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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 />&#8220As for any fabric that is spoiled with a defiling mold—any woolen or linen clothing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Now suppose mildew contaminates some woolen or linen clothing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“When there is a case of leprous disease in a garment, whether a woolen or a linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, <i>whether it be</i> a woollen garment, or a linen garment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Also, if a garment has a leprous plague in it, <i>whether it is</i> a woolen garment or a linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When a garment has a mark of leprosy in it, whether it is a wool garment or a linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When a garment has a mark of leprosy in it, whether it is a wool garment or a linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When a garment has a mark of leprosy in it, whether it is a wool garment or a linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“When a garment has a mark of leprosy in it, whether it is a wool garment or a linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When a garment has a mark of leprosy in it, whether it is a wool garment or a linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If a fabric is contaminated with mildew—in wool or linen fabric,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a fabric is contaminated with mildew—in wool or linen fabric, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Now about clothing-if there is a green or red area on a piece of clothing<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When there is mildew on clothing, whether wool or linen, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"When clothing becomes infected with a contagion—whether the clothing is wool or linen— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any fabric is contaminated with mildew?any wool or linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"When a garment has a diseased infection in it, whether a wool or linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it is a woolen garment, or a linen garment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether a woolen garment, or a linen garment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it is a woolen garment, or a linen garment; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when there is a plague of leprosy in any garment—in a garment of wool, or in a garment of linen,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And when there is in any garment a plague of leprosy, -- in a garment of wool, or in a garment of linen,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />When a garment the stroke of leprosy shall be in it, whether in the garment of wool or in the garment of linen;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A woollen or linen garment that shall have the leprosy <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A woolen or linen garment that will have held the leprosy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When a fungal infection is on a garment of wool or of linen,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Concerning clothing: when a leprous disease appears in it, in woolen or linen cloth,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If a garment has leprous disease in it, whether it be a woolen garment or a linen garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a cloak, if it has in it a plague of leprosy, in a cloak of wool or in a cloak of linen;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the plague of leprosy is in a garment, whether it be a woolen garment, or a linen garment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if a garment have in it the plague of leprosy, a garment of wool, or a garment of flax,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/13-47.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=3285" 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">47</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: wə·hab·be·ḡeḏ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">any fabric</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">is</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: ne·ḡa‘ (N-msc) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">contaminated</a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: ṣā·rā·‘aṯ (N-fs) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">with mildew—</a> <a href="/hebrew/6785.htm" title="6785: ṣe·mer (N-ms) -- Wool. From an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool.">any wool</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/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḇe·ḡeḏ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6593.htm" title="6593: piš·tîm (N-fp) -- Flax, linen. From the same as pash as in the sense of comminuting; linen.">linen</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḇe·ḡeḏ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">garment,</a> </span><span class="reftext">48</span>any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11</a></span><br />Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-15.htm">Numbers 19:15</a></span><br />and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20-22</a></span><br />Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. / She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” / Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-25.htm">Mark 5:25-34</a></span><br />And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. / She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse. / When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-43.htm">Luke 8:43-48</a></span><br />including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her. / She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. / “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm">2 Kings 5:27</a></span><br />Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.<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. ...<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="/haggai/2-11.htm">Haggai 2:11-13</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling. / If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests. / So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-45</a></span><br />Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-19</a></span><br />As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-16</a></span><br />The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. / He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woolen garment, or a linen garment;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-24</a></b></br> Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing <i>as</i> they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Isaiah 59:6</a></b></br> Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works <i>are</i> works of iniquity, and the act of violence <i>is</i> in their hands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></b></br> But we are all as an unclean <i>thing</i>, and all our righteousnesses <i>are</i> as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-34.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Contaminated</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/haggai/2-17.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Woolen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Woollen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Contaminated</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-50.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Woolen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Woollen</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>If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—</b><br>This phrase introduces the concept of ritual purity concerning fabrics. In ancient Israel, mildew or mold was considered a form of impurity that could spread and defile. The Hebrew term for mildew can also refer to a variety of skin diseases, indicating a broader concern for contamination. This reflects the broader Levitical theme of distinguishing between clean and unclean, which is central to maintaining holiness and purity in the community. The concern for mildew in fabrics parallels the concern for leprosy in individuals, emphasizing the need for vigilance against impurity in all aspects of life.