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If he finds that the sore has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair. The infected person is ceremonially unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then the priest shall examine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he <i>is</i> unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then the priest shall examine him; and indeed <i>if</i> the scale has spread over the skin, the priest need not seek for yellow hair. He <i>is</i> unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then the priest shall look at him, and if the scale has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for the yellowish hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then the priest shall look at him, and if the scale has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellowish hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then the priest shall look at him, and if the scale has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellowish hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then the priest shall look at him, and if the scale has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellowish hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then the priest shall examine him, and if the scale has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for the yellowish hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the priest is to examine the person. If the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the priest is to examine the person. If the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair; the person is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the priest will make another examination. If the scab has spread on the skin, the priest does not have to look for yellow hair. The person is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the priest shall examine you again. If the sore has spread, he need not look for yellowish hairs; you are obviously unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest examines it and finds the scale to have spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellowish hair, since he is clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />then the priest is to examine it, and if the scall has spread on the skin the priest is not to search further for reddish yellow hair. The person is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then the priest shall examine him; and look, if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest shall not look for the yellow hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the priest shall look on him: and behold, if the scall is spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then the priest shall examine him; and behold, if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest shall not look for the yellow hair; he is unclean. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest has seen him, and behold, the scale has spread in the skin, the priest does not seek for the shining hair—he is unclean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the priest hath seen him, and lo, the scall hath spread in the skin, the priest seeketh not for the shining hair, he is unclean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the priest saw him: and behold, the scall spread in the skin, the priest shall not search for yellow hair; he is unclean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall seek no more whether the hair be turned yellow, because he is evidently unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />he shall no longer inquire as to whether the hair has turned yellow, because he is plainly unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />should the priest, upon examination, find that the scall has indeed spread on the skin, he need not look for yellow hair; the individual is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the priest shall examine him. If the itch has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest shall look on him; and if the disease has spread in the skin, the priest shall not look for yellow hair; he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Priest shall see if the sore has changed in the skin; the Priest shall not examine concerning sunny hair, because he is defiled.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow hair: he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then the priest shall look, and, behold, <i>if</i> the scurf be spread in the skin, the priest shall not examine concerning the yellow hair, for he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-36.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=3198" 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">35</span>If, however, the scaly outbreak spreads further on the skin after his cleansing, <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·rā·’ā·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">is to examine him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5424.htm" title="5424: han·ne·ṯeq (Art:: N-ms) -- Scab. From nathaq; scurf.">the scaly outbreak</a> <a href="/hebrew/6581.htm" title="6581: pā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To spread. A primitive root; to spread.">has spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: bā·‘ō·wr (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">on the skin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">need not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1239.htm" title="1239: yə·ḇaq·qêr (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To inquire, seek. A primitive root; properly, to plough, or break forth, i.e. to inspect, admire, care for, consider.">look for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6669.htm" title="6669: haṣ·ṣā·hōḇ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Gleaming, yellow. From tsahab; golden in color.">yellow</a> <a href="/hebrew/8181.htm" title="8181: laś·śê·‘ār (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Hair. Or sa.ar; from sa'ar in the sense of dishevelling; hair.">hair;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">the person</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭā·mê (Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">is unclean.</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him 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="/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="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-14</a></span><br />As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-44</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="/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="/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="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-14</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="/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="/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="/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="/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/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="/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="/john/9-1.htm">John 9:1-7</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="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8</a></span><br />In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/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. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scale be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-34.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-33.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-34.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Itch</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Need</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-34.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Scall</a> <a href="/exodus/18-15.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-32.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-30.