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It must be completely destroyed by fire. <a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, the wool or the linen, or any article made of skin that is diseased, for it is a persistent leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a> He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a> He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the garment shall be burned in the fire. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So he shall burn the garment, whether it is the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or any article of leather, in which the mark occurs; for it is a leprous malignancy. It shall be burned in the fire. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or any article of leather in which the mark occurs, for it is a leprous malignancy; it shall be burned in the fire. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “So he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or any article of leather in which the mark occurs, for it is a leprous malignancy; it shall be burned in the fire. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or any article of leather in which the mark occurs, for it is a leprous malignancy; it shall be burned in the fire. <a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or woof, in wool or linen, or on anything made of leather in which the mark occurs; for it is a malignant leprosy; it shall be burned in the fire. <a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He is to burn the fabric, the warp or weft in wool or linen, or any leather article, which is contaminated. Since it is harmful mildew it must be burned. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He is to burn the fabric, the warp or woof in wool or linen, or any leather article, which is contaminated. Since it is harmful mildew it must be burned up.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in woollen or in linen, or anything of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. <a href="/cev/leviticus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> because the mildew has spread." Then he will burn the clothing or the piece of leather. <a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He must burn the piece of clothing or the leather article because the mildew is growing. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> The priest shall burn it, because it is a spreading mildew which must be destroyed by fire. <a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Incinerate the clothing, the woven material, the knitted material (whether wool or linen), or any of the leather articles on which the contagion is found, because it's a chronic fungal infection. It is to be incinerated. <a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up. <a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a> He must burn the garment or the warp or the woof, whether wool or linen, or any article of leather which has the infection in it. Because it is a malignant disease it must be burned up in the fire. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of skin, in which the plague is: for it is a destructive mildew. It shall be burned in the fire. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woolen or in linen, or any thing of skin, in which the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. <a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a> He shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, in which the plague is, for it is a destructive mildew. It shall be burned in the fire. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he has burned the garment, or the warp, or the woof, in wool or in linen, or any vessel of skin in which the plague is; for it [is] a fretting leprosy; it is burned with fire. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he hath burnt the garment, or the warp, or the woof, in wool or in linen, or any vessel of skin in which the plague is; for it is a fretting leprosy; with fire it is burnt. <a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he burnt the garment, or the warp, or the woof, or in wool, or in linen, or any vessel of skin which shall be in it the stroke: for it a painful leprosy; in fire shall it be burnt.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And therefore it shall be burnt with fire. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And because of this, it shall be burned in flames. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a> He shall therefore burn up the garment, or the warp or woof, be it of wool or linen, or any leather article which is infected; since it is a harmful fungus, it must be destroyed by fire. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He shall burn the clothing, whether diseased in warp or woof, woolen or linen, or anything of skin, for it is a spreading leprous disease; it shall be burned in fire.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He shall therefore burn the garment whether warp or woof, in woolen or in linen, or anything of skin in which is the plague; for it is a malignant leprosy; it shall be burned in the fire. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> He shall burn the cloak or warp or woof of wool or of linen or any garment of leather that may have a plague in it; he shall burn it in fire, because is of virulent leprosy.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he shall burn the garment, or the warp, or the woof, whether it be of wool or of linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is; for it is a malignant leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. <a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> He shall burn the garment, either the warp or woof in woollen garments or in flaxen, or in any utensil of skin, in which there may be the plague; because it is a confirmed leprosy; it shall be burnt with fire. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-52.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=3326" 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> …51On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean. 52<a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: wə·śā·rap̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">He is to burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: hab·be·ḡeḏ (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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">whether</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: han·nā·ḡa‘ (Art:: N-ms) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">the contaminated item is</a> <a href="/hebrew/6785.htm" title="6785: baṣ·ṣe·mer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Wool. From an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool.">wool</a> <a href="/hebrew/6593.htm" title="6593: ḇap·piš·tîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Flax, linen. From the same as pash as in the sense of comminuting; linen.">or linen</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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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."></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Since</a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: ṣā·ra·‘aṯ (N-fs) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">the mildew</a> <a href="/hebrew/3992.htm" title="3992: mam·’e·reṯ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-fs) -- To prick, to pain. A primitive root; to be bitter or to embitter, i.e. Be painful.">is harmful,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">the article</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">must be burned up.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: tiś·śā·rêp̄ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire."