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Levitico 13
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Levitico 13
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Lebbra umana:
A. Tumore, pustola e macchia
13 Il Signore aggiunse a Mosè e ad Aronne: 2 «Quando uno ha sulla pelle del corpo un tumore o una pustola o macchia bianca che faccia sospettare una piaga di lebbra, quel tale sarà condotto dal sacerdote Aronne o da qualcuno dei sacerdoti, suoi figli. 3 Il sacerdote esaminerà la piaga sulla pelle del corpo; se il pelo della piaga è diventato bianco e la piaga appare depressa rispetto alla pelle del corpo, è piaga di lebbra; il sacerdote, dopo averlo esaminato, dichiarerà quell'uomo immondo. 4 Ma se la macchia sulla pelle del corpo è bianca e non appare depressa rispetto alla pelle e il suo pelo non è diventato bianco, il sacerdote isolerà per sette giorni colui che ha la piaga. 5 Al settimo giorno il sacerdote l'esaminerà ancora; se gli parrà che la piaga si sia fermata senza allargarsi sulla pelle, il sacerdote lo isolerà per altri sette giorni. 6 Il sacerdote, il settimo giorno, lo esaminerà di nuovo; se vedrà che la piaga non è più bianca e non si è allargata sulla pelle, dichiarerà quell'uomo mondo: è una pustola. Quegli si laverà le vesti e sarà mondo. 7 Ma se la pustola si è allargata sulla pelle, dopo che egli si è mostrato al sacerdote per essere dichiarato mondo, si farà esaminare di nuovo dal sacerdote; 8 il sacerdote l'esaminerà e se vedrà che la pustola si è allargata sulla pelle, il sacerdote lo dichiarerà immondo: è lebbra.
B. Lebbra inveterata
9 Quando uno avrà addosso una piaga di lebbra, sarà condotto al sacerdote, 10 ed egli lo esaminerà; se vedrà che sulla pelle c'è un tumore bianco, che questo tumore ha fatto imbiancare il pelo e che nel tumore si trova carne viva, 11 è lebbra inveterata nella pelle del corpo e il sacerdote lo dichiarerà immondo; non lo terrà isolato, perché certo è immondo.
12 Se la lebbra si propaga sulla pelle in modo da coprire tutta la pelle di colui che ha la piaga, dal capo ai piedi, dovunque il sacerdote guardi, 13 questi lo esaminerà; se vedrà che la lebbra copre tutto il corpo, dichiarerà mondo colui che ha la piaga: essendo tutto bianco, è mondo. 14 Ma quando apparirà in lui carne viva, sarà chiamato immondo. 15 Il sacerdote, vista la carne viva, lo dichiarerà immondo; la carne viva è immonda: è lebbra. 16 Ma se la carne viva ridiventa bianca, egli vada dal sacerdote e il sacerdote lo esaminerà; 17 se vedrà che la piaga è ridiventata bianca, il sacerdote dichiarerà mondo colui che ha la piaga: è mondo.
C. Ulcera
18 Quando uno ha avuto sulla pelle della carne un'ulcera che sia guarita 19 e poi, sul luogo dell'ulcera, appaia un tumore bianco o una macchia bianca, rosseggiante, quel tale si mostrerà al sacerdote, 20 il quale l'esaminerà e se vedrà che la macchia è depressa rispetto alla pelle e che il pelo è diventato bianco, il sacerdote lo dichiarerà immondo; è una piaga di lebbra che è scoppiata nell'ulcera. 21 Ma se il sacerdote, esaminandola, vede che nella macchia non ci sono peli bianchi, che non è depressa rispetto alla pelle e che si è attenuata, il sacerdote lo isolerà per sette giorni. 22 Se la macchia si allarga sulla pelle, il sacerdote lo dichiarerà immondo: è una piaga di lebbra. 23 Ma se la macchia è rimasta allo stesso punto, senza allargarsi, è una cicatrice di ulcera e il sacerdote lo dichiarerà mondo.
