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This is how the priest will determine whether these items are ceremonially clean or unclean.” <a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> This is the law for a case of leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or the woof, or in any article made of skin, to determine whether it is clean or unclean. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.” <a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a> This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a> “This is the law of the leprous plague in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.” <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is the law for the mark of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in any article of leather, for pronouncing it clean or unclean. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> This is the law for the mark of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in any article of leather, for pronouncing it clean or unclean. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> This is the law for the mark of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in any article of leather, for pronouncing it clean or unclean. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> This is the law for the mark of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, whether in the warp or in the woof or in any article of leather, for pronouncing it clean or unclean. <a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> This is the law for a leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or woof, or on anything made of leather, to pronounce it clean or unclean. <a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, warp or weft, or any leather article, in order to pronounce it clean or unclean.” <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, warp or woof, or any leather article, in order to pronounce it clean or unclean.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or anything of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. <a href="/cev/leviticus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> These are the rules for deciding if clothing is clean or unclean after a spot appears on it. <a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or any thing of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "These are the instructions for deciding whether mildew in clothing that is woven or knitted from linen or wool or in any leather article is clean or unclean." <a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> This, then, is the law about mildew on clothing, whether it is wool or linen, or on linen or wool cloth or on anything made of leather; this is how the decision is made as to whether it is ritually clean or unclean. <a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> "This is the law concerning fungal contagions on clothing of wool or linen (whether woven or knitted material) or in any of the articles made of leather, for determining whether it is clean or unclean." <a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.? <a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a> This is the law of the diseased infection in the garment of wool or linen, or the warp or woof, or any article of leather, for pronouncing it clean or unclean. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This is the law of the plague of mildew in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or in anything of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woolen or linen, either in the warp or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. <a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a> This is the law of the plague of mildew in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or in anything of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> This [is] the law of a plague of leprosy [in] a garment of wool or of linen, or of the warp or of the woof, or of any vessel of skin, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.” <a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> This is the law of a plague of leprosy in a garment of wool or of linen, or of the warp or of the woof, or of any vessel of skin, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.' <a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> This the law of the stroke of leprosy of the garment of wool, or of linen, or the warp or the woof, or every vessel of skin, to cleanse it or to defile it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> This is the law touching the leprosy of any woollen or linen garment, either in the warp or woof, or any thing of skins, how it ought to be cleansed, or pronounced unclean. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> This is the law about leprosy for any woolen or linen garment, in the weave and in the threads, and for all items made from skins, how it must be declared either clean or contaminated. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a> This is the instruction for a fungal infection on a garment of wool or linen, or on a warp or woof, or on any leather article, to determine whether it is clean or unclean. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> This is the ritual for a leprous disease in a cloth of wool or linen, either in warp or woof, or in anything of skin, to decide whether it is clean or unclean.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woolen or linen, either in the warp or woof or anything of skin, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> This is the law of the disease of leprosy of the cloak of wool or of linen or of warp or of woof or of any garment of leather, to declare it clean or to declare it unclean." <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. <a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> This is the law of the plague of leprosy of a woollen or linen garment, either of the warp, or woof, or any leathern article, to pronounce it clean or unclean. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-59.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=3396" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Laws about Mildew</a> …58If the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean. 59<a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·raṯ (N-fsc) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">is the law</a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: ṣā·ra·‘aṯ (N-fsc) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">concerning a mildew</a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: ne·ḡa‘- (N-msc) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">contamination</a> <a href="/hebrew/6785.htm" title="6785: haṣ·ṣe·mer (Art:: N-ms) -- Wool. From an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool.">in wool</a> <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.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/6593.htm" title="6593: hap·piš·tîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Flax, linen. From the same as pash as in the sense of comminuting; linen.">linen</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: be·ḡeḏ (N-msc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">fabric,</a> <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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8359.htm" title="8359: haš·šə·ṯî (Art:: N-ms) -- Warp. From shiyth; a fixture, i.e. The warp in weaving.">weave,</a> <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.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/6154.htm" title="6154: hā·‘ê·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Arabia -- mixture, mixed company. Or mereb,; from arab; the web; also a mixture.">knit,</a> <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.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">any</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: ‘ō·wr (N-ms) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">leather</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lî- (N-msc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">article,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: lə·ṭa·hă·rōw (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">for pronouncing it clean</a> <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.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: lə·ṭam·mə·’ōw (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">unclean.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-22</a> Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a> 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.” <a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-44</a> 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. ... <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-14</a> 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.” <a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-19</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a> 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.” ... <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">2 Kings 7:3-10</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19-21</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a> “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a> Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a> Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a> 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. <a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3</a> 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. <a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a> When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woolen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Article</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-10.