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Then it will be clean.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But if the spot disappears from the clothing, the fabric, or the leather article after it has been washed, it must be washed again; then it will be ceremonially clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the garment, or the warp or the woof, or any article made of skin from which the disease departs when you have washed it, shall then be washed a second time, and be clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin <i>it be</i>, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if you wash the garment, either warp or woof, or whatever is made of leather, if the plague has disappeared from it, then it shall be washed a second time, and shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the garment, whether the warp or the woof, or any article of leather from which the mark has disappeared when you washed it, shall then be washed a second time and will be clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The garment, whether the warp or the woof, or any article of leather from which the mark has departed when you washed it, it shall then be washed a second time and will be clean.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the garment, whether the warp or the woof, or any article of leather from which the mark has departed when you washed it, it shall then be washed a second time and shall be clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the garment, whether the warp or the woof or any article of leather from which the mark has departed when you washed it, shall then be washed a second time and will be clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The garment, whether the warp or the woof, or anything made of leather from which the mildew has departed after washing, shall then be washed a second time and it will be [ceremonially] clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if the contamination disappears from the fabric, the warp or weft, or any leather article, which have been washed, it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if the contamination disappears from the fabric, the warp or woof, or any leather article, which have been washed, it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even if the spot completely disappears after being washed, it must be washed again before it is clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if the area disappears from the woven or knitted clothing or any leather article when it is washed, wash it again, and it will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If he washes the object and the spot disappears, he shall wash it again, and it will be ritually clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the clothing (whether it is woven or knitted material) or any article made of leather that you've washed, if the contagion has been removed from it and it's washed a second time, then it's clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the garment or the warp or the woof or any article of leather which you wash and infection disappears from it is to be washed a second time and it will be clean." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatever thing of skin it is, which you shall wash, if the plague has departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and it will be clean."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatever thing of skin it is, which thou shalt wash, if the plague hath departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatever thing of skin it is, which you shall wash, if the plague has departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and it will be clean.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the garment, or the warp, or the woof, or any vessel of skin which you wash when the plague has turned aside from them, then it has been washed a second time, and has been clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And the garment, or the warp, or the woof, or any vessel of skin which thou dost wash when the plague hath turned aside from them, then it hath been washed a second time, and hath been clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the garment, or the warp or the woof, or any vessel of skin which thou shalt wash, and the stroke departed from them, and it was washed the second time, and it was clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If it cease, he shall wash with water the parts that are pure, the second time, and they shall be clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If it will have ceased, he shall wash with water the parts which are pure for a second time, and they shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if, after the washing, the infection has disappeared from the garment, or the warp or woof, or the leather article, the thing shall be washed a second time, and thus it will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the cloth, warp or woof, or anything of skin from which the disease disappears when you have washed it, shall then be washed a second time, and it shall be clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the garment, either warp or woof or anything of skin which has been washed, if the disease departs from them, then it shall be washed the second time and shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the cloak or the warp or the woof or any garment of leather that was washed and the plague departs from them, it shall be washed two times and it will be clean.<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 garment, or the warp, or the woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the garment, or the warp, or the woof, or any article of skin, which shall be washed, and the plague depart from it, shall also be washed again, and shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-58.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=3386" 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 Mildew</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">57</span>But if it reappears in the fabric, weave, or knit, or on any leather article, it is spreading. You must burn the contaminated article. <span class="reftext">58</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: han·nā·ḡa‘ (Art:: N-ms) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">If the mildew</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·sār (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">disappears</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- ">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: wə·hab·be·ḡeḏ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">the fabric,</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."></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: ḵāl (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: hā·‘ō·wr (Art:: 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/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: tə·ḵab·bês (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">washing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: wə·ḵub·bas (Conj-w:: V-Pual-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">then it is to be washed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: šê·nîṯ (Number-ofs) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: wə·ṭā·hêr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">and it will be clean.</a> </span><span class="reftext">59</span>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.”…<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="/numbers/19-15.htm">Numbers 19:15</a></span><br />and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Numbers 19:18-19</a></span><br />Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain. / The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.<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_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10</a></span><br />Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a></span><br />So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm">2 Kings 5:27</a></span><br />Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-22.htm">Jeremiah 2:22</a></span><br />Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1</a></span><br />“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-3</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a></span><br />Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-42</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="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-13</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.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatever thing of skin it be, which you shall wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.</p><p class="hdg">be washed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10,14</a></b></br> And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-2.htm">Psalm 51:2</a></b></br> Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></b></br> Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Article</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/exodus/35-20.