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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Leviticus 13:8

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Sanitation;   Scab;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Leprosy;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hair;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Leprosy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Flesh;   Heal, Health;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Leprosy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Leviticus;   Spot;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Leper;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Diseases;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The Kohen shall examine him; and, behold, if the scab has spread on the skin, then the Kohen shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.
King James Version
And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
Lexham English Bible
And the priest shall examine it, and if the epidermal eruption has spread on the skin, then the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease.
New Century Version
The priest must look at him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must announce that the person is unclean; it is a harmful skin disease.
New English Translation
The priest must then examine it, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest is to pronounce the person unclean. It is a disease.
Amplified Bible
"The priest shall look, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then he shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.
New American Standard Bible
"And the priest shall look, and if the rash has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Priest shall consider, and if the skab growe in the skin, then the Priest shal pronounce him vncleane: for it is leprosie.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the priest shall look, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.
Contemporary English Version
If it is discovered that the disease has started spreading, he will say, "This is leprosy—you are unclean."
Complete Jewish Bible
The cohen will examine him, and if he sees that the scab has spread on his skin, then the cohen will declare him unclean; it is tzara‘at.
Darby Translation
and the priest shall look on him, and behold, the scab hath spread in the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy.
Easy-to-Read Version
The priest must look, and if the rash has spread, he must announce that the person is unclean. The disease is leprosy.
English Standard Version
And the priest shall look, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a leprous disease.
George Lamsa Translation
And if the priest shall see that the scab has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean because it is leprosy.
Good News Translation
The priest will examine you again, and if it has spread, he shall pronounce you unclean; it is a dreaded skin disease.
Christian Standard Bible®
The priest will examine him, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest must pronounce him unclean; he has a serious skin disease.
Literal Translation
And the priest shall look, and, behold, if the scab has spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
whan the prest seyth the, yt the scabbe hath frett farther in the ßkynne, he shal iudge him vncleane, for it is surely a leprosy.
American Standard Version
and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the scab be spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy.
Bible in Basic English
And if, after looking at him, he sees that the mark is increased in his skin, let the priest say that he is unclean; he is a leper.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If the priest see that the scabbe be growen abrode in the skinne, the priest shall make hym vncleane: [for] it is a leprosie.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the priest shall look, and, behold, if the scab be spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy.
King James Version (1611)
And if the Priest see, that behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the Priest shall pronounce him vncleane: it is a leprosie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, if the mark have spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
English Revised Version
and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the scab be spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy.
Berean Standard Bible
The priest will examine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, then the priest must pronounce him unclean; he has a skin disease.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If the wounde of lepre is in man, he schal be brouyt to the preest, and he schal se the man;
Young's Literal Translation
and the priest hath seen, and lo, the scab hath spread in the skin, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; it [is] leprosy.
Update Bible Version
and the priest shall look; and see if the scab has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy.
Webster's Bible Translation
And [if] the priest shall see, that behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] a leprosy.
World English Bible
The priest shall examine him; and, behold, if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.
New King James Version
And if the priest sees that the scab has indeed spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.
New Living Translation
If the priest finds that the rash has spread, he must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is indeed a skin disease.
New Life Bible
And the religious leader will look, and if the sore has spread on the skin, the religious leader will say that he is unclean. It is a bad skin disease.
New Revised Standard
The priest shall make an examination, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a leprous disease.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the priest shall take a view, and lo! if the scab hath spread in the skin, then shall the priest pronounce him unclean - leprosy, it is.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And shall be condemned of uncleanness.
Revised Standard Version
and the priest shall make an examination, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The priest shall look, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.

Contextual Overview

1 God spoke to Moses and Aaron: "When someone has a swelling or a blister or a shiny spot on the skin that might signal a serious skin disease on the body, bring him to Aaron the priest or to one of his priest sons. The priest will examine the sore on the skin. If the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears more than skin deep, it is a serious skin disease and infectious. After the priest has examined it, he will pronounce the person unclean. 4"If the shiny spot on the skin is white but appears to be only on the surface and the hair has not turned white, the priest will quarantine the person for seven days. On the seventh day the priest will examine it again; if, in his judgment, the sore is the same and has not spread, the priest will keep him in quarantine for another seven days. On the seventh day the priest will examine him a second time; if the sore has faded and hasn't spread, the priest will declare him clean—it is a harmless rash. The person can go home and wash his clothes; he is clean. But if the sore spreads after he has shown himself to the priest and been declared clean, he must come back again to the priest who will conduct another examination. If the sore has spread, the priest will pronounce him unclean—it is a serious skin disease and infectious. 9"Whenever someone has a serious and infectious skin disease, you must bring him to the priest. The priest will examine him; if there is a white swelling in the skin, the hair is turning white, and there is an open sore in the swelling, it is a chronic skin disease. The priest will pronounce him unclean. But he doesn't need to quarantine him because he's already given his diagnosis of unclean. If a serious disease breaks out that covers all the skin from head to foot, wherever the priest looks, the priest will make a thorough examination; if the disease covers his entire body, he will pronounce the person with the sore clean—since it has turned all white, he is clean. But if they are open, running sores, he is unclean. The priest will examine the open sores and pronounce him unclean. The open sores are unclean; they are evidence of a serious skin disease. But if the open sores dry up and turn white, he is to come back to the priest who will reexamine him; if the sores have turned white, the priest will pronounce the person with the sores clean. He is clean.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Leviticus 13:3, Matthew 15:7, Matthew 15:8, Acts 8:21, Philippians 3:18, Philippians 3:19, 2 Peter 2:19

Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:39 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 13:3
He moved on from the Negev, camping along the way, to Bethel, the place he had first set up his tent between Bethel and Ai and built his first altar. Abram prayed there to God .
Genesis 13:14
After Lot separated from him, God said to Abram, "Open your eyes, look around. Look north, south, east, and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your children forever. I'll make your descendants like dust—counting your descendants will be as impossible as counting the dust of the Earth. So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I'm giving it all to you."
Genesis 13:18
Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .
Genesis 45:24
Then he sent his brothers off. As they left he told them, "Take it easy on the journey; try to get along with each other."
Exodus 2:13
The next day he went out there again. Two Hebrew men were fighting. He spoke to the man who started it: "Why are you hitting your neighbor?"
Psalms 133:1
A Pilgrim Song of David How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! It's like costly anointing oil flowing down head and beard, Flowing down Aaron's beard, flowing down the collar of his priestly robes. It's like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. Yes, that's where God commands the blessing, ordains eternal life.
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.
Proverbs 15:18
Hot tempers start fights; a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace.
Proverbs 20:3
It's a mark of good character to avert quarrels, but fools love to pick fights.
Matthew 5:9
"You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That's when you discover who you really are, and your place in God's family.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And [if] the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin,.... Is not at a stay, as when he looked at it a second and third time:

then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; a leprous person; to be absolutely so, as Jarchi expresses it; and so obliged to the birds (to bring birds for his cleansing), and to shaving, and to the offering spoken of in this section, as the same writer observes:

it [is] a leprosy: it is a clear and plain case that it was one, and no doubt is to be made of it, it is a spreading leprosy: as sin is; it spreads itself over all the powers and faculties of the soul, and over all the members of the body; and it spreads more and more in every stage of life, unless and until grace puts a stop to it.


 
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