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he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he <i>is</i> bald; <i>yet is</i> he clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“As for the man whose hair has fallen from his head, he <i>is</i> bald, <i>but</i> he <i>is</i> clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now if a man loses the hair of his head, he is <i>only</i> bald; he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now if a man loses the hair of his head, he is bald; he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now if a man loses the hair of his head, he is bald; he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Now if a man loses the hair of his head, he is bald; he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If a man loses the hair on his head, he is bald, but he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If a man loses the hair of his head, he is bald, but he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a man loses the hair of his head, he is bald, but he is clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if a man's hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if a man's hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If a man loses his hair, he is clean, even though he is bald.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"When a man's head becomes bare, he's bald, but he's clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"When a man's head is bare so that he is balding in back, he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"If a man's hair has fallen from his head, he is bald. He is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the man whose hair hath fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“If a man’s hair has fallen from his head, he is bald. He is clean. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when a man’s head [is] polished, he [is] bald; he [is] clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And when a man's head is polished, he is bald, he is clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if a man when his head shall become bald, he being bald; he is clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The man whose hair falleth off from his head, he is bald and clean: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The man whose hair falls off of his head is bald and clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When a man loses the hair of his head, he is simply bald on the crown and not unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If anyone loses the hair from his head, he is bald but he is clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a man, if his hair has fallen out and he becomes bald, he is clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if a man's hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if any one's head should lose the hair, he is <i>only</i> bald, he is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-40.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=3234" 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">39</span>the priest shall examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean. <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Now if</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4803.htm" title="4803: yim·mā·rêṭ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to polish; by implication, to make bald, to gall; also, to sharpen.">loses his hair</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7142.htm" title="7142: qê·rê·aḥ (Adj-ms) -- Bald. From qarach; bald.">and is bald,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">he is still</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">clean.</a> </span><span class="reftext">41</span>Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead, he is still clean.…<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="/2_kings/2-23.htm">2 Kings 2:23-24</a></span><br />From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” / Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24</a></span><br />Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-14.htm">1 Corinthians 11:14-15</a></span><br />Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, / but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4-5</a></span><br />So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away. / When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">1 Chronicles 19:4-5</a></span><br />So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away. / When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2</a></span><br />Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Jeremiah 48:37</a></span><br />For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a></span><br />They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-36.htm">Matthew 5:36</a></span><br />Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-7.htm">Luke 12:7</a></span><br />And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a></span><br />Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9-10</a></span><br />Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-5.htm">Numbers 6:5</a></span><br />For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/16-17.htm">Judges 16:17</a></span><br />Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a></span><br />And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.</p><p class="hdg">hair is fallen off his head.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/11-22.htm">Bald</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-30.htm">Head</a> <a href="/luke/9-25.htm">Loses</a> <a href="/revelation/2-18.htm">Polished</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm">Bald</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-42.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-7.htm">Loses</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Polished</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>Now if a man loses his hair and is bald</b><br>In ancient Israel, physical appearance often had social and religious implications. Hair loss, particularly baldness, could be seen as a sign of aging or illness. However, the law here clarifies that baldness itself is not a cause for ritual impurity. This reflects a broader biblical principle that external appearances do not determine one's spiritual state. In <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, God tells Samuel not to consider appearance, for God looks at the heart. Baldness was common in the ancient Near East, and archaeological findings, such as depictions in Egyptian art, show that baldness was not uncommon and was sometimes even a fashion choice.