role that foreshadows the mediatory work of Jesus Christ, our High Priest, as described in <a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>. The requirement to go to the priest underscores the importance of community and accountability in the process of restoration. It also highlights the need for divine authority in declaring someone clean, pointing to the ultimate authority of Christ in forgiving sins and restoring individuals to spiritual health.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, priests were responsible for religious rituals and maintaining the purity of the community. They acted as mediators between God and the people, especially in matters of ceremonial cleanliness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/leper.htm">Leper</a></b><br>The person afflicted with a skin disease, often referred to as leprosy in the Bible, who is subject to examination by the priest to determine their ceremonial cleanliness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelite_community.htm">Israelite Community</a></b><br>The broader community that is affected by the laws of cleanliness and purity, as these laws were designed to maintain the holiness of the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the presence of God dwelled and where the priests performed their duties.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/ceremonial_law.htm">Ceremonial Law</a></b><br>The set of laws given to the Israelites that governed their worship and daily living, including laws about cleanliness and uncleanliness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest serves as a mediator and a judge in matters of cleanliness. This role points to the ultimate priesthood of Jesus Christ, who mediates on our behalf before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_cleansing.htm">Significance of Cleansing</a></b><br>The change from raw flesh to white symbolizes a transition from impurity to purity. This reflects the transformative power of God's grace in our lives, cleansing us from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_holiness.htm">Community and Holiness</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness were not just personal but communal. Our personal holiness impacts the broader community, and we are called to live in a way that reflects God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_examination.htm">Spiritual Examination</a></b><br>Just as the leper had to present himself to the priest, we must regularly examine our spiritual condition and seek God's cleansing through repentance and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_reconciliation.htm">Restoration and Reconciliation</a></b><br>The process of cleansing and being declared clean by the priest is a picture of restoration and reconciliation with God and the community, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zech._3_align_with_atonement.htm">If Joshua's filthy garments symbolize sin, how does this literal exchange of clothes in Zechariah 3 align with other biblical texts about atonement practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_heb._13_10_contradict_ot_sacrifice_laws.htm">Does Hebrews 13:10's mention of an altar contradict Old Testament laws allowing priests to eat sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_quarantine_for_spots_still_relevant.htm">Does commanding people with suspicious spots to remain quarantined align with modern understandings of infectious diseases (Leviticus 13:4-5)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_sparkle_creed_express.htm">How are we cleansed from all unrighteousness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16, 17) <span class= "bld">Or if the raw flesh turn again.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">yet if the sound flesh changeth again and becometh, </span>&c. As soon, however, as the patches of sound flesh resume the white colour, so that the whole body is again white, without exhibiting any spots, the patient is to betake himself to the priest, who, after assuring himself of the fact, will pronounce him clean.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-16.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</span><br /><span class="heb">א֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">כִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the raw</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flesh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּשָׂ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">changes</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשׁ֛וּב</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and turns</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶהְפַּ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·neh·paḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">white,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְלָבָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·lā·ḇān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3836.htm">Strong's 3836: </a> </span><span class="str2">White</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he must go</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-16.htm">Leviticus 13:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-16.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:16 Or if the raw flesh turns again (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:17" /></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>