Leviticus 13:10
New International Version
The priest is to examine them, and if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white and if there is raw flesh in the swelling,

New Living Translation
If the priest finds a white swelling on the skin, and some hair on the spot has turned white, and there is an open sore in the affected area,

English Standard Version
and the priest shall look. And if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

Berean Standard Bible
The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

King James Bible
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;

New King James Version
And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the swelling on the skin is white, and it has turned the hair white, and there is a spot of raw flesh in the swelling,

New American Standard Bible
The priest shall then look, and if there is a white swelling on the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is new raw flesh in the swelling,

NASB 1995
“The priest shall then look, and if there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is quick raw flesh in the swelling,

NASB 1977
“The priest shall then look, and if there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is quick raw flesh in the swelling,

Legacy Standard Bible
The priest shall then look, and if there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh still alive in the swelling,

Amplified Bible
The priest shall examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin and it has turned the hair white and there is new raw flesh in the swelling,

Christian Standard Bible
The priest will examine him. If there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is a patch of raw flesh in the swelling,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The priest will examine him. If there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is a patch of raw flesh in the swelling,

American Standard Version
and the priest shall look; and, behold, if there be a white rising in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising,

Contemporary English Version
If he discovers that the sore spot is white with pus and that the hair around it has also turned white,

English Revised Version
and the priest shall look, and, behold, if there be a white rising in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The priest will examine him. If there is a white sore that has turned the hair white, and if there is raw flesh in the sore,

Good News Translation
who will examine you. If there is a white sore on your skin which turns the hairs white and is full of pus,

International Standard Version
The priest is to examine it. If it is, indeed, a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white, and yet it sustains live flesh on the swelling,

Majority Standard Bible
The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

NET Bible
The priest will then examine it, and if a white swelling is on the skin, it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

New Heart English Bible
and the priest shall examine him. Look, if there is a white rising in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the rising,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the priest shall see him: and behold, if the rising is white in the skin, and it hath turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the rising;

World English Bible
and the priest shall examine him. Behold, if there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the priest has seen, and behold, a white rising in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and a quickening of raw flesh [is] in the rising—

Young's Literal Translation
and the priest hath seen, and lo, a white rising in the skin, and it hath turned the hair white, and a quickening of raw flesh is in the rising, --

Smith's Literal Translation
And the priest saw, and behold, a lifting up white in the skin, and it turned the hair white, and the quickening of living flesh in the lifting up:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall view him. And when there shall be a white colour in the skin, and it shall have changed the look of the hair, and the living flesh itself shall appear:

Catholic Public Domain Version
and he shall look upon him. And when there is a white color in the skin, and it has an altered appearance in its hair, and also the same flesh seems alive,

New American Bible
Should the priest, upon examination, find that there is a white mark on the skin which has turned the hair white and that there is raw flesh in it,

New Revised Standard Version
The priest shall make an examination, and if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is quick raw flesh in the swelling,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the priest shall see him, and if there is a white swelling in the skin and it has turned the hair white and the indication of the flesh is raw in the swelling,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Priest shall see if a white sore is in the skin and it has turned its hair white and a raw spot of the flesh is in the sore;
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the priest shall look, and, behold, if there be a white rising in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the priest shall look, and, behold, if it is a white spot in the skin, and it has changed the hair to white, and there be some of the sound part of the quick flesh in the sore -

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Laws about Skin Diseases
9When anyone develops a skin disease, he must be brought to the priest. 10The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling, 11it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.…

Cross References
Matthew 8:2-4
Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

Luke 5:12-14
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

Mark 1:40-44
Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ...

2 Kings 5:1-14
Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...

Numbers 12:10-15
As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous, / and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. / Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” ...

Luke 17:12-19
As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. ...

Deuteronomy 24:8
In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

2 Chronicles 26:19-21
Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead. / When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him. / So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.

Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Isaiah 53:4
Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

Mark 14:3
While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

John 9:6-7
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

2 Kings 7:3-10
Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die? / If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.” / So they arose at twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the outskirts of the camp, there was not a man to be found. ...

Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

Luke 7:22
So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.