></a> 53But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article,…<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/19-15.htm">Numbers 19:15</a> and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25-26</a> You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God. / And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction. <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a> So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!” <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a> 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. <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">2 Chronicles 34:4-5</a> Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. / Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1-11</a> This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.” / So I bought a loincloth in accordance with the word of the LORD, and I put it around my waist. / Then the word of the LORD came to me a second time: ... <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2</a> And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. <a href="/mark/7-15.htm">Mark 7:15</a> Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-13</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. <a href="/john/15-3.htm">John 15:3</a> You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. <a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14-15</a> “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” <a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6</a> We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a> Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woolen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.burn<a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33,35</a> And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it… <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25,26</a> The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God… <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a> Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.fretting leprosy<a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Leviticus 14:44,45</a> Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-50.htm">Article</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Biting</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Contamination</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Corroding</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Destructive</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-44.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Fretting</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Knitted</a> <a href="/exodus/4-6.htm">Leprous</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Malignancy</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Malignant</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Material</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-42.htm">Occurs</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-50.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Warp</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Woof</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Woolen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Article</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Biting</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-13.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Contamination</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Corroding</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Destructive</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Fretting</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Knitted</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leprous</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Malignancy</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-44.htm">Malignant</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Material</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Occurs</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Warp</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">Woof</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Woolen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-53.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'; 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The act of burning signifies a complete removal of impurity, reflecting God's desire for His people to be set apart and pure. The specificity of "fabric, weave, or knit" indicates the thoroughness required in dealing with contamination, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's commands. This can be seen as a type of Christ's work in purifying believers, as He removes sin completely.whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather The mention of wool, linen, and leather highlights the common materials used in ancient Israelite society, reflecting the everyday life and economy of the people. Wool and linen were typical for clothing, while leather was used for various goods. The inclusion of these materials underscores the comprehensive nature of the law, covering all aspects of life. This can be connected to the New Testament teaching that all aspects of a believer's life should be consecrated to God (<a href="/1_corinthians/10-31.htm">1 Corinthians 10:31</a>).Since the mildew is harmful Mildew, or mold, represents decay and corruption, which are antithetical to the holiness God requires. In a spiritual sense, mildew can symbolize sin, which corrupts and spreads if not dealt with decisively. The harmful nature of mildew serves as a metaphor for the destructive power of sin, which must be eradicated to maintain purity and holiness before God.the article must be burned up The command to burn the contaminated article signifies the necessity of complete destruction of impurity. This act of burning is a form of judgment and purification, ensuring that the contamination does not spread. In a broader biblical context, this reflects the ultimate judgment and purification that will occur at the end of the age, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a>, where the elements will be destroyed by fire. It also points to the sacrificial system, where offerings were burned as a pleasing aroma to the Lord, prefiguring Christ's ultimate sacrifice for sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a> The priest is responsible for examining the fabric or material to determine if it is contaminated with mildew. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The laws in Leviticus were given to the Israelites as part of the covenantal instructions for living a holy life. 3. <a href="/topical/c/contaminated_fabric.htm">Contaminated Fabric</a> Refers to any fabric, woven or knitted material, or leather that has been infected with mildew, which is considered unclean. 4. <a href="/topical/d/destructive_mildew.htm">Destructive Mildew</a> A term used to describe the spreading contamination that renders the material unclean and requires it to be destroyed. 5. <a href="/topical/b/burning.htm">Burning</a> The act of burning the contaminated material is a form of purification and removal of uncleanness from the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a> The command to burn contaminated materials underscores the importance of maintaining purity and holiness in the community. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sin.htm">Symbolism of Sin</a> Just as mildew spreads and contaminates, sin can spread and corrupt. It must be dealt with decisively. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The community is responsible for identifying and removing sources of impurity, reflecting the collective responsibility of believers to uphold holiness. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing.htm">Spiritual Cleansing</a> The physical act of burning contaminated items symbolizes the need for spiritual cleansing and the removal of sin from our lives. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Following God's instructions, even in seemingly small matters, is crucial for living a life that honors Him.<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_is_sabbatarianism.htm">What does the Bible say about mildew?</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/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</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>(52) He shall therefore burn.--As this distemper could never be eradicated from stuffs, the garments which have once become possessed of leprosy had to be burnt. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-52.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He is to burn וְשָׂרַ֨ף (wə·śā·rap̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> To be, on fire the fabric, הַבֶּ֜גֶד (hab·be·ḡeḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage weave, הַשְּׁתִ֣י ׀ (haš·šə·ṯî) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8359.htm">Strong's 8359: </a> A fixture, the warp in weaving or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if knit, הָעֵ֗רֶב (hā·‘ê·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6154.htm">Strong's 6154: </a> Arabia -- mixture, mixed company whether א֥וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if the contaminated item [is] הַנָּ֑גַע (han·nā·ḡa‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> Mark -- a blow, a spot wool בַּצֶּ֙מֶר֙ (baṣ·ṣe·mer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6785.htm">Strong's 6785: </a> Wool or linen בַפִּשְׁתִּ֔ים (ḇap·piš·tîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6593.htm">Strong's 6593: </a> Flax, linen or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if leather. הָע֔וֹר (hā·‘ō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> Skin, hide, leather Since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the mildew צָרַ֤עַת (ṣā·ra·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> Leprosy is harmful, מַמְאֶ֙רֶת֙ (mam·’e·reṯ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3992.htm">Strong's 3992: </a> To be bitter, to embitter, be painful [the article] הִ֔וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are must be burned up. בָּאֵ֖שׁ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - 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