D. Scottatura
24 Quando uno ha sulla pelle del corpo una scottatura prodotta da fuoco e su questa appaia una macchia lucida, bianca, rossastra o soltanto bianca, 25 il sacerdote l'esaminerà; se vedrà che il pelo della macchia è diventato bianco e la macchia appare depressa rispetto alla pelle, è lebbra scoppiata nella scottatura. Il sacerdote lo dichiarerà immondo: è una piaga di lebbra. 26 Ma se il sacerdote, esaminandola, vede che non c'è pelo bianco nella macchia e che essa non è depressa rispetto alla pelle e si è attenuata, il sacerdote lo isolerà per sette giorni. 27 Al settimo giorno il sacerdote lo esaminerà e se la macchia si è diffusa sulla pelle, il sacerdote lo dichiarerà immondo: è una piaga di lebbra. 28 Ma se la macchia è rimasta ferma nella stessa zona e non si è diffusa sulla pelle, ma si è attenuata, è un tumore di bruciatura; il sacerdote dichiarerà quel tale mondo, perché si tratta di una cicatrice della bruciatura.
E. Affezioni del cuoio capelluto
29 Quando un uomo o una donna ha una piaga sul capo o nella barba, 30 il sacerdote esaminerà la piaga; se riscontra che essa è depressa rispetto alla pelle e che v'è del pelo gialliccio e sottile, il sacerdote lo dichiarerà immondo: è tigna, lebbra del capo o della barba. 31 Ma se il sacerdote, esaminando la piaga della tigna, riscontra che non è depressa rispetto alla pelle e che non vi è pelo scuro, il sacerdote isolerà per sette giorni colui che ha la piaga della tigna. 32 Se il sacerdote, esaminando al settimo giorno la piaga, vedrà che la tigna non si è allargata e che non v'è pelo gialliccio e che la tigna non appare depressa rispetto alla pelle, 33 quel tale si raderà, ma non raderà il luogo dove è la tigna; il sacerdote lo terrà isolato per altri sette giorni. 34 Al settimo giorno, il sacerdote esaminerà la tigna; se riscontra che la tigna non si è allargata sulla pelle e non appare depressa rispetto alla pelle, il sacerdote lo dichiarerà mondo; egli si laverà le vesti e sarà mondo. 35 Ma se, dichiarato mondo, la tigna si è allargata sulla pelle, 36 il sacerdote l'esaminerà; se nota che la tigna si è allargata sulla pelle, non cercherà se vi è il pelo giallo; quel tale è immondo. 37 Ma se vedrà che la tigna si è fermata e vi è cresciuto il pelo scuro, la tigna è guarita; quel tale è mondo e il sacerdote lo dichiarerà tale.
F. Esantema
38 Quando un uomo o una donna ha sulla pelle del corpo macchie lucide, bianche, 39 il sacerdote le esaminerà; se vedrà che le macchie sulla pelle del loro corpo sono di un bianco pallido, è un'eruzione cutanea; quel tale è mondo.
G. Calvizie
40 Chi perde i capelli del capo è calvo, ma è mondo. 41 Se i capelli gli sono caduti dal lato della fronte, è calvo davanti, ma è mondo. 42 Ma se sulla calvizie del cranio o della fronte appare una piaga bianca tendente al rosso, è lebbra scoppiata sulla calvizie del cranio o della fronte; 43 il sacerdote lo esaminerà: se riscontra che il tumore della piaga nella parte calva del cranio o della fronte è bianco tendente al rosso, simile alla lebbra della pelle del corpo, 44 quel tale è un lebbroso; è immondo e lo dovrà dichiarare immondo; la piaga è sul suo capo.
Statuto del lebbroso
45 Il lebbroso colpito dalla lebbra porterà vesti strappate e il capo scoperto, si coprirà la barba e andrà gridando: Immondo! Immondo! 46 Sarà immondo finché avrà la piaga; è immondo, se ne starà solo, abiterà fuori dell'accampamento.
