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it <i>is</i> a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a reddish-white sore, it <i>is</i> leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if on the bald head or the bald forehead there occurs a reddish-white infection, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or on his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But if on the bald head or the bald forehead, there occurs a reddish-white infection, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or on his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if on the bald head or the bald forehead, there occurs a reddish-white infection, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or on his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if on the bald head or the bald forehead, there occurs a reddish-white infection, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or on his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if there is a reddish-white infection on the bald head or forehead, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if there is a reddish-white condition on the bald head or forehead, it is a serious skin disease breaking out on his head or forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if there is a reddish-white infection on the bald head or forehead, it is a skin disease breaking out on his head or forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if there be in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a reddish-white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if there be in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a reddish-white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if there is a pink patch on the bald places in back or in front, a skin disease is developing in those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But if a reddish-white sore appears on the bald spot, it is a dreaded skin disease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But when in the baldness of his head or his forehead there develops a skin rash that's white or reddish, it's an infectious skin disease that has spread to his bald head or forehead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if there is a reddish white infection in the back or front bald area, it is a disease breaking out in his back or front bald area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if there is on the bald head, or the bald forehead, a reddish-white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if there is in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up on his bald head, or his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if a reddish-white plague is in the bald head or the bald forehead, it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head or his bald forehead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when there is in the bald back of the head, or in the bald forehead, a reddish-white plague, it [is] a leprosy breaking out in the bald back of the head, or in the bald forehead;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And when there is in the bald back of the head, or in the bald forehead, a very red white plague, it is a leprosy breaking out in the bald back of the head, or in the bald forehead;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when there shall be in his baldness behind, or in his baldness in front, a stroke, reddish white, it is a leprosy broken out in his baldness behind, or in his baldness in front.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if in the bald head or in the bald forehead there be risen a white or reddish colour, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if in the bald head or bald forehead there has arisen a white or reddish color,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But when there is a reddish white infection on his bald crown or bald forehead, it is a scaly infection that is breaking out there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if there is on the bald head or the bald forehead a reddish-white diseased spot, it is a leprous disease breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if there is on his bald head or bald forehead a white or reddish sore, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if there will be a sore of white or of blood red in his baldness or in his forehead baldness, it is leprosy growing in his baldness or in his forehead baldness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if there be in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a reddish-white plague, it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if there should be in his baldness of head, or his baldness of forehead, a white or fiery plague, it is leprosy in his baldness of head, or baldness of forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-42.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=3244" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Laws about Skin Diseases</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">41</span>Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead, he is still clean. <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But if</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.">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/3836.htm" title="3836: lā·ḇān (Adj-ms) -- White. Or laben; from laban; white.">a reddish-white</a> <a href="/hebrew/125.htm" title="125: ’ă·ḏam·dām (Adj-ms) -- Reddish. Reduplicated from 'adam; reddish."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: ne·ḡa‘ (N-ms) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">sore</a> <a href="/hebrew/7146.htm" title="7146: ḇaq·qā·ra·ḥaṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Baldness of head. From qarach; a bald spot; figuratively, a threadbare spot.">on the bald head</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/1372.htm" title="1372: ḇag·gab·ba·ḥaṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A bald forehead. From the same as gibbeach; baldness in the forehead; by analogy, a bare spot on the right side of cloth.">forehead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: ṣā·ra·‘aṯ (N-fs) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">is an infectious disease</a> <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm" title="6524: pō·ra·ḥaṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly; figuratively, to flourish.">breaking out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7146.htm" title="7146: bə·qā·raḥ·tōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Baldness of head. From qarach; a bald spot; figuratively, a threadbare spot.">on it.</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/1372.htm" title="1372: ḇə·ḡab·baḥ·tōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A bald forehead. From the same as gibbeach; baldness in the forehead; by analogy, a bare spot on the right side of cloth."></a> </span><span class="reftext">43</span>The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease,…<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="/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="/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="/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="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a></span><br />From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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="/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="/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/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="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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="/john/9-1.htm">John 9:1-3</a></span><br />Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, / and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” / Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-38.htm">Acts 10:38</a></span><br />how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/22-3.htm">Breaking</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/exodus/13-16.htm">Brow</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-33.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm">Forehead</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-40.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-32.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-30.htm">Infectious</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-30.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">Occurs</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-32.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Red</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Reddish</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Reddish-White</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-32.