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You must follow carefully what I have commanded them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“In all cases involving serious skin diseases, be careful to follow the instructions of the Levitical priests; obey all the commands I have given them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Take care, in a case of leprous disease, to be very careful to do according to all that the Levitical priests shall direct you. As I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, <i>so</i> ye shall observe to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Take heed in an outbreak of leprosy, that you carefully observe and do according to all that the priests, the Levites, shall teach you; just as I commanded them, <i>so</i> you shall be careful to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Be careful about an infestation of leprosy, that you are very attentive and act in accordance with everything that the Levitical priests teach you; just as I have commanded them, you shall be careful to act.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Be careful against an infection of leprosy, that you diligently observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you; as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Be careful against an infection of leprosy, that you diligently observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests shall teach you; as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Take care against an infection of leprosy, to be very careful and to do according to all that the Levitical priests instruct you; as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Be careful during an outbreak of leprosy, that you diligently observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you; just as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Be careful with a person who has a case of serious skin disease, following carefully everything the Levitical priests instruct you to do. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be careful in a case of infectious skin disease, following carefully everything the Levitical priests instruct you to do. Be careful to do as I have commanded them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have told the priests what to do if any of you have leprosy, so do exactly what they say. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Guard against outbreaks of serious skin diseases. Be very careful to do exactly as the Levitical priests instruct you. Make sure you do what I commanded them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"When you are suffering from a dreaded skin disease, be sure to do exactly what the levitical priests tell you; follow the instructions that I have given them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"In cases of leprosy, be very careful to observe exactly what the Levitical priests instructed you. Carefully follow what I have commanded them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Be careful during an outbreak of leprosy to follow precisely all that the Levitical priests instruct you; as I have commanded them, so you should do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Be careful in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you. As I commanded them, so you shall observe to do. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Take heed in the plague of leprosy, to watch greatly, and to do according to all that the priests, the Levites, teach you; you observe to do as I have commanded them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Take heed, in the plague of leprosy, to watch greatly, and to do according to all that the priests, the Levites, teach you; as I have commanded them ye observe to do;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Watch in the stroke of leprosy to watch greatly, and to do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them ye shall watch to do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Observe diligently that thou incur not the stroke of the leprosy, but thou shalt do whatsoever the priests of the Levitical race shall teach thee, according to what I have commanded them, and fulfil thou it carefully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Observe diligently, lest you incur the wound of leprosy. But you shall do whatever the priests of the Levitical stock shall teach you to do, according to what I have instructed them. And you shall fulfill it carefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In an attack of scaly infection you shall be careful to observe exactly and to carry out all the instructions the levitical priests give you, as I have commanded them: observe them carefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Guard against an outbreak of a leprous skin disease by being very careful; you shall carefully observe whatever the levitical priests instruct you, just as I have commanded them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Take heed in the plague of leprosy, and be exceedingly careful, and do according to all that the priests and the Levites shall teach you; as I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Observe the plague of leprosy and be greatly aware and do as the Priests and the Levites taught you; as I have commanded them they shall keep and they shall do.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you, as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Take heed to thyself in <i>regard of</i> the plague of leprosy: thou shalt take great heed to do according to all the law, which the priests the Levites shall report to you; take heed to do, as I have charged you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6530" 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/deuteronomy/24.htm">Additional Laws</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: bə·ne·ḡa‘- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">In cases of infectious</a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: haṣ·ṣā·ra·‘aṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">skin diseases,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: hiš·šā·mer (V-Nifal-Imp-ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">be careful</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: liš·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">to diligently</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">follow</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</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/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">the Levitical</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: 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/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: yō·w·rū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">instruct</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: tiš·mə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">Be careful</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to do</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯim (V-Piel-Perf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">as I have commanded them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.…<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="/leviticus/13-1.htm">Leviticus 13:1-46</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, / “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest. / The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-10.htm">Numbers 12:10-15</a></span><br />As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous, / and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. / Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-19</a></span><br />As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a></span><br />Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-45</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="/leviticus/14-1.htm">Leviticus 14:1-32</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest. / The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19-21</a></span><br />Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead. / When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him. / So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a></span><br />Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-16</a></span><br />While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/5-1.htm">Numbers 5:1-4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body. / You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">2 Kings 7:3-10</a></span><br />Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die? / If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.” / So they arose at twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the outskirts of the camp, there was not a man to be found. