Leviticus 13:39
37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
38 If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;
Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.
40 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.
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
- the priest shall examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean.
- KJV
- Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.
- WEB
- then the priest shall examine them. Behold, if the bright spots on the skin of their body are a dull white, it is a harmless rash. It has broken out in the skin. He is clean.
- ASV
- then the priest shall look; and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be of a dull white, it is a tetter, it hath broken out in the skin; he is clean.
- DARBY
- and the priest look, and behold, there are in the skin of their flesh pale white spots, it is an eruption which is broken out in the skin: he is clean.
- BLB
- then the priest shall examine, and behold, [if] in the skin of their flesh [are] dull white bright spots, it [is] a harmless rash, it has broken out in the skin; he [is] clean.
- ÅB
- og presten da ser på dem og finner lyse flekker av en blek, hvit farge på deres hud, da er det bare et ufarlig utslett som er brutt ut på huden; en slik er ren.
- OTB
- skal presten undersøke dem, og hvis de lyse flekkene er svakt hvite, er det eksem som har brutt ut på huden; de er rene.
- B1930
- og presten da ser på dem og finner lyse flekker av en blek, hvit farve på deres hud, da er det bare et ufarlig utslett som er brutt ut på huden; en sådan er ren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 7:20
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Read in contextJames 3:2
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Read in contextRomans 7:22–25
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
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