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If the affected area has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall examine him the seventh day. If it is spreading in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a case of leprous disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: <i>and</i> if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it <i>is</i> the plague of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It <i>is</i> a leprous sore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the priest shall look at him on the seventh day. If it spreads farther in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and the priest shall look at him on the seventh day. If it spreads farther in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and the priest shall look at him on the seventh day. If it spreads farther in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and the priest shall look at him on the seventh day. If it spreads farther in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; if it is spreading farther on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest will reexamine him on the seventh day. If it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is in fact a case of serious skin disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest will reexamine him on the seventh day. If it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />On the seventh day the priest will examine you again, and if the infection is spreading, he will say, "This is leprosy--you are unclean." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the seventh day the priest will examine him again. If the area has spread, the priest must declare him unclean. It is an infectious skin disease.<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 on the seventh day, and if it is spreading, it is a dreaded skin disease, and the priest shall pronounce you unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the priest examines it on the seventh day and finds that it has indeed spread on the skin, then the priest is to declare him unclean. It's an infectious skin disease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The priest must then examine it on the seventh day, and if it is spreading further on the skin, then the priest is to pronounce him unclean. It is a diseased infection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it is spread much in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. <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 on the seventh day, [and] if it spreads greatly in the skin, then the priest has pronounced him unclean; it [is] a plague of leprosy.<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 on the seventh day, if it spread greatly in the skin, then the priest hath pronounced him unclean; a plague of leprosy it is.<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 in the seventh day: if spreading, it shall spread in the skin, and the priest shall defile him: it the stroke of leprosy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And on the seventh day he shall view him: if the leprosy be grown farther in the skin, he shall declare him unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and on the seventh day he shall evaluate him. If the leprosy will have increased further in the skin, he shall declare him contaminated.<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 on the seventh day, find that it has spread at all on the skin, he shall declare the person unclean; it is a scaly infection.<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 the seventh day; if it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. This is a leprous disease.<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 priest shall look upon him the seventh day; and if it has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; because it is the plague of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Priest shall see on the seventh day; if the spot has changed in the skin, the Priest shall declare him unclean, because the sore is of leprosy.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day; if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the priest shall look upon him on the seventh day; and if the spot be much spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy, it has broken out in the ulcer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-27.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=3105" 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">26</span>But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">On the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</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: wə·rā·’ā·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">is to reexamine him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">and if</a> <a href="/hebrew/6581.htm" title="6581: pā·śōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To spread. A primitive root; to spread.">it has spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/6581.htm" title="6581: ṯip̄·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To spread. A primitive root; to 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.">further 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/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: ne·ḡa‘ (N-msc) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: wə·ṭim·mê (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">must pronounce him unclean;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: ṣā·ra·‘aṯ (N-fs) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">is a diseased infection.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest is to pronounce him clean; for it is only the scar from the burn.…<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="/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_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="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8-9</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. / Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.<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/7-22.htm">Luke 7:22</a></span><br />So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3</a></span><br />While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19-21</a></span><br />Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead. / When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him. / So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-6.htm">Matthew 26:6</a></span><br />While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.</p><p class="hdg">it is the plague of leprosy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/13-2.htm">Leviticus 13:2</a></b></br> When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh <i>like</i> the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Farther</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-8.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Infectious</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-23.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-6.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-26.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-23.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-25.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-29.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-30.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Farther</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-32.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-29.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-30.htm">Infectious</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-30.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-29.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-34.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-35.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-30.htm">Unclean</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>On the seventh day</b><br>The seventh day holds significant biblical symbolism, often representing completion or perfection, as seen in the creation account in Genesis. In the context of Leviticus, the seventh day is a time for reexamination, emphasizing thoroughness and patience in the priestly duties. This period allows for the observation of changes in the condition, reflecting God's desire for careful discernment.<p><b>the priest is to reexamine him</b><br>The role of the priest as a mediator and judge in matters of cleanliness underscores the importance of spiritual leadership in Israel. Priests were responsible for maintaining the community's purity, both physically and spiritually. This reexamination process highlights the priest's duty to ensure the health and holiness of the people, reflecting the broader theme of holiness in Leviticus.<p><b>and if it has spread further on the skin</b><br>The spread of the infection signifies a worsening condition, which in the ancient Near Eastern context, could lead to social and religious isolation. Skin diseases were often seen as a physical manifestation of spiritual impurity. This phrase underscores the need for vigilance in identifying and addressing sin or impurity before it affects the community.<p><b>the priest must pronounce him unclean</b><br>The declaration of uncleanness by the priest had significant implications, leading to the individual's separation from the community. This reflects the broader biblical theme of separation from sin and the need for purification. The priest's authority to pronounce someone unclean parallels the role of Christ as the ultimate judge and purifier of sin.<p><b>it is a diseased infection</b><br>The term "diseased infection" indicates a serious condition that requires attention. In the biblical context, physical ailments often symbolized spiritual issues. This phrase serves as a reminder of the pervasive nature of sin and the need for divine intervention. It also foreshadows the healing ministry of Jesus, who cleansed both physical and spiritual impurities.<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, which had both physical and spiritual implications.<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. Their condition required examination by the priest to determine their status of cleanliness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_examination.htm">The Examination</a></b><br>A process conducted by the priest to determine whether a skin condition was spreading, which would render the person ceremonially unclean.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seventh_day.htm">The Seventh Day</a></b><br>A specific time frame for re-examination, emphasizing the importance of thorough observation and the passage of time in determining the nature of the disease.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/u/unclean_declaration.htm">Unclean Declaration</a></b><br>A significant pronouncement that affected the individual's ability to participate in community and religious life, highlighting the seriousness of maintaining purity.<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 in examining and declaring someone clean or unclean underscores the importance of spiritual leadership and discernment in addressing issues within the community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_time.htm">The Significance of Time</a></b><br>The seven-day waiting period before re-examination teaches patience and the need for careful observation before making judgments about others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_uncleanness.htm">The Impact of Uncleanness</a></b><br>Being declared unclean had profound social and spiritual implications, reminding us of the seriousness of sin and the need for purity in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>While the declaration of uncleanness was severe, the provision for cleansing in subsequent chapters offers hope for restoration, mirroring the redemptive work of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The community's role in supporting those who are unclean, while maintaining purity, reflects the balance of grace and truth in Christian fellowship.<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_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</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_do_consecrated_lands_go_to_priests.htm">Leviticus 27:21: How could God's law ordain that consecrated lands revert to the priests, potentially creating a power imbalance?</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>(27, 28) <span class= "bld">And the priest shall look.</span>--The directions here given as to what the priest is to do at the end of the week's quarantine are the same as those given in <a href="/context/leviticus/13-23.htm" title="But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.">Leviticus 13:23-24</a>. It will be seen that there is a difference in the treatment of the suspicious symptoms in case No. 1, and in the case before us, No. 3. In the former instance, where there is no apparent cause for the symptoms, the suspected invalid has to undergo two remands of seven days each before his case can be decided; whilst in the instance before us, where the boil, the inflammation, or the burn visibly supplies the reason for this suspicion, he is only remanded for one week, at the end of which his case is finally decided.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-27.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">On the seventh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventh (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֖ן</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 reexamine him,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָאָ֥הוּ</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">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">it has spread</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּשֹׂ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(pā·śōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<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">further on the skin,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּע֔וֹר</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">הַכֹּהֵן֙</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">must pronounce him unclean;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטִמֵּ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭim·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽוא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a diseased infection.</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרַ֖עַת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·ra·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leprosy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-27.htm">Leviticus 13:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-27.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:27 The priest shall examine him (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:28" /></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>