Leviticus 13 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
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"When someone develops a a or a shiny patch on their that might become a they must be brought to Aaron the priest or one of his sons who serve as priests.
The priest will examine the sore on the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the sore appears to go deeper than the surrounding skin, it is a serious skin disease. After the priest examines it, he must declare the person
But if the shiny patch on the skin is white and doesn't appear to go deeper than the surrounding skin, and the hair in it hasn't turned white, the priest must the person for seven days.
On the seventh day, the priest will examine them again. If, in his assessment, the sore looks the same and hasn't spread on the skin, the priest must isolate them for another seven days.
The priest will examine them again on the seventh day. If the sore has faded and hasn't spread on the skin, the priest must declare them — it was just a rash. The person will wash their clothes and be
But if the rash has clearly spread on the skin after they showed themselves to the priest for their clearance, they must appear before the priest again.
The priest will examine them, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must declare them contaminated — it is a serious skin disease.
"When someone has a serious skin disease, they must be brought to the priest.
The priest will examine them. If there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is in the swelling,
it is a The priest must declare them contaminated. He doesn't need to isolate them, because the diagnosis is already clear.
"But if the skin disease breaks out all over their body, covering the person from head to toe — everywhere the priest can see —
the priest will examine them. If the disease has covered their entire body, he must declare the person clean. Since it has all they are clean.
But whenever raw flesh appears on them, they will be contaminated.
The priest will examine the raw flesh and declare them contaminated. Raw flesh is contaminated — it is a serious skin disease.
Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white, they must go to the priest.
The priest will examine them, and if the sore has turned white, the priest must declare the affected person clean. They are clean.
"When someone has a on their skin that has healed,
and in the place where the boil was, a white swelling or a reddish-white shiny patch appears, it must be shown to the priest.
The priest will examine it. If it appears to go deeper than the surrounding skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest must declare them contaminated — it is a serious skin disease that has broken out where the boil was.
But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in it, and it isn't deeper than the surrounding skin but has faded, the priest must isolate them for seven days.
If it has clearly spread on the skin, the priest must declare them contaminated — it is a disease.
But if the shiny patch stays where it is and hasn't spread, it is just the from the The priest must declare them clean.
"When someone has a on their skin, and the raw area of the develops a reddish-white or white shiny patch,
the priest will examine it. If the hair in the shiny patch has turned white and it appears to go deeper than the surrounding skin, it is a serious skin disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must declare them contaminated — it is a serious skin disease.
But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the shiny patch, and it isn't deeper than the surrounding skin but has faded, the priest must isolate them for seven days.
On the seventh day, the priest will examine them. If it has clearly spread on the skin, the priest must declare them contaminated — it is a serious skin disease.
But if the shiny patch stays where it is on the skin and hasn't spread, and it has faded, it is just a swelling from the burn. The priest must declare them clean, because it is just the burn scar.
"When a man or woman has a sore on the head or chin,
the priest will examine the sore. If it appears to go deeper than the surrounding skin and the hair in it is thin and yellowish, the priest must declare them contaminated. It is a — a serious skin disease of the head or chin.
But if the priest examines the scaly sore and it doesn't appear to go deeper than the surrounding skin, and there is no dark hair in it, the priest must isolate the person with the scaly infection for seven days.
On the seventh day, the priest will examine the sore. If the scaly infection hasn't spread and there is no yellowish hair in it, and it doesn't appear to go deeper than the surrounding skin,
the person must the the infection, but not the infection itself. Then the priest must isolate the person with the scaly infection for another seven days.
On the seventh day, the priest will examine the scaly infection. If it hasn't spread on the skin and doesn't appear to go deeper than the surrounding skin, the priest must declare them clean. They will wash their clothes and be clean.
But if the scaly infection clearly spreads on the skin after their clearance,
the priest will examine them. If the scaly infection has spread on the skin, the priest doesn't need to look for yellowish hair — they are contaminated.
But if, in his assessment, the scaly infection has stopped and dark hair has grown in it, the infection has healed. They are clean, and the priest must declare them clean.
"When a man or woman has white shiny patches on the skin,
the priest will examine them. If the shiny patches on the skin are a dull white, it is just a that has broken out on the skin. They are clean.
"When a man loses his hair from the back of his head, he is just He is clean.
If he loses his hair from the front of his head, he has a He is clean.
But if a reddish-white sore appears on the bald area at the back or front of the head, it is a serious skin disease breaking out on the bald spot.
The priest will examine them. If the swelling of the sore on the bald area at the back or front of the head is reddish-white — looking like a serious skin disease on the body —
the person is diseased. They are contaminated. The priest must declare them contaminated because of the sore on their head.
"Anyone who has a serious skin disease must wear leave their hair uncombed, cover the lower part of their face, and call out,
They will remain contaminated as long as they have the disease. They are contaminated. They must live alone, the
"When fabric is contaminated with — whether wool or linen fabric,
whether it is in the or the of linen or wool, or in leather or anything made from leather —
if the contamination in the fabric, leather, warp, weft, or leather item is greenish or reddish, it is a mildew contamination and must be shown to the priest.
The priest will examine the contamination and isolate the affected item for seven days.