La lebbra dei vestiti
47 Quando apparirà una macchia di lebbra su una veste, di lana o di lino, 48 nel tessuto o nel manufatto di lino o di lana, su una pelliccia o qualunque altra cosa di cuoio, 49 se la macchia sarà verdastra o rossastra, sulla veste o sulla pelliccia, sul tessuto o sul manufatto o su qualunque cosa di cuoio, è macchia di lebbra e sarà mostrata al sacerdote. 50 Il sacerdote esaminerà la macchia e rinchiuderà per sette giorni l'oggetto che ha la macchia. 51 Al settimo giorno esaminerà la macchia; se la macchia si sarà allargata sulla veste o sul tessuto o sul manufatto o sulla pelliccia o sull'oggetto di cuoio per qualunque uso, è una macchia di lebbra maligna, è cosa immonda. 52 Egli brucerà quella veste o il tessuto o il manufatto di lana o di lino o qualunque oggetto fatto di pelle, sul quale è la macchia; perché è lebbra maligna, saranno bruciati nel fuoco. 53 Ma se il sacerdote, esaminandola, vedrà che la macchia non si è allargata sulle vesti o sul tessuto o sul manufatto o su qualunque oggetto di cuoio, 54 il sacerdote ordinerà che si lavi l'oggetto su cui è la macchia e lo rinchiuderà per altri sette giorni. 55 Il sacerdote esaminerà la macchia, dopo che sarà stata lavata; se vedrà che la macchia non ha mutato colore, benché non si sia allargata, è un oggetto immondo; lo brucerai nel fuoco; vi è corrosione, sia che la parte corrosa si trovi sul diritto o sul rovescio dell'oggetto. 56 Se il sacerdote, esaminandola, vede che la macchia, dopo essere stata lavata, è diventata pallida, la strapperà dalla veste o dalla pelle o dal tessuto o dal manufatto. 57 Se appare ancora sulla veste o sul tessuto o sul manufatto o sull'oggetto di cuoio, è una eruzione in atto; brucerai nel fuoco l'oggetto su cui è la macchia. 58 La veste o il tessuto o il manufatto o qualunque oggetto di cuoio che avrai lavato e dal quale la macchia sarà scomparsa, si laverà una seconda volta e sarà mondo. 59 Questa è la legge relativa alla macchia di lebbra sopra una veste di lana o di lino, sul tessuto o sul manufatto o su qualunque oggetto di pelle, per dichiararli mondi o immondi».
Leviticus 13
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Leviticus 13
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Regulations About Defiling Skin Diseases
13 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2 “When anyone has a swelling(A) or a rash or a shiny spot(B) on their skin that may be a defiling skin disease,[a](C) they must be brought to Aaron the priest(D) or to one of his sons[b] who is a priest. 3 The priest is to examine the sore on the skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling skin disease. When the priest examines that person, he shall pronounce them ceremonially unclean.(E) 4 If the shiny spot(F) on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.(G) 5 On the seventh day(H) the priest is to examine them,(I) and if he sees that the sore is unchanged and has not spread in the skin, he is to isolate them for another seven days. 6 On the seventh day the priest is to examine them again, and if the sore has faded and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them clean;(J) it is only a rash. They must wash their clothes,(K) and they will be clean.(L) 7 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.(M) 8 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.
9 “When anyone has a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to the priest. 10 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, 11 it is a chronic skin disease(N) and the priest shall pronounce them unclean. He is not to isolate them, because they are already unclean.
12 “If the disease breaks out all over their skin and, so far as the priest can see, it covers all the skin of the affected person from head to foot, 13 the priest is to examine them, and if the disease has covered their whole body, he shall pronounce them clean. Since it has all turned white, they are clean. 14 But whenever raw flesh appears on them, they will be unclean. 15 When the priest sees the raw flesh, he shall pronounce them unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; they have a defiling disease.(O) 16 If the raw flesh changes and turns white, they must go to the priest. 17 The priest is to examine them, and if the sores have turned white, the priest shall pronounce the affected person clean;(P) then they will be clean.