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm">Sprung</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">White</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">White-Reddish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Breaking</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Brow</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Forehead</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Infectious</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Occurs</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Red</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Reddish</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Reddish-White</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Sprung</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">White</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">White-Reddish</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/13-1.htm">The laws whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosy.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead</b><br>This phrase describes a specific condition that the priests were to examine under the Levitical law. The mention of a "reddish-white sore" indicates a skin condition that was considered suspicious for leprosy, a term that in biblical times covered a range of skin diseases. The focus on the "bald head or forehead" highlights the visibility of the condition, as these areas are typically exposed and easily observed. In the ancient Near East, skin diseases were often feared due to their potential for contagion and the social stigma attached. The priests acted as public health officials, ensuring the community's safety by diagnosing and isolating those with infectious diseases.<p><b>it is an infectious disease breaking out on it</b><br>The term "infectious disease" in this context refers to what was traditionally known as leprosy, though it likely included various skin conditions. The phrase "breaking out" suggests an active and spreading condition, which required immediate attention. In the cultural and historical context of ancient Israel, maintaining ritual purity was crucial, and those with such diseases were considered unclean. This had significant social and religious implications, as the unclean were often isolated from the community to prevent the spread of disease and to maintain the sanctity of the camp. This passage underscores the importance of holiness and purity in the community, reflecting God's desire for His people to be set apart. The priestly role in diagnosing and managing these conditions also points to the broader theme of mediation between God and His people, a role ultimately fulfilled by Jesus Christ as the Great High Priest.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai. He was responsible for conveying God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He and his descendants were responsible for performing the priestly duties, including diagnosing skin diseases.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people to whom the laws in Leviticus were given. They were to follow these laws as part of their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The individuals tasked with examining and diagnosing skin diseases according to the laws given in Leviticus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/leprosy.htm">Leprosy</a></b><br>A term used in the Bible to describe various skin diseases, not limited to what is known today as Hansen's disease.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The laws regarding skin diseases underscore the importance of holiness and purity in the community. God’s people are called to be set apart and to maintain both physical and spiritual cleanliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priesthood.htm">Role of the Priesthood</a></b><br>The priests served as mediators between God and the people, highlighting the need for spiritual leadership and guidance in matters of health and holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_health_and_safety.htm">Community Health and Safety</a></b><br>The regulations for skin diseases were not only spiritual but also practical, ensuring the health and safety of the community by preventing the spread of infectious diseases.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_symbolism.htm">Spiritual Symbolism</a></b><br>Skin diseases in the Bible often symbolize sin and its corrupting influence. Just as physical diseases required examination and cleansing, so too does sin require confession and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_restoration.htm">Compassion and Restoration</a></b><br>While the laws required separation for those with skin diseases, they also provided a path for restoration and reintegration into the community, reflecting God’s desire for healing and reconciliation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_quarantine_for_spots_still_relevant.htm">Does commanding people with suspicious spots to remain quarantined align with modern understandings of infectious diseases (Leviticus 13:4-5)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_link_skin_issues_to_divine_judgment.htm">Why does the text attribute certain skin conditions to divine judgment instead of natural causes (Leviticus 13:9-17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'unclean!'_compassionate_or_superstitious.htm">Does requiring afflicted individuals to cry 'Unclean!' reflect compassion or reinforce superstition (Leviticus 13:45-46)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_leprosy.htm">What does the Bible mention about leprosy?</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>(42) <span class= "bld">And if there be in the bald head.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">But if there be in the bald backhead. </span>But if a reddish-white eruption appears either in the hinder or fore part of the bald head, resembling that which arises in the place of healed boils (see <a href="/context/leviticus/13-19.htm" title="And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be showed to the priest;">Leviticus 13:19-24</a>), then it indicates the existence of leprosy.<p><span class= "bld">In his bald head.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">in his bald backhead.</span><p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-42.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">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a reddish-white</span><br /><span class="heb">לָבָ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3836.htm">Strong's 3836: </a> </span><span class="str2">White</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sore</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֖גַע</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">on the bald head</span><br /><span class="heb">בַקָּרַ֙חַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaq·qā·ra·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7146.htm">Strong's 7146: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bald spot, a threadbare spot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֣וֹ</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">forehead,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַגַּבַּ֔חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇag·gab·ba·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1372.htm">Strong's 1372: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baldness, a bare spot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֔וא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is an infectious disease</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרַ֤עַת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·ra·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leprosy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">breaking out</span><br /><span class="heb">פֹּרַ֙חַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(pō·ra·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6524.htm">Strong's 6524: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[on it].</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qā·raḥ·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7146.htm">Strong's 7146: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bald spot, a threadbare spot</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-42.htm">Leviticus 13:42 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-42.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:42 But if there is in the bald (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:41"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:41" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:43"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:43" /></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>