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-15.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Knitted</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Material</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/exodus/8-9.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Second</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Warp</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Woof</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Article</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/job/14-20.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Knitted</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Material</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Second</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Warp</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-26.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-26.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Woof</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Woven</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'; 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The mention of "fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article" indicates the variety of materials used in daily life, reflecting the craftsmanship and resources available to the Israelites. The requirement for washing symbolizes a deeper spiritual cleansing, aligning with the broader Levitical theme of holiness and purity. This process can be seen as a metaphor for repentance and renewal, paralleling the cleansing from sin through Christ's sacrifice, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>.<p><b>then it is to be washed again</b><br>The instruction to wash the item again emphasizes thoroughness in the purification process, ensuring that no trace of impurity remains. This reflects the meticulous nature of the Levitical laws, which were designed to maintain both physical and spiritual cleanliness among the Israelites. The repeated washing can be likened to the sanctification process in the life of a believer, where continuous cleansing and growth in holiness are necessary, as described in <a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Philippians 2:12-13</a>.<p><b>and it will be clean</b><br>The declaration of cleanliness signifies restoration and acceptance back into the community. In the broader biblical narrative, this mirrors the concept of atonement and reconciliation with God. Just as the item is declared clean after the prescribed process, believers are declared righteous through faith in Jesus Christ, as stated in <a href="/romans/5.htm">Romans 5:1</a>. This phrase underscores the transformative power of God's grace, which purifies and renews.<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 these laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The individuals responsible for examining and declaring the cleanliness or uncleanliness of fabrics and other items. They played a crucial role in maintaining the purity of the community.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the laws in Leviticus, who were to follow these instructions to maintain ritual purity and holiness before God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/contaminated_fabric.htm">Contaminated Fabric</a></b><br>Represents items that have been defiled and require purification, symbolizing the need for spiritual cleansing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where purity laws were especially important to maintain the sanctity of the space.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_purity.htm">The Importance of Purity</a></b><br>Just as fabrics needed to be cleansed from contamination, we must seek spiritual purity in our lives. This involves regular self-examination and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_cleansing.htm">God’s Provision for Cleansing</a></b><br>The repeated washing of the fabric symbolizes God’s provision for our cleansing. He offers us multiple opportunities to be purified through His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_daily_life.htm">Holiness in Daily Life</a></b><br>The laws concerning fabrics remind us that holiness is not just a spiritual concept but should permeate every aspect of our daily lives, including our possessions and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>The priests’ involvement in declaring items clean or unclean highlights the importance of community in our spiritual journey. We need accountability and support from fellow believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Cleansing</a></b><br>The physical act of washing represents the deeper spiritual cleansing that God desires for us. It points to the ultimate cleansing through Jesus 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_to_harness_spiritual_power_via_rituals.htm">How can one harness spiritual power through rituals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_archeological_proof_for_heb._3_7-11.htm">In Hebrews 3:7-11, the reference to Israel's rebellion in the wilderness implies widespread miraculous events; why is there so little corroborating archeological evidence for these events?</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>(58) <span class= "bld">And the garment . . . --</span>According to <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm" title="Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:">Leviticus 13:54</a>; <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm" title="And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:">Leviticus 13:56</a>, the suspicious symptoms often disappeared after the stuffs had been washed and put in quarantine for a week, thus showing that it was not real leprosy. But though non-leprous, the garments had to be washed a second time before they could be pronounced fit for use.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-58.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">If the mildew</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּ֑גַע</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mark -- a blow, a spot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disappears</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fabric,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַבֶּ֡גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·be·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">weave</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁתִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8359.htm">Strong's 8359: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fixture, the warp in weaving</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">אֽוֹ־</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">knit,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֵ֜רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6154.htm">Strong's 6154: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arabia -- mixture, mixed company</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹ־</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">any</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">leather</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעוֹר֙</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">article</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">washing,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּכַבֵּ֔ס</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḵab·bês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3526.htm">Strong's 3526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trample, to wash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then it is to be washed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֻבַּ֥ס</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵub·bas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3526.htm">Strong's 3526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trample, to wash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">again,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁנִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(šê·nîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - ordinal feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it will be clean.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָהֵֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·hêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be clean or pure</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leviticus 13:58 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:58 The garment either the warp (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:57"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:57" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:59"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:59" /></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>