18 “When someone has a boil(Q) on their skin and it heals, 19 and in the place where the boil was, a white swelling or reddish-white(R) spot(S) appears, they must present themselves to the priest. 20 The priest is to examine it, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce that person unclean. It is a defiling skin disease(T) that has broken out where the boil was. 21 But if, when the priest examines it, there is no white hair in it and it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to isolate them for seven days. 22 If it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling disease. 23 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.(U)
24 “When someone has a burn on their skin and a reddish-white or white spot appears in the raw flesh of the burn, 25 the priest is to examine the spot, and if the hair in it has turned white, and it appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease.(V) 26 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and if it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to isolate them for seven days.(W) 27 On the seventh day the priest is to examine that person,(X) and if it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease. 28 If, however, the spot is unchanged and has not spread in the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a scar from the burn.(Y)
29 “If a man or woman has a sore on their head(Z) or chin, 30 the priest is to examine the sore, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease on the head or chin. 31 But if, when the priest examines the sore, it does not seem to be more than skin deep and there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.(AA) 32 On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore,(AB) and if it has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be more than skin deep, 33 then the man or woman must shave themselves, except for the affected area, and the priest is to keep them isolated another seven days. 34 On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore,(AC) and if it has not spread in the skin and appears to be no more than skin deep, the priest shall pronounce them clean. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.(AD) 35 But if the sore does spread in the skin after they are pronounced clean, 36 the priest is to examine them, and if he finds that the sore has spread in the skin, he does not need to look for yellow hair; they are unclean.(AE) 37 If, however, the sore is unchanged so far as the priest can see, and if black hair has grown in it, the affected person is healed. They are clean, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.
38 “When a man or woman has white spots on the skin, 39 the priest is to examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; they are clean.
40 “A man who has lost his hair and is bald(AF) is clean. 41 If he has lost his hair from the front of his scalp and has a bald forehead, he is clean. 42 But if he has a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is a defiling disease breaking out on his head or forehead. 43 The priest is to examine him, and if the swollen sore on his head or forehead is reddish-white like a defiling skin disease, 44 the man is diseased and is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean because of the sore on his head.
45 “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes,(AG) let their hair be unkempt,[c] cover the lower part of their face(AH) and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’(AI) 46 As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp.(AJ)
Regulations About Defiling Molds
47 “As for any fabric that is spoiled with a defiling mold—any woolen or linen clothing, 48 any woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything made of leather— 49 if the affected area in the fabric, the leather, the woven or knitted material, or any leather article, is greenish or reddish, it is a defiling mold and must be shown to the priest.(AK) 50 The priest is to examine the affected area(AL) and isolate the article for seven days. 51 On the seventh day he is to examine it,(AM) and if the mold has spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather, whatever its use, it is a persistent defiling mold; the article is unclean.(AN) 52 He must burn the fabric, the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has been spoiled; because the defiling mold is persistent, the article must be burned.(AO)
53 “But if, when the priest examines it, the mold has not spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather article, 54 he shall order that the spoiled article be washed. Then he is to isolate it for another seven days. 55 After the article has been washed, the priest is to examine it again, and if the mold has not changed its appearance, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. Burn it, no matter which side of the fabric has been spoiled. 56 If, when the priest examines it, the mold has faded after the article has been washed, he is to tear the spoiled part out of the fabric, the leather, or the woven or knitted material. 57 But if it reappears in the fabric, in the woven or knitted material, or in the leather article, it is a spreading mold; whatever has the mold must be burned. 58 Any fabric, woven or knitted material, or any leather article that has been washed and is rid of the mold, must be washed again. Then it will be clean.”
59 These are the regulations concerning defiling molds in woolen or linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article, for pronouncing them clean or unclean.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 13:2 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin; here and throughout verses 3-46.
- Leviticus 13:2 Or descendants
- Leviticus 13:45 Or clothes, uncover their head
Leviticus 13
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Leviticus 13
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The Law Concerning Leprosy
13 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 “When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, (A)a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a [a]leprous sore, (B)then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests. 3 The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore. Then the priest shall examine him, and pronounce him [b]unclean. 4 But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body, and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and its hair has not turned white, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the sore (C)seven days. 5 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore appears to be as it was, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him another seven days. 6 Then the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore has faded, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab, and he (D)shall wash his clothes and be clean. 7 But if the scab should at all spread over the skin, after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again. 8 And if the priest sees that the scab has indeed spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him [c]unclean. It is leprosy.
9 “When the leprous sore is on a person, then he shall be brought to the priest. 10 (E)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, 11 it is an old leprosy on the skin of his body. The priest shall pronounce him [d]unclean, and shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.