<p><b>he is still clean</b><br>The declaration of cleanliness is significant in the context of Leviticus, where many laws pertain to ritual purity. Being "clean" meant one could participate in community and religious life, including temple worship. This statement emphasizes that baldness does not equate to leprosy or other skin diseases that would render a person unclean. The distinction between physical conditions and spiritual or ritual impurity is crucial, as seen in the New Testament when Jesus heals lepers and emphasizes inner purity over external conditions (<a href="/matthew/8.htm">Matthew 8:1-4</a>). This reflects the broader biblical theme that God's concern is with the heart and faithfulness rather than mere physical attributes.<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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Levitical laws, including the laws of cleanliness and uncleanliness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The individuals responsible for examining and declaring someone clean or unclean according to the laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/baldness.htm">Baldness</a></b><br>A condition addressed in the Levitical laws, specifically in the context of ritual cleanliness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the laws of cleanliness were particularly relevant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ritual_cleanliness.htm">Understanding Ritual Cleanliness</a></b><br>The laws in Leviticus highlight the importance of ritual cleanliness in maintaining a relationship with God. Baldness, in this context, is not a cause for uncleanliness, emphasizing that not all physical conditions affect one's spiritual state.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_concern_for_holiness.htm">God's Concern for Holiness</a></b><br>The detailed laws in Leviticus reflect God's concern for holiness among His people. This passage reminds us that God distinguishes between physical conditions and moral or spiritual impurity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inner_purity_over_outward_appearance.htm">Inner Purity Over Outward Appearance</a></b><br>While the Old Testament laws focus on physical cleanliness, the New Testament shifts the focus to inner purity. This passage can remind us to prioritize our spiritual health over mere outward appearances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_understanding.htm">Compassion and Understanding</a></b><br>The declaration that baldness does not make one unclean can teach us to approach others with compassion and understanding, recognizing that physical conditions do not determine a person's worth or spiritual state.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/application_to_modern_life.htm">Application to Modern Life</a></b><br>In today's context, this passage can encourage us to look beyond physical appearances and focus on the heart and character of individuals, aligning with the broader biblical teaching on inner purity.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_about_magic_hair.htm">What does the Bible say about holy magic hair?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_'baldhead'_an_insult_then.htm">Why was "baldhead" considered an insult in Elisha's time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_leviticus_20_13_condemn_homosexuality.htm">Why does Leviticus 20:13 prescribe death for homosexuality when modern views see sexual orientation as inherent, raising justice and compassion concerns?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_love_reconcile_lev._18_22.htm">Leviticus 18:22 condemns same-sex relations; how can this be reconciled with the New Testament emphasis on love (John 13:34-35)?</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>(40) <span class= "bld">And the man whose hair is fallen off</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And if a man loseth the hair of his head. </span>The sixth and last case, discussed in <a href="/context/leviticus/13-40.htm" title="And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.">Leviticus 13:40-44</a>, is leprosy either at the back or in the front of the head. Though baldness in itself was regarded as a disgrace, and often looked upon as a Divine punishment (<a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm" title="And he went up from there to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, you bald head; go up, you bald head.">2Kings 2:23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm" title="Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.">Isaiah 3:17</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm" title="For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: on all the hands shall be cuttings, and on the loins sackcloth.">Jeremiah 48:37</a>), yet the simple fact of the mere falling of the hair is not to be taken as a sign of leprosy.<p><span class= "bld">He is bald; yet is he clean.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">if he is backhead bald, he is clean. </span>The baldness mentioned in the first part of the verse in general terms is now more minutely specified as consisting of two kinds of baldness.<p><a href="/context/leviticus/13-41.htm" title="And he that has his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.">Leviticus 13:41-42</a> distinctly show that the word (<span class= "ital">k?r?ach</span>), here translated simply "bald" in the Authorised Version, denotes a person who has lost hair from the crown of his head downwards towards the channel of his neck, as the administrators of the law during the second Temple rightly define it, in contradistinction to the fore baldness which immediately follows. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 40-44.</span> - Leprosy appearing on the bald head. Though leprosy makes the hair drop off around the leprous spot, baldness is in itself no sign of leprosy, whether at the back or front of the head (verses 40, 41); but as the bald head is a not unusual place for the leprous spot to appear, any eruption upon it is therefore to be watched and tested as before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-40.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">Now if</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֕ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">loses his hair</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמָּרֵ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(yim·mā·rêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4803.htm">Strong's 4803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] is bald,</span><br /><span class="heb">קֵרֵ֥חַ</span> <span class="translit">(qê·rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7142.htm">Strong's 7142: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bald</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is still</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוּא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine 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">clean.</span><br /><span class="heb">טָה֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-40.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:40 If a man's hair has fallen (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:41" /></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>