Leviticus 13:24
22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
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
- When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,
- KJV
- Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
- WEB
- “Or when the body has a burn from fire on its skin, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white, or white,
- ASV
- Or when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a burning by fire, and the quick [flesh] of the burning become a bright spot, reddish-white, or white;
- DARBY
- Or if in the flesh, in the skin thereof, there is a burning inflammation, and the place of the inflammation become a bright spot white-reddish or white,
- BLB
- Or if the flesh has a burn of fire in its skin and the raw [spot] of the burn becomes a reddish-white bright spot, or white,
- ÅB
- Når noen får et brannsår på huden, og kjøttet som gror i brannsåret, viser seg som en lyserød eller hvit flekk,
- OTB
- "Når det er en brannskade på huden og det rå kjøttet av brannskaden blir en lys flekk, rødlig-hvit eller hvit,
- B1930
- Når nogen får et brandsår på huden, og kjøttet som gror i brandsåret, viser sig som en lyserød eller hvit flekk,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 3:24
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
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