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It is a defiling skin disease that has broken out where the boil was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If the priest examines it and finds it to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair in the affected area has turned white, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. The boil has become a serious skin disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priest shall look, and if it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a case of leprous disease that has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it <i>be</i> in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it <i>is</i> a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and <i>if,</i> when the priest sees it, it indeed appears deeper than the skin, and its hair has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It <i>is</i> a leprous sore which has broken out of the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the priest shall look, and behold, <i>if</i> it appears to be deeper than the skin, and the hair on it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the infection of leprosy, it has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and the priest shall look, and behold, if it appears to be lower than the skin, and the hair on it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the infection of leprosy, it has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and the priest shall look, and behold, <i>if</i> it appears to be lower than the skin, and the hair on it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the infection of leprosy, it has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and the priest shall look, and behold, <i>if</i> it appears to be lower than the skin, and the hair on it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the infection of leprosy; it has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and the priest shall look, and if it looks deeper than the skin and the hair on it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the disease of leprosy; it has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest will make an examination, and if the spot seems to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a case of serious skin disease that has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest will make an examination, and if the spot seems to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease that has broken out in the boil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If he discovers that the hair in the infected area has turned white and that the infection seems more than skin deep, he will say, "This is leprosy--you are unclean." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The priest will examine it. If it looks deeper than the rest of the skin and its hair has turned white, the priest must declare the person unclean. An infectious skin disease has developed in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The priest shall examine you, and if the spot seems to be deeper than the surrounding skin and the hairs in it have turned white, he shall pronounce you unclean. It is a dreaded skin disease that has started in the boil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the priest undertakes his examination and finds that it appears more extensive than skin deep and that its hair has turned white, then the priest is to declare him unclean, since an infectious skin disease has flourished in the boil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The priest will then examine it, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest is to pronounce the person unclean. It is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and the priest shall examine it; and look, if its appearance is lower than the skin, and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. It has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it is in sight lower than the skin, and the hair of it is turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall examine it. Behold, if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. It has broken out in the boil. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest has seen, and behold, its appearance [is] lower than the skin, and its hair has turned white, and the priest has pronounced him unclean; it [is] a plague of leprosy—it has broken out in an ulcer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the priest hath seen, and lo, its appearance is lower than the skin, and its hair hath turned white, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; it is a plague of leprosy -- in an ulcer it hath broken out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the priest saw, and behold, the sight low from the skin, and its hair turned white: and the priest defiled him: it is the stroke of leprosy broken out in the burning sore.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he shall see the place of the leprosy lower than the other flesh, and the hair turned white, he shall declare him unclean, for the plague of leprosy is broken out in the ulcer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he will have seen the place of the leprosy lower than the rest of the flesh, and that the hair has turned white, he shall declare him contaminated. For the plague of leprosy has arisen from the ulcer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If the latter, upon examination, finds that it is deeper than the skin and that the hair has turned white, he shall declare the person unclean; it is a scaly infection that has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The priest shall make an examination, and if it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; this is a leprous disease, broken out in the boil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the priest sees it, if it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; for it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Priest shall see if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and its hair is turned white, the Priest shall declare it unclean, because that sore is of leprosy and grew in the abscess.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the priest shall look; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then the priest shall look, and, behold, if the appearance be beneath the skin, and its hair has changed to white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; because it is a leprosy, it has broken out in the ulcer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-20.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=3034" 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">19</span>and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><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> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·rā·’āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">shall examine it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and if</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: mar·’e·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">it appears</a> <a href="/hebrew/8217.htm" title="8217: šā·p̄āl (Adj-ms) -- Low. From shaphel; depressed, literally or figuratively.">to be beneath</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: hā·‘ō·wr (Art:: N-ms) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">the skin</a> <a href="/hebrew/8181.htm" title="8181: ū·śə·‘ā·rāh (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Hair. Or sa.ar; from sa'ar in the sense of dishevelling; hair.">and the hair in it</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: hā·p̄aḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">has turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3836.htm" title="3836: lā·ḇān (Adj-ms) -- White. Or laben; from laban; white.">white,</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> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: ne·ḡa‘- (N-msc) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: wə·ṭim·mə·’ōw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">shall pronounce him unclean;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: ṣā·ra·‘aṯ (N-fs) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">is a diseased infection</a> <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm" title="6524: pā·rā·ḥāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly; figuratively, to flourish.">that has broken out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7822.htm" title="7822: baš·šə·ḥîn (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A boil, eruption. From an unused root probably meaning to burn; inflammation, i.e. An ulcer.">in the boil.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.…<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="/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_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 5:12-14</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="/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="/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/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="/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="/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/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if, when the priest sees it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.