Leviticus 13:3

¹ Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

² “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that could become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.

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.

⁴ If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

⁵ On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another 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: 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.
KJV: And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
WEB: The priest shall examine the plague in the skin of the body. If the hair in the plague has turned white, and the appearance of the plague is deeper than the body’s skin, it is the plague of leprosy; so the priest shall examine him and pronounce him unclean.
ASV: and the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and if the hair in the plague be turned white, and the appearance of the plague be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is the plague of leprosy; and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
DARBY: And when the priest looketh on the sore in the skin of the flesh, and the hair in the sore is turned white, and the sore looketh deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is the sore of leprosy; and the priest shall look on him and pronounce him unclean.
BLB: And the priest shall examine the plague in the skin of his flesh. And if the hair in the plague has turned white, and the appearance of the plague [is] deeper than the skin of his body, it [is] a plague of leprosy; and the priest shall examine him, and he shall pronounce him unclean.

ÅB: Presten skal se på det syke sted på huden, og dersom hårene på det er blitt hvite, og det syke sted ser dypere ut enn huden ellers, da er det spedalskhet, og når presten ser det, skal han si ham uren.
OTB: Presten skal undersøke det infiserte området på huden, og hvis håret i infeksjonen har blitt hvitt og infeksjonen ser ut til å være dypere enn huden, er det spedalskhet. Når presten undersøker dem, skal han erklære dem urene.
B1930: Presten skal se på det syke sted på huden, og dersom hårene på det er blitt hvite, og det syke sted ser dypere ut enn huden ellers, da er det spedalskhet, og når presten ser det, skal han si ham uren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 3:19–20
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
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Revelation 2:23
Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
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2 Timothy 2:16–17
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
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Romans 7:7
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
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1 Corinthians 5:4–6
When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,
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Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
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Leviticus 13:2
“When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that could become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.
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Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
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