<p><b>any wool or linen garment,</b><br>Wool and linen were the primary materials used for clothing in ancient Israel. Wool comes from sheep, a clean animal, while linen is made from flax, a plant. The specific mention of these materials highlights their common use and value. Wool and linen are also significant in biblical symbolism; for example, linen is often associated with purity and righteousness (<a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Revelation 19:8</a>). The prohibition against mixing wool and linen in garments (<a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11</a>) further underscores the importance of maintaining distinct categories, a theme prevalent in Levitical law. This separation can be seen as a type of the separation between the holy and the profane, pointing to the ultimate purity found in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai. He is the central figure in delivering God's instructions to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Levitical laws, including the laws concerning cleanliness and contamination, as they journeyed through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The individuals responsible for examining and declaring the cleanliness or uncleanliness of fabrics, as well as other items and people, according to God's laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the priests performed their duties and where the laws of cleanliness were particularly important.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mildew.htm">Mildew</a></b><br>A type of fungal growth that could contaminate fabrics, symbolizing impurity and requiring priestly examination and potential purification or destruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The laws concerning mildew remind us of God's call to holiness. Just as the Israelites were to maintain physical cleanliness, we are called to spiritual purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail.htm">Attention to Detail</a></b><br>God's instructions in Leviticus show His concern for even the smallest details of life. We should strive to honor God in every aspect of our lives, no matter how small.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sin.htm">Symbolism of Sin</a></b><br>Mildew can be seen as a symbol of sin, which can spread and contaminate if not dealt with. We must be vigilant in identifying and addressing sin in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_community.htm">Role of Community</a></b><br>The priests played a crucial role in maintaining the community's purity. Similarly, we should support one another in our spiritual journeys, holding each other accountable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_restoration.htm">God's Provision for Restoration</a></b><br>The laws provided a way for contaminated items to be cleansed or destroyed, symbolizing God's provision for our restoration through repentance and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_leprosy.htm">What does the Bible mention about leprosy?</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_reconcile_leviticus_19_19_with_fabric_blends.htm">Leviticus 19:19 prohibits wearing garments of mixed fabrics; how is this reconcileable with widely used modern clothing blends?</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>(47) <span class= "bld">The garment also that.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And if a garment hath. </span>The fact that the same phrase, "plague of leprosy," is used both in the case of garments and of human beings, and that the symptoms and working of leprous garments and those of leprous men are identical, shows beyond doubt that the same distemper is meant. The theory, therefore, that "plague of leprosy" is here used figuratively of garments fretted by a species of animalculae or vermin, which feed upon and corrode the finer parts of the texture in the manner of moths, is contrary to the uniform import of this phrase in the discussion of the disorder, and is against the testimony of the administrators of the law during the second Temple, who came in personal contact with the complaint. They assure us that leprosy of garments and houses was not to be found in the world generally, but was a sign and miracle in Israel to guard them against an evil tongue. Equally untenable is the theory that it denotes an infectious condition of clothes caused by contact with the leprous matter of wounds and boils, which is so strong that it corrodes and injures all kinds of texture. Neither the regulations here laid down, nor the further development of them exhibited in the canons which obtained during the second Temple, regard leprosy as contagious. This is evident from the fact that the priest was in constant and close contact with the leper; that the leper who was <span class= "ital">entirely </span>covered was pronounced clean, and could mix with the community (see <a href="/context/leviticus/13-12.htm" title="And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that has the plague from his head even to his foot, wherever the priest looks;">Leviticus 13:12-13</a>); that the priest himself ordered all the things in a leprous house to be taken out before he entered it, in order that they might be used again (see <a href="/leviticus/14-36.htm" title="Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:">Leviticus 14:36</a>); that according to the ancient canons a leprous minor, a leprous heathen or proselyte, as well as leprous garments in houses of non-Israelites, do not render any one unclean, nor does a bridegroom who is seized with this malady during the nuptial week defile any one. All this most unquestionably implies that there was no fear of contagion on the part of the authorities who had personally to deal with this distemper.<p><span class= "bld">Whether it be a woollen garment.</span>--As among the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, woollen and linen garments were the only apparel worn by the Israelites. (Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm" title="You shall not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woolen and linen together.">Deuteronomy 22:11</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-7.htm" title="And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.">Hosea 2:7</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-11.htm" title="I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.">Hosea 2:11</a>; <a href="/proverbs/31-13.htm" title="She seeks wool, and flax, and works willingly with her hands.">Proverbs 31:13</a>.) The administrators of the law during the second Temple, however, took this enactment literally as referring strictly to wool of sheep and flax, but not to hemp and other materials. Hence they declared that a material made of camels' hair and sheep's wool is not rendered unclean by leprosy if the camels' hair preponderates, but is unclean when the sheep's hair preponderates, or when both are equal. The same rule also applies to mixtures of flax and hemp. Dyed skins and garments are not rendered unclean by leprosy. We have here another proof that these authorities did not regard leprosy as contagious. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 47.</span> - Whether it be a <span class="cmt_word">woolen garment</span>, or <span class="cmt_word">a linen garment</span>. Wool and flax are the two materials for clothes mentioned in Deuteronomy 22:11; Proverbs 31:13; Hosea 2:7. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/13-47.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any fabric</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַבֶּ֕גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·be·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, 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">is</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">contaminated</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֣גַע</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<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">with mildew—</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרָ֑עַת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rā·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leprosy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any wool</span><br /><span class="heb">צֶ֔מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣe·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6785.htm">Strong's 6785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wool</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֖וֹ</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">linen</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּשְׁתִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(piš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6593.htm">Strong's 6593: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flax, linen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">garment,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֶ֣גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇe·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/13-47.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 13:47 The garment also that the plague (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 13:46"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:46" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 13:48"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 13:48" /></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>