Leviticus 13:45

⁴³ The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease,

⁴⁴ the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.

A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

⁴⁶ As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.

⁴⁷ If any fabric is contaminated with mildew —any wool or linen garment,

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: A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
KJV: And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
WEB: “The leper in whom the plague is shall wear torn clothes, and the hair of his head shall hang loose. He shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
ASV: And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
DARBY: And as to the leper in whom the sore is, his garments shall be rent, and his head shall be uncovered, and he shall put a covering on his beard, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean!
BLB: And the leper who [has] in him the plague, his clothes shall be torn, and his head shall be uncovered, and he shall cover his mustache. And he shall call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’

ÅB: Den som er blitt rammet av spedalskhet, skal gå med sønderrevne klær og med uflidd hår; han skal tildekke sitt skjegg og rope: Uren, uren!
OTB: "En person med en slik infeksjon må bære revne klær, la håret være ustelt, dekke den nedre delen av ansiktet, og rope: 'Uren! Uren!'
B1930: Den som er blitt rammet av spedalskhet, skal gå med sønderrevne klær og med uflidd hår; han skal tildekke sitt skjegg og rope: Uren, uren!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 10:6
Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.
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Micah 3:7
Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”
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Lamentations 4:15
“Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.”
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Ezekiel 24:17
Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
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Ezekiel 24:22
Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
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Luke 17:12
As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
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Leviticus 21:10
The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
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Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
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