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Leviticus 13:52

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

51 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.

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,

54 the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.

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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
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.
KJV
He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
WEB
He shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, in which the plague is, for it is a destructive mildew. It shall be burned in the fire.
ASV
And he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in woollen or in linen, or anything of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
DARBY
And they shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, of wool or of linen, or anything of skin, wherein the sore is; for it is a corroding leprosy: it shall be burned with fire.
BLB
And he shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, in the wool or in the linen, or any article of skin that the plague is in it, for it [is] a harmful leprosy. In the fire it shall be burned.
ÅB
Og enten det er klæsplagget eller renningen eller isletten av ull eller av lin eller noe som er gjort av skinn, hva det nå kan være, så skal det som flekkene er på brennes opp; det er ondartet spedalskhet, det skal brennes opp med ild.
OTB
Han må brenne plagget, enten renning eller innslag, i ull eller lin, eller en hvilken som helst lærartikkel hvor merket oppstår; det er en spedalsk malignitet. Det må brennes i ilden.
B1930
Og enten det er klæsplagget eller renningen eller isletten av ull eller av lin eller noget som er gjort av skinn, hvad det nu kan være, så skal det som flekkene er på brennes op; det er ondartet spedalskhet, det skal brennes op med ild.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 11:35

    Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.

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  • Leviticus 14:44–45

    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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  • Deuteronomy 7:25–26

    You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.

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  • Isaiah 30:22

    So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”

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  • Acts 19:19–20

    And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.

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  • Leviticus 11:33

    If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.

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