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/exodus/33-5.htm">Decide</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/exodus/21-28.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Knitted</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Leprous</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Material</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-44.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Pronouncing</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/exodus/39-34.htm">Skins</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/exodus/39-31.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Warp</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Woof</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Woolen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Article</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-12.htm">Decide</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-55.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/numbers/33-4.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Knitted</a> <a href="/numbers/12-10.htm">Leprous</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Material</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-34.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-7.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Pronouncing</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-27.htm">Skins</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-4.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-19.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Warp</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-3.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Woof</a> <a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Woolen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 13</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/13-1.htm">The laws whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosy.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>This is the law concerning a mildew contamination The laws in <a href="/leviticus/13.htm">Leviticus 13</a> address various forms of uncleanness, including skin diseases and mildew. Mildew, a type of mold or fungus, was considered a serious issue due to its potential to spread and cause damage. In ancient Israel, maintaining ritual purity was crucial, and mildew could render objects unclean, impacting both personal and communal worship.in wool or linen fabric, Wool and linen were common materials used in ancient Israel for clothing and other textiles. Wool comes from sheep, while linen is made from flax plants. Both materials were valuable and widely used, making the presence of mildew a significant concern. The distinction between these materials also reflects the broader biblical theme of separation and purity, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11</a>, which prohibits wearing garments made of both wool and linen together.weave, or knit, The mention of weave or knit indicates the various methods used to produce textiles. Weaving and knitting were essential skills in ancient societies, and the integrity of these fabrics was vital for daily life. The specificity of the law underscores the importance of thorough examination and care in maintaining purity and cleanliness.or any leather article, Leather was another common material, used for clothing, tents, and other goods. The inclusion of leather highlights the comprehensive nature of the law, covering all potential sources of contamination. Leather's durability made it a valuable resource, and its contamination would have been a significant loss.for pronouncing it clean or unclean. The process of declaring an item clean or unclean was a priestly duty, emphasizing the role of the priesthood in maintaining the community's holiness. This distinction between clean and unclean is a recurring theme in Leviticus, symbolizing the separation between the holy and the profane. The law reflects God's desire for His people to live in purity, foreshadowing the ultimate cleansing from sin through Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and offers spiritual purity to believers (<a href="/hebrews/10.htm">Hebrews 10:1-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> - The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> - The recipients of the laws, who were to follow these instructions as part of their covenant relationship with God. 3. <a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a> - The individuals responsible for examining and pronouncing items clean or unclean according to God's law. 4. <a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a> - The central place of worship for the Israelites, where purity laws were especially significant. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mildew_contamination.htm">Mildew Contamination</a> - A specific type of impurity that could affect fabrics and leather, requiring priestly examination.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a> The laws in Leviticus emphasize God's holiness and the need for His people to be set apart. This principle remains relevant as Christians are called to live holy lives. <a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail.htm">Attention to Detail</a> The specific instructions for dealing with mildew highlight the importance of obedience to God's commands, even in seemingly small matters. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing.htm">Spiritual Cleansing</a> Just as physical impurities required cleansing, spiritual impurities require repentance and the cleansing power of Christ's sacrifice. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The role of the priests in examining and pronouncing items clean or unclean underscores the community's responsibility to uphold God's standards. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sin.htm">Symbolism of Sin</a> Mildew can symbolize sin, which can spread and corrupt if not addressed. Believers are called to examine their lives and seek God's cleansing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 13</a> <a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_explain_leviticus_14_on_mold_today.htm">How can one explain the instruction for dealing with mold or 'leprous' houses (Leviticus 14:33-53) given the differences in understanding mold remediation today?</a> <a href="/q/why_treat_garments_drastically_if_tests_vary.htm">Why are potentially contaminated garments treated with such drastic measures if later inspections could contradict an initial diagnosis (Leviticus 13:47-52)?</a> <a href="/q/why_link_skin_issues_to_divine_judgment.htm">Why does the text attribute certain skin conditions to divine judgment instead of natural causes (Leviticus 13:9-17)?</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>(59) This is the law of the plague of leprosy.--That is, the above-mentioned regulations are to guide the priests in their decisions whether a garment or leathern utensil is leprous or not, and in their declaration of its being clean or defiling. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-59.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This זֹ֠את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, is the law תּוֹרַ֨ת (tō·w·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> Direction, instruction, law concerning a mildew צָרַ֜עַת (ṣā·ra·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> Leprosy contamination נֶֽגַע־ (ne·ḡa‘-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> Mark -- a blow, a spot in wool הַצֶּ֣מֶר ׀ (haṣ·ṣe·mer) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6785.htm">Strong's 6785: </a> Wool or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if linen הַפִּשְׁתִּ֗ים (hap·piš·tîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6593.htm">Strong's 6593: </a> Flax, linen fabric, בֶּ֥גֶד (be·ḡeḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage weave הַשְּׁתִי֙ (haš·šə·ṯî) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8359.htm">Strong's 8359: </a> A fixture, the warp in weaving or א֤וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if knit, הָעֵ֔רֶב (hā·‘ê·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6154.htm">Strong's 6154: </a> Arabia -- mixture, mixed company or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every leather ע֑וֹר (‘ō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> Skin, hide, leather article, כְּלִי־ (kə·lî-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus for pronouncing it clean לְטַהֲר֖וֹ (lə·ṭa·hă·rōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> To be clean or pure or א֖וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if unclean.” לְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃ (lə·ṭam·mə·’ōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> To be or become unclean <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:59 This is the law of the plague (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:58"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:58" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:1" /></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>