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-32.htm">Yellow</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-32.htm">Yellowish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm">Itch</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-36.htm">Need</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm">Scall</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-2.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/numbers/6-25.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-38.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-44.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/esther/1-6.htm">Yellow</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-32.htm">Yellowish</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>the priest is to examine him</b><br>In ancient Israel, priests served not only as religious leaders but also as health inspectors. Their role in examining skin diseases was crucial for maintaining the purity of the community. This examination was a detailed process, reflecting the importance of holiness and cleanliness in the Israelite camp. The priest's role here prefigures Christ as our High Priest, who examines and intercedes for us.<p><b>and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin</b><br>The spread of a skin disease indicated a serious condition that could lead to ritual impurity. In the context of Leviticus, skin diseases were not just medical issues but also had spiritual implications. The spread symbolizes the pervasive nature of sin, which can corrupt and defile if not addressed. This reflects the need for vigilance in spiritual matters, as sin can spread and affect one's relationship with God.<p><b>the priest need not look for yellow hair</b><br>Yellow hair was a specific sign that could indicate a particular type of skin disease. However, if the disease had already spread, the presence of yellow hair was irrelevant. This highlights the thoroughness of the Levitical laws in diagnosing impurity. It also underscores the principle that outward signs are secondary to the underlying condition, much like how God looks at the heart rather than outward appearances.<p><b>the person is unclean</b><br>Declaring someone unclean had significant social and religious consequences. The unclean person was isolated from the community to prevent the spread of impurity. This separation illustrates the impact of sin, which separates individuals from God and the community. The concept of uncleanness points to the need for purification and redemption, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who cleanses us from all sin and restores us to fellowship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, priests served as mediators between God and the people, and they were responsible for diagnosing and declaring skin diseases as clean or unclean.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_infected_person.htm">The Infected Person</a></b><br>This refers to any individual in the Israelite community who showed signs of a skin disease, which required examination by the priest.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_scaly_infection.htm">The Scaly Infection</a></b><br>A condition described in Leviticus that could render a person ceremonially unclean, affecting their participation in community and worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_examination.htm">The Examination</a></b><br>A process conducted by the priest to determine the spread and severity of the skin disease, which had implications for the person's status in the community.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/u/unclean_status.htm">Unclean Status</a></b><br>A designation that affected a person's ability to participate in religious and communal life, requiring separation until declared clean.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest's role as a mediator and examiner underscores the importance of spiritual leadership in guiding and maintaining the community's purity and holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_uncleanness.htm">Understanding Uncleanness</a></b><br>The concept of uncleanness in Leviticus is not just about physical health but also about spiritual and communal purity. It serves as a reminder of the pervasive nature of sin and the need for divine intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_spread_of_sin.htm">The Spread of Sin</a></b><br>Just as the spread of a skin disease required careful examination, so too should we be vigilant about the spread of sin in our lives, seeking God's cleansing and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_community.htm">Restoration and Community</a></b><br>The process of examination and potential restoration highlights the importance of community and the need for support and accountability in our spiritual journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_ultimate_healer.htm">Christ as the Ultimate Healer</a></b><br>Jesus' healing of the leper in the New Testament fulfills the law's requirements and points to His power to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_priests_diagnose_skin_diseases.htm">How could priests with no formal medical training accurately diagnose skin diseases (Leviticus 13:1-8)?</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_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/can_bird_blood_cure_skin_disease.htm">How could sprinkling bird blood and water (Leviticus 14:1-7) realistically cure or cleanse a contagious skin disease by any scientific or medical standard?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-36.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">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">is to examine him,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָאָ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·’ā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the scaly outbreak</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֶּ֖תֶק</span> <span class="translit">(han·ne·ṯeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5424.htm">Strong's 5424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Scurf</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has spread</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּשָׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(pā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6581.htm">Strong's 6581: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spread</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the skin,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּע֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Skin, hide, leather</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">need not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">look for</span><br /><span class="heb">יְבַקֵּ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇaq·qêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1239.htm">Strong's 1239: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plough, break forth, to inspect, admire, care for, consider</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yellow</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצָּהֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣā·hōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6669.htm">Strong's 6669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gleaming, yellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hair;</span><br /><span class="heb">לַשֵּׂעָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(laś·śê·‘ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8181.htm">Strong's 8181: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hair</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the person</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">is unclean.</span><br /><span class="heb">טָמֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-36.htm">Leviticus 13:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-36.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:36 Then the priest shall examine him (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:37" /></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>