Leviticus 13:23
New International Version
But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.

New Living Translation
But if the area grows no larger and does not spread, it is merely the scar from the boil, and the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean.

English Standard Version
But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Berean Standard Bible
But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

King James Bible
But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

New King James Version
But if the bright spot stays in one place, and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

New American Standard Bible
But if the bright spot remains in its place and does not spread, it is only the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

NASB 1995
“But if the bright spot remains in its place and does not spread, it is only the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

NASB 1977
“But if the bright spot remains in its place, and does not spread, it is only the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Legacy Standard Bible
But if the bright spot remains in its place and does not spread, it is only the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Amplified Bible
But if the bright spot remains where it is and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Christian Standard Bible
But if the spot remains where it is and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil. The priest is to pronounce him clean.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if the spot remains where it is and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil. The priest is to pronounce him clean.”

American Standard Version
But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if the shiny spot has remained in its place and the sore has not changed, it is of an abscess; the Priest shall declare it clean.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But if the bright spot should remain in its place and not spread, it is the scar of the ulcer; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Contemporary English Version
But if it doesn't spread, and only a scar remains, he will say, "You are now clean."

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if it stay in its place, it is but the scar of an ulcer, and the man shall be clean.

English Revised Version
But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But if the irritated area has not spread, it is a scar caused by the boil. The priest must declare him clean.

Good News Translation
But if it remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar left from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce you ritually clean.

International Standard Version
If the scab remains in place and doesn't spread, then it's the scab from the boil. The priest is to declare him clean."

JPS Tanakh 1917
But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Literal Standard Version
and if the bright spot stays in its place—it has not spread—it [is] an inflammation of the ulcer; and the priest has pronounced him clean.

Majority Standard Bible
But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

New American Bible
But if the blotch remains the same without spreading, it is merely the scar of the boil; the priest shall therefore declare the person clean.

NET Bible
But if the bright spot stays in its place and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil, so the priest is to pronounce him clean.

New Revised Standard Version
But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil; the priest shall pronounce him clean.

New Heart English Bible
But if the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn't spread, it is the scar from the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Webster's Bible Translation
But if the bright spot shall stay in its place, and not spread, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

World English Bible
But if the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn’t spread, it is the scar from the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Young's Literal Translation
and if in its place the bright spot stay -- it hath not spread -- it is an inflammation of the ulcer; and the priest hath pronounced him clean.

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Context
Laws about Skin Diseases
22If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection. 23But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 24When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,…

Cross References
Leviticus 13:22
If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.

Leviticus 13:24
When there is a burn on someone's skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,


Treasury of Scripture

But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Genesis 38:26
And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

2 Samuel 12:13
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

2 Chronicles 19:2,3
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD…

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Leviticus 13
1. The laws whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosy.














(23) But if the bright spot stay.--As the spreading of the spot is a sure sign of the disease lurking in the system, its continuing in the same condition showed that it was simply the re-opening of the boil. The priest is therefore to pronounce the patient clean, or clear of leprosy.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

the spot
הַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙ (hab·ba·he·reṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 934: A whitish spot on the skin

remains
תַּעֲמֹ֤ד (ta·‘ă·mōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

unchanged
תַּחְתֶּ֜יהָ (taḥ·te·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

and does not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

spread,
פָשָׂ֔תָה (p̄ā·śā·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6581: To spread

it
הִ֑וא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is only the scar
צָרֶ֥בֶת (ṣā·re·ḇeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6867: Scab, scar (of a sore)

from the boil,
הַשְּׁחִ֖ין (haš·šə·ḥîn)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7822: Inflammation, an ulcer

and the priest
הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

shall pronounce him clean.
וְטִהֲר֖וֹ (wə·ṭi·hă·rōw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure


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