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Leviticus 13:20

18 When a boil appears on someone’s skin and it heals,

19 and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest.

The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.

21 But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

22 If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.
KJV
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
WEB
The priest shall examine it. Behold, if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. It has broken out in the boil.
ASV
and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the boil.
DARBY
and the priest shall look on it, and behold, it looketh deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof is turned white; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the sore of leprosy broken out in the boil.
BLB
And the priest shall examine [him] and behold, [if] its appearance is lower than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it [is] a plague of leprosy, it has broken out in the boil.
ÅB
Og når presten ser på ham og finner at stedet ser dypere ut enn huden ellers, og at hårene på det er blitt hvite, da skal presten si ham uren; det er spedalskhet som er brutt ut i bylden.
OTB
Presten skal undersøke det, og hvis det ser ut til å være dypere enn huden og håret har blitt hvitt, skal presten erklære dem urene; det er spedalskhet som har brutt ut i byllen.
B1930
Og når presten ser på ham og finner at stedet ser dypere ut enn huden ellers, og at hårene på det er blitt hvite, da skal presten si ham uren; det er spedalskhet som er brutt ut i bylden.

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  • Matthew 12:45

    Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”

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  • Leviticus 13:3

    The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.

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  • John 5:14

    Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

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  • 2 Peter 2:20

    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

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