Treasury of Scripture

And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;

shall see him

Leviticus 13:3,4
And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean…

Numbers 12:10-12
And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous…

2 Kings 5:27
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

Leviticus 13:14,15,24
But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean…

Proverbs 12:1
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Amos 5:10
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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














The priest is to examine him
The role of the priest in ancient Israel extended beyond spiritual leadership to include duties akin to those of a public health official. The Hebrew word for "priest" is "kohen," which signifies a person set apart for sacred duties. In this context, the priest acts as a mediator between God and the people, ensuring the community's purity. The examination process underscores the importance of discernment and wisdom, qualities that are essential for leaders in any era. This phrase reminds us of the need for spiritual leaders to be vigilant and discerning, ensuring the well-being of their communities.

and if there is a white swelling on the skin
The Hebrew term for "white swelling" is "se'et," which can denote a rising or elevation. This physical manifestation was a critical indicator in diagnosing skin diseases, particularly leprosy, which was feared and misunderstood in ancient times. The color white often symbolizes purity and holiness in Scripture, yet here it paradoxically indicates impurity and potential isolation. This serves as a reminder that appearances can be deceiving, and true discernment requires looking beyond the surface.

that has turned the hair white
The change in hair color to white is a significant diagnostic criterion. In the Hebrew context, "white" (Hebrew: "lavan") is associated with age and wisdom, yet here it signifies disease. This transformation indicates a deeper issue beneath the surface, much like sin, which can appear innocuous but has profound spiritual implications. The turning of the hair serves as a metaphor for the transformative power of sin, which can alter one's spiritual state if left unchecked.

and there is raw flesh in the swelling
The presence of "raw flesh" (Hebrew: "michyah") within the swelling is a sign of active disease. This rawness represents vulnerability and exposure, much like the human condition without divine intervention. In a spiritual sense, it highlights the need for healing and restoration that only God can provide. The raw flesh is a stark reminder of the consequences of sin and the need for repentance and cleansing. It calls believers to seek God's healing touch, which restores and renews.

(10) If the rising be white.--If the distemper actually returns, one of two symptoms indicates it. A white rising will be noticed in the skin, which changes the black hair into white. The white hair only then indicates the disorder when it co-exists with the white rising or swelling which produced it. If the original white swelling, which discoloured the hair, disappears, and a fresh white swelling forms itself around the existing white hair, it is no indication of uncleanness.

And there be quick raw flesh in the rising.--Rather, or if there be, or and likewise if there be, &c. This clause gives the second of the two symptoms, either of which indicates the return of the disorder. According to the administrators of the law during the second Temple, the phrase here translated "quick raw flesh" in the Authorised Version, which literally means "the quickening of live flesh," denotes "sound flesh," or a spot in the flesh assuming the appearance of life after it had been paled by the whiteness which overspread the whole surface. The size of this spot of live flesh, which indicated the disease and made the patient unclean, had to be at least that of a lentil. This rendering is given by the LXX,, the Chaldee, &c. An insulated spot of sound flesh in the midst of a tubercle was considered a sign of the fretting and consuming progress which the disease made in the surrounding flesh.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The priest
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

will examine him,
וְרָאָ֣ה (wə·rā·’āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

and if
וְהִנֵּ֤ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

there is a white
לְבָנָה֙ (lə·ḇā·nāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 3836: White

swelling
שְׂאֵת־ (śə·’êṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7613: An elevation, leprous scab, elation, cheerfulness, exaltation in rank, character

on the skin
בָּע֔וֹר (bā·‘ō·wr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5785: Skin, hide, leather

that
וְהִ֕יא (wə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

has turned
הָפְכָ֖ה (hā·p̄ə·ḵāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

the hair
שֵׂעָ֣ר (śê·‘ār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8181: Hair

white,
לָבָ֑ן (lā·ḇān)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3836: White

and there is raw
חַ֖י (ḥay)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

flesh
בָּשָׂ֥ר (bā·śār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

in the swelling,
בַּשְׂאֵֽת׃ (baś·’êṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7613: An elevation, leprous scab, elation, cheerfulness, exaltation in rank, character


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