12 “And if leprosy breaks out all over the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the one who has the sore, from his head to his foot, wherever the priest looks, 13 then the priest shall consider; and indeed if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. It has all turned (F)white. He is clean. 14 But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. 15 And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him to be unclean; for the raw flesh is unclean. It is leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white again, he shall come to the priest. 17 And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the sore has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. He is clean.
18 “If the body develops a (G)boil in the skin, and it is healed, 19 and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest; 20 and if, when the priest sees it, it indeed appears deeper than the skin, and its hair has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore which has broken out of the boil. 21 But if the priest examines it, and indeed there are no white hairs in it, and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days; 22 and if it should at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a [e]leprous sore. 23 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.
24 “Or if the body receives a (H)burn on its skin by fire, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white or white, 25 then the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the hair of the bright spot has turned white, and it appears deeper than the skin, it is leprosy broken out in the burn. Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. 26 But if the priest examines it, and indeed there are no white hairs in the bright spot, and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days. 27 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. 28 But if the bright spot stays in one place, and has not spread on the skin, but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn. The priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar from the burn.
29 “If a man or woman has a sore on the head or the beard, 30 then the priest shall examine the sore; and indeed if it appears deeper than the skin, and there is in it thin yellow hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a scaly leprosy of the head or beard. 31 But if the priest examines the scaly sore, and indeed it does not appear deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the scale seven days. 32 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the sore; and indeed if the scale has not spread, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the scale does not appear deeper than the skin, 33 he shall shave himself, but the scale he shall not shave. And the priest shall isolate the one who has the scale another seven days. 34 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scale; and indeed if the scale has not spread over the skin, and does not appear deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. He shall wash his clothes and be clean. 35 But if the scale should at all spread over the skin after his cleansing, 36 then the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the scale has spread over the skin, the priest need not seek for yellow hair. He is unclean. 37 But if the scale appears to be at a standstill, and there is black hair grown up in it, the scale has healed. He is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
38 “If a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the body, specifically white bright spots, 39 then the priest shall look; and indeed if the bright spots on the skin of the body are dull white, it is a white spot that grows on the skin. He is clean.
40 “As for the man whose hair has fallen from his head, he is bald, but he is clean. 41 He whose hair has fallen from his forehead, he is bald on the forehead, but he is clean. 42 And if there is on the bald head or bald (I)forehead a reddish-white sore, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. 43 Then the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the swelling of the sore is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy on the skin of the body, 44 he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him [f]unclean; his sore is on his (J)head.
45 “Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head (K)bare; and he shall (L)cover his mustache, and cry, (M)‘Unclean! Unclean!’ 46 He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall [g]dwell alone; his dwelling shall be (N)outside the camp.
The Law Concerning Leprous Garments
47 “Also, if a garment has a [h]leprous plague in it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment, 48 whether it is in the warp or woof of linen or wool, whether in leather or in anything made of leather, 49 and if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment or in the leather, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a leprous [i]plague and shall be shown to the priest. 50 The priest shall examine the plague and isolate that which has the plague seven days. 51 And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, in the leather or in anything made of leather, the plague is (O)an active leprosy. It is unclean. 52 He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the garment shall be burned in the fire.
53 “But if the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, 54 then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the plague; and he shall isolate it another seven days. 55 Then the priest shall examine the plague after it has been washed; and indeed if the plague has not changed its color, though the plague has not spread, it is unclean, and you shall burn it in the fire; it continues eating away, whether the damage is outside or inside. 56 If the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has faded after washing it, then he shall tear it out of the garment, whether out of the warp or out of the woof, or out of the leather. 57 But if it appears again in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a spreading plague; you shall burn with fire that in which is the plague. 58 And if you wash the garment, either warp or woof, or whatever is made of leather, if the plague has disappeared from it, then it shall be washed a second time, and shall be clean.
59 “This is the law of the leprous plague in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 13:2 Heb. saraath, disfiguring skin diseases, including leprosy, and so in vv. 2–46 and 14:2–32
- Leviticus 13:3 defiled
- Leviticus 13:8 defiled
- Leviticus 13:11 defiled
- Leviticus 13:22 infection
- Leviticus 13:44 altogether defiled
- Leviticus 13:46 live alone
- Leviticus 13:47 A mold, fungus, or similar infestation, and so in vv. 47–59
- Leviticus 13:49 mark
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