Leviticus 13:29

²⁷ And the priest shall look upon 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.

²⁸ And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.

If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;

³⁰ Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.

³¹ And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall 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.

Compare

BSB: If a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin,
KJV: If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;
WEB: “When a man or woman has a plague on the head or on the beard,
ASV: And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon the beard,
DARBY: And if a man or a woman have a sore on the head or on the beard,
BLB: And if a man or woman has a plague in him in the head or in the beard,

ÅB: Når en mann eller kvinne har et sykt sted på hodet eller i skjegget,
OTB: "Hvis en mann eller kvinne har en infeksjon på hodet eller på skjegget,
B1930: Når en mann eller kvinne har et sykt sted på hodet eller i skjegget,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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