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If, however, the scab is spreading further[a] on the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his purification, then he must show himself to the priest a second time. The priest must then examine it,[b] and if[c] the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest is to pronounce the person unclean.[d] It is a disease.

A Swelling on the Skin

“When someone has a diseased infection,[e] he must be brought to the priest.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 13:7 tn Heb “And if spreading [infinitive absolute] it spreads [finite verb].” For the infinitive absolute used to highlight contrast rather than emphasis see GKC 343 §113.p.
  2. Leviticus 13:8 tn The “it” is not expressed but is to be understood. It refers to the “infection” (cf. the note on v. 2 above).
  3. Leviticus 13:8 tn Heb “and behold” (so KJV, ASV).
  4. Leviticus 13:8 tn This is the declarative Piel of the verb טָמֵא (tameʾ, cf. the note on v. 3 above).
  5. Leviticus 13:9 tn Heb “When there is an infection of disease in a man.” The term for “a man; a human being” (אָדָם, ʾadam; see the note on Lev 1:2 and cf. v. 2 above) refers to any person among “mankind,” male or female. For the rendering “diseased infection” see the note on v. 2 above.

But if the rash does spread in their skin after they have shown themselves to the priest to be pronounced clean, they must appear before the priest again.(A) The priest is to examine that person, and if the rash has spread in the skin, he shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease.

“When anyone has a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to the priest.

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