</p><p class="hdg">in sight</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/13-3.htm">Leviticus 13:3</a></b></br> And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and <i>when</i> the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight <i>be</i> deeper than the skin of his flesh, it <i>is</i> a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/12-45.htm">Matthew 12:45</a></b></br> Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last <i>state</i> of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14</a></b></br> Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-5.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm">Appears</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-4.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-4.htm">Deeper</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-13.htm">Examination</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-10.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-15.htm">Infectious</a> <a href="/exodus/39-19.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/exodus/4-13.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-5.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-18.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-18.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-15.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm">White</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Appears</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-23.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-21.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-21.htm">Deeper</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Examination</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-21.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Infectious</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-21.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-35.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-21.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-21.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>The priest shall examine it</b><br>In ancient Israel, priests served not only as religious leaders but also as health inspectors. Their role in examining skin conditions highlights the integration of spiritual and physical well-being. This examination process underscores the importance of discernment and careful observation, reflecting the priestly duty to maintain the community's purity.<p><b>and if it appears to be beneath the skin</b><br>This phrase indicates a deeper infection, suggesting a more serious condition. In biblical times, skin diseases were often feared due to their potential to spread and cause ritual impurity. The depth of the infection symbolizes the pervasive nature of sin, which can penetrate beneath the surface of one's life.<p><b>and the hair in it has turned white</b><br>White hair in a skin infection was a key diagnostic feature, signifying a change in the natural order and indicating a severe condition. This transformation can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual decay, where sin alters one's natural state of holiness.<p><b>the priest shall pronounce him unclean</b><br>The declaration of uncleanness had significant social and religious implications, leading to isolation from the community. This reflects the biblical principle that sin separates individuals from God and others, necessitating purification and atonement.<p><b>it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil</b><br>The description of the infection as breaking out suggests an active and spreading condition. This can be likened to the nature of sin, which, if left unchecked, can grow and affect all areas of life. The imagery of a boil emphasizes the painful and visible consequences of sin, calling for repentance and healing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai. He was responsible for conveying God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He and his descendants were responsible for performing the priestly duties, including examining skin diseases.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron who were tasked with examining skin diseases and determining the cleanliness or uncleanliness of individuals.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people to whom the laws in Leviticus were given. They were to follow these laws to maintain purity and holiness before God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/leprosy.htm">Leprosy</a></b><br>A term used in the Bible to describe various skin diseases, not necessarily the modern disease known as leprosy (Hansen's disease).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The laws concerning skin diseases remind us of God's call for His people to be holy and pure. We are to examine our lives for spiritual "blemishes" and seek God's cleansing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priesthood.htm">Role of the Priesthood</a></b><br>The priests served as mediators between God and the people, pointing to the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, who intercedes for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The examination and isolation procedures underscore the importance of community health and responsibility. We are called to care for one another and maintain the spiritual health of our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sin.htm">Symbolism of Sin</a></b><br>Leprosy in the Bible often symbolizes sin, which can spread and defile. We must be vigilant in addressing sin in our lives and seek God's forgiveness and healing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>The process of examination and cleansing required faith and obedience to God's instructions. Similarly, we are called to trust and obey God's Word in our daily lives.<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/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/why_does_leviticus_20_13_condemn_homosexuality.htm">Why does Leviticus 20:13 prescribe death for homosexuality when modern views see sexual orientation as inherent, raising justice and compassion concerns?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_severe_punishment_for_unclean_priests.htm">In Leviticus 22:3, why would a loving God issue such a severe punishment for priests who approach holy things while unclean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/keep_oil_and_wine_unharmed.htm">Why is beef consumption considered controversial or problematic?</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>(20) <span class= "bld">Behold, it be in sight lower than the skin.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Behold, its appearance is lower than the other skin. </span>If upon examination the priest finds that the spot has assumed a deeper appearance than the rest of the skin, and the hair turned white--which were the two critical symptoms--he forthwith declared it leprosy.<span class= "bld"><p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-20.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">The priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֗ן</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 examine it,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָאָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it appears</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְאֶ֙הָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mar·’e·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sight, appearance, vision</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be beneath</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁפָ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·p̄āl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8217.htm">Strong's 8217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Depressed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the skin</span><br /><span class="heb">הָע֔וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Skin, hide, leather</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the hair in it</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·śə·‘ā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine 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 turned</span><br /><span class="heb">הָפַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·p̄aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - 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">לָבָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇān)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֛ן</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 unclean;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטִמְּא֧וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭim·mə·’ōw)</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_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֖וא</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 a diseased infection</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרַ֥עַת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·ra·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leprosy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that has broken out</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּרָֽחָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(pā·rā·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6524.htm">Strong's 6524: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the boil.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשְּׁחִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šə·ḥîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-20.htm">Leviticus 13:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-20.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:20 And the priest shall examine it (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:21" /></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>