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Leviticus 13:51

49 and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.

50 And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days.

On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean.

52 He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.

53 But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article,

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BSB
On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean.
KJV
And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
WEB
He shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever use the skin is used for, the plague is a destructive mildew. It is unclean.
ASV
and he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever service skin is used for; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
DARBY
And he shall see the sore on the seventh day: if the sore have spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in a skin, in any work that may be made of skin, the sore is a corroding leprosy: it is unclean.
BLB
And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, or in the warp or in the woof, or in the skin, for any work that the skin is made for, the plague [is] a harmful leprosy; it [is] unclean.
ÅB
Dersom han da den syvende dag ser at flekkene har bredt seg ut på klæsplagget eller på renningen eller på isletten eller på skinnet eller på noe som er gjort av skinn, da er det ondartet spedalskhet; det er urent.
OTB
På den syvende dagen skal han undersøke merket, og hvis det har spredt seg i plagget, renning eller innslag, eller læret, er det en spedalsk malignitet og er urent.
B1930
Dersom han da den syvende dag ser at flekkene har bredt sig ut på klæsplagget eller på renningen eller på isletten eller på skinnet eller på noget som er gjort av skinn, da er det ondartet spedalskhet; det er urent.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 14:44

    the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.

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