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3</a></span><br />While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-27.htm">Luke 4:27</a></span><br />And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/13-1.htm">Leviticus 13:1-14:57</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a></b></br> And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/1-44.htm">Mark 1:44</a></b></br> And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/20-20.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-18.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-23.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-5.htm">Cases</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">Detail</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-18.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-10.htm">Direct</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Diseases</a> <a href="/numbers/8-4.htm">Exactly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-32.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-10.htm">Instruct</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-55.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/numbers/12-10.htm">Leprous</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-23.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-2.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/31-16.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-5.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-18.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-19.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Watch</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/25-18.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-16.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-2.htm">Cases</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-13.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-38.htm">Detail</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/judges/8-30.htm">Direct</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Diseases</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Exactly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-9.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-2.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-23.htm">Instruct</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-3.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">Leprous</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-16.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-9.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/joshua/23-11.htm">Watch</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Of divorce</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">A new married man goes not to war</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Of kidnapping</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Of leprosy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-10.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">The hire is to be given</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Of justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Of charity</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 Hebrew root word here is "שָׁמַר" (shamar), which means to guard, keep, or observe. This word is often used in the context of keeping God's laws and commandments, emphasizing the need for diligence and intentionality in one's spiritual walk. In a historical context, this call to carefulness reflects the Israelites' need to maintain purity and obedience as they prepared to enter the Promised Land, a land that required them to live distinctively as God's chosen people.<p><b>in cases of infectious skin diseases</b><br />The phrase "in cases of infectious skin diseases" refers to what is traditionally known as leprosy, though the Hebrew term "צָרַעַת" (tzara'at) encompasses a variety of skin conditions. In ancient Israel, these conditions were not only medical concerns but also had significant religious and social implications. The priests, acting as both spiritual and community leaders, were responsible for diagnosing and managing these conditions, as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/13.htm">Leviticus 13-14</a>. This highlights the integration of physical health and spiritual purity in the Israelite community, where maintaining holiness was paramount.<p><b>be careful to do exactly as the Levitical priests instruct you</b><br />This phrase underscores the authority and role of the Levitical priests in guiding the Israelites in matters of law and purity. The Hebrew word for "instruct" is "יָרָה" (yarah), which means to teach or direct. The priests were entrusted with the responsibility of teaching God's laws and ensuring that the people adhered to them. This reflects the broader biblical principle of respecting and following God-ordained leadership, recognizing that such leaders are appointed to guide the community in righteousness and holiness.<p><b>as I have commanded them</b><br />The phrase "as I have commanded them" emphasizes the divine origin of the instructions given to the priests. The Hebrew word "צָוָה" (tzavah) means to command or charge, indicating that these directives are not mere suggestions but authoritative commands from God Himself. This reinforces the concept of divine law as the ultimate standard for the Israelites, underscoring the importance of obedience to God's will as revealed through His appointed leaders. It serves as a reminder that God's commands are given for the well-being and sanctification of His people, calling them to a life of holiness and devotion.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8, 9.</span> - The law concerning the leprosy is in <a href="/leviticus/13.htm">Leviticus 13, 14</a>. By this law the priests are directed how to proceed with those afflicted with leprosy; and here the people are counseled by Moses to follow the directions of the priests in this case, however painful it might be for them to submit to the restrictions that would be thereby imposed upon them, remembering what the Lord did to Miriam the sister of Moses, how even she was separated from the camp by the express command of God until she was healed (<a href="/numbers/12-14.htm">Numbers 12:14</a>). Michaelis, Keil, and others, following the Vulgate ("Observa diligenter ne incurras plagam leprae sed facies quaecunque docuerint to sacerdotes"), understand this passage as inculcating obedience to the priests, lest leprosy should be incurred as a punishment for disobedience. But it is improbable that a general counsel to submit to the priests should be introduced among the special counsels here given; and besides, the formula <span class="hebrew">הִשָּׁמֶר בְ</span> means, "Take heed to yourself in respect of" (cf. <a href="/2_samuel/20-10.htm">2 Samuel 20:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21</a>), rather than "Beware of," or "Be on your guard against." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/24-8.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">In cases of infectious</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֶֽגַע־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ne·ḡa‘-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<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">skin diseases,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצָּרַ֛עַת</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣā·ra·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leprosy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be careful</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשָּׁ֧מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·šā·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to diligently</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">follow</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַעֲשׂ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּכֹל֩</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<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">the Levitical</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְוִיִּ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">priests</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">instruct</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹר֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֜ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Be careful</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁמְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to do</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</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">I have commanded them.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוִּיתִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wî·ṯim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 24:8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy (Deut. 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