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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220But if, when the priest examines it, the mold has not spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather article,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“But if the priest examines it and finds that the contaminated area has not spread in the clothing, the fabric, or the leather,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“And if the priest examines, and if the disease has not spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“But if the priest examines <i>it</i>, and indeed the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But if the priest looks, and indeed the mark has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any article of leather,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But if the priest shall look, and indeed the mark has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any article of leather,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if the priest shall look, and indeed, the mark has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any article of leather,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“But if the priest shall look, and indeed the mark has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof or in any article of leather,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But if the priest sees that the mark has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or the woof, or on anything made of leather,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When the priest examines it, if the contamination has not spread in the fabric, the warp or weft, or any leather article,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the priest examines it, if the contamination has not spread in the fabric, the warp or woof, or any leather article, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If the priest discovers that the mildew hasn't spread, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if the priest sees that the area has not spread,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But if, when he examines it, the priest finds that the mildew has not spread on the object, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"But if the priest examines it and the infection did not spread on the clothing, either in the woven or knitted material or on anything made of leather, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if the priest examines it and the infection has not spread in the garment or in the warp or in the woof or in any article of leather,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"If the priest examines it, and look, the plague hasn't spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if the priest shall look, and behold, the plague is not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“If the priest examines it, and behold, the plague hasn’t spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if the priest sees, and behold, the plague has not spread in the garment, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any vessel of skin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And if the priest see, and lo, the plague hath not spread in the garment, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any vessel of skin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if the priest shall see, and behold, the stroke spread not in the garment, or in the warp or in the woof, or in any vessel of skin;<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 he see that it is not grown, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if he will have seen that it has not increased,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if the priest, upon examination, finds that it has not spread on the garment, or on the warp or woof, or on the leather article,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If the priest makes an examination, and the disease has not spread in the clothing, in warp or woof or in anything of skin,<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 the priest shall look, and the plague has not spread in the garment either in the warp or in the woof or in anything of skin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if the Priest would see that the plague has not changed in the cloak or in the warp or in the woof or in any vessel of leather;<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 the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if the priest should see, and the plague be not spread in the garments, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any utensil of skin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-53.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=3337" 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 Mildew</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">52</span>He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up. <span class="reftext">53</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But when</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/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">reexamines it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: han·ne·ḡa‘ (Art:: N-ms) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">the mildew</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.">has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6581.htm" title="6581: p̄ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To spread. A primitive root; to spread.">spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bab·be·ḡeḏ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">in the fabric,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8359.htm" title="8359: ḇaš·šə·ṯî (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Warp. From shiyth; a fixture, i.e. The warp in weaving.">weave,</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/6154.htm" title="6154: ḇā·‘ê·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Arabia -- mixture, mixed company. Or mereb,; from arab; the web; also a mixture.">knit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if."></a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: ‘ō·wr (N-ms) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">leather</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lî- (N-msc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">article,</a> </span><span class="reftext">54</span>the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.…<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="/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="/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/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="/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/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.<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">And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Article</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-50.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-31.htm">Examines</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-34.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-31.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Knitted</a> <a href="/exodus/39-34.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Material</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Warp</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Woof</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Article</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Examines</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-39.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-39.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Knitted</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Material</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Warp</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Woof</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-57.htm">Woven</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 when the priest reexamines it</b><br>In the context of Leviticus, the role of the priest was not only spiritual but also practical, serving as a health inspector for the community. The priest's reexamination signifies a careful and thorough process, emphasizing the importance of discernment and patience. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's desire for purity and holiness among His people. The priest's role here can be seen as a type of Christ, who is our ultimate High Priest, examining and interceding on our behalf (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<p><b>if the mildew has not spread</b><br>Mildew, in this context, represents impurity or corruption. The concern with mildew spreading highlights the need for vigilance against sin and corruption in the community. This can be connected to the New Testament teaching on sin as leaven, which can spread and affect the whole (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6-7</a>). The containment of mildew is symbolic of the need to address sin before it spreads and causes greater harm.<p><b>in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article</b><br>The mention of various materials—fabric, weave, knit, or leather—indicates the comprehensive nature of the law, covering all aspects of daily life. This reflects the thoroughness of God's law and His concern for every detail of His people's lives. The specific mention of these materials also points to the historical and cultural context of ancient Israel, where such items were common in everyday use. The meticulous care for these items underscores the principle of stewardship and the call to maintain purity in all areas of life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, priests were responsible for maintaining the holiness of the community, including diagnosing and managing cases of leprosy and mildew as described in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Leviticus 13</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/garment.htm">Garment</a></b><br>Refers to clothing or fabric that could be contaminated with mildew, symbolizing impurity or sin that needs to be addressed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mildew.htm">Mildew</a></b><br>A type of fungus that can spread and cause decay, representing sin or impurity that can corrupt if not dealt with.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/warp_and_woof.htm">Warp and Woof</a></b><br>These terms refer to the threads that make up woven fabric, symbolizing the foundational elements of life that can be affected by sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/article_of_leather.htm">Article of Leather</a></b><br>Represents any item made from animal skin, which could also be contaminated, showing that impurity can affect various aspects of life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The passage underscores the importance of maintaining purity in all aspects of life. Just as mildew must be checked and contained, so must sin be identified and addressed in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_spiritual_leaders.htm">Role of Spiritual Leaders</a></b><br>The priest's role in examining and diagnosing reflects the responsibility of spiritual leaders to guide and help others in their spiritual walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_against_sin.htm">Vigilance Against Sin</a></b><br>Just as mildew can spread if unchecked, sin can grow and corrupt. We must be vigilant in examining our lives and seeking God's help to prevent sin from taking root.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_redemption.htm">Restoration and Redemption</a></b><br>The potential for a garment to be cleansed and restored points to God's desire to redeem and restore us from the effects of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The communal aspect of dealing with impurity highlights the importance of supporting one another in the pursuit of holiness.<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/why_treat_garments_drastically_if_tests_vary.htm">Why are potentially contaminated garments treated with such drastic measures if later inspections could contradict an initial diagnosis (Leviticus 13:47–52)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_sabbatarianism.htm">What does the Bible say about mildew?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(53, 54) <span class= "bld">And if the priest shall look.</span>--If, however, after a week's quarantine, the priest on examination finds that the disease has not spread, he must order the affected garments to be washed, and shut them up for another week, when it will be seen whether the colour has changed, and the distemper has disappeared or not.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-53.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 when</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם֮</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵן֒</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">examines it,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְאֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - 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">if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּה֙</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 mildew</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֶּ֔גַע</span> <span class="translit">(han·ne·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">has not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</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">spread</span><br /><span class="heb">פָשָׂ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·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">in the garment,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבֶּ֕גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(bab·be·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">weave,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַשְּׁתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaš·šə·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8359.htm">Strong's 8359: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fixture, the warp in weaving</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knit,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָעֵ֑רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·‘ê·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6154.htm">Strong's 6154: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arabia -- mixture, mixed company</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">leather</span><br /><span class="heb">עֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">article,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלִי־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-53.htm">Leviticus 13:53 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-53.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:53 If the priest examines it and behold (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-52.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:52"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:52" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:54"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:54" /></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>