Leviticus 13
Legacy Standard Bible
Statutes About Leprosy
13 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “When a man has on the skin of his [a]body a swelling or a scab or a bright spot, and it becomes [b]an infection of leprosy on the skin of his [c]body, (A)then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests. 3 Then the priest shall look at the mark on the skin of the [d]body, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper than the skin of his [e]body, it is an infection of leprosy; when the priest has looked at him, he shall pronounce him unclean. 4 But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his [f]body, and [g]it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair on it has not turned white, then the priest shall [h]isolate him who has the infection for seven days. 5 Then the priest shall look at him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the infection [i]has not changed and the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall [j]isolate him for seven more days. 6 And the priest shall look at him again on the seventh day, and if the infection has faded and the mark has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab. And he shall (B)wash his clothes and be clean.
7 “But if the scab spreads farther on the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear again to the priest. 8 And the priest shall look, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.
9 “When the infection of leprosy is on a man, then he shall be brought to the priest. 10 The priest shall then look, and if there is a (C)white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh still alive in the swelling, 11 it is [k]a chronic leprosy on the skin of his [l]body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; he shall not [m]isolate him, for he is unclean. 12 But if the leprosy breaks out farther on the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of him who has the infection from his head even to his feet, [n]as far as the priest can see, 13 then the priest shall look, and behold, if the leprosy has covered all his [o]body, he shall pronounce clean him who has the infection; it has all turned white, and he is clean. 14 But whenever raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. 15 And the priest shall look at the raw flesh, and he shall pronounce him unclean; the raw flesh is unclean; it is leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall (D)come to the priest, 17 and the priest shall look at him, and behold, if the infection has turned to white, then the priest shall pronounce clean him who has the infection; he is clean.
18 “When the [p]body has a boil on its skin and it is healed, 19 and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling or a reddish-white bright spot, then it shall be shown to the priest; 20 and the priest shall look, and behold, if [q]it appears to be lower than the skin, and the hair on it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the infection of leprosy; it has broken out in the boil. 21 But if the priest looks at it, and behold, there are no white hairs in it, and it is not lower than the skin and is faded, then the priest shall [r]isolate him for seven days; 22 and if it spreads farther on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection. 23 But if the bright spot remains in its place and does not spread, it is only the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
24 “Or if the [s]body sustains in its skin a burn by fire, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white, or white, 25 then the priest shall look at it. And if the hair in the bright spot has (E)turned white and it appears to be deeper than the skin, it is leprosy; it has broken out in the burn. Therefore, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection of leprosy. 26 But if the priest looks at it, and behold, there is no white hair in the bright spot, and it is no [t]deeper than the skin but is faded, then the priest shall [u]isolate him for seven days; 27 and the priest shall look at him on the seventh day. If it spreads farther in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection of leprosy. 28 But if the bright spot remains in its place and has not spread in the skin but is faded, it is the swelling from the burn; and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is only the scar of the burn.
29 “Now if a man or woman has an infection on the head or on the beard, 30 then the priest shall look at the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin, and there is thin yellowish hair in it, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a scale; it is leprosy of the head or of the beard. 31 But if the priest looks at the infection of the scale, and behold, it appears to be no deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall [v]isolate the person with the scaly infection for seven days. 32 Now on the seventh day the priest shall look at the infection, and if the scale has not spread, and there is no yellowish hair in it, and the appearance of the scale is no deeper than the skin, 33 then he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the scale; and the priest shall [w]isolate the person with the scale seven more days. 34 Then on the seventh day the priest shall look at the scale, and if the scale has not spread in the skin and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; and he shall wash his clothes and be clean. 35 But if the scale spreads farther in the skin after his cleansing, 36 then the priest shall look at him, and if the scale has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellowish hair; he is unclean. 37 If in his sight the scale has remained, however, and black hair has grown in it, the scale has healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
38 “When a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the [x]body, even white bright spots, 39 then the priest shall look, and if the bright spots on the skin of their [y]bodies are a faded white, it is [z]eczema that has broken out on the skin; he is clean.
40 “Now if a [aa]man loses the hair of his head, he is (F)bald; he is clean. 41 And if his head becomes bald at the [ab]front and sides, he is bald on the forehead; he is clean. 42 But if on the bald head or the bald forehead, there occurs a reddish-white infection, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or on his bald forehead. 43 Then (G)the priest shall look at him; and if the swelling of the infection is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the [ac]body, 44 he is a leprous man; he is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him unclean; his infection is on his head.
45 “As for the leper who has the infection, his clothes shall be torn, and (H)the hair of his head shall be [ad]uncovered, and he shall (I)cover his mustache and call out, ‘(J)Unclean! Unclean!’ 46 He shall remain unclean all the days during which he has the infection; he is unclean. He shall live alone; his place of habitation shall be (K)outside the camp.
47 “When a garment has a [ae]mark of leprosy in it, whether it is a wool garment or a linen garment, 48 whether in [af]warp or woof, of linen or of wool, whether in leather or in any article made of leather, 49 if the mark is greenish or reddish in the garment or in the leather or in the [ag]warp or in the woof or in any article of leather, it is a leprous mark and shall be shown to the priest. 50 Then (L)the priest shall look at the mark and shall [ah]isolate the article with the mark for seven days. 51 He shall then look at the mark on the seventh day; if the mark has spread in the garment, whether in the warp or in the woof or in the leather, whatever the purpose for which the leather is used, the mark is a [ai]leprous malignancy; it is unclean. 52 So he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or any article of leather in which the mark occurs, for it is a [aj]leprous malignancy; it shall be burned in the fire.
53 “But if the priest shall look, and indeed the mark has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof or in any article of leather, 54 then the priest shall command them to wash the thing in which the mark occurs, and he shall [ak]isolate it for seven more days. 55 After the article with the mark has been washed, the priest shall again look, and if the mark has not changed its appearance, even though the mark has not spread, it is unclean; you shall burn it in the fire, whether an eating away has produced bareness on the top or on the front of it.
56 “Then if the priest looks, and if the mark has faded after it has been washed, then he shall tear it out of the garment or out of the leather, whether from the warp or from the woof; 57 and if it appears again in the garment, whether in the warp or in the woof or in any article of leather, it is an outbreak; you shall burn the article with the mark in the fire. 58 Now the garment, whether the warp or the woof or any article of leather from which the mark has departed when you washed it, shall then be washed a second time and will be clean.”
59 This is the law for the mark of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, whether in the warp or in the woof or in any article of leather, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 13:2 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:2 Lit a mark, a stroke; so in ch
- Leviticus 13:2 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:3 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:3 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:4 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:4 Lit the appearance of it is not deeper
- Leviticus 13:4 Lit shut up
- Leviticus 13:5 Lit has stood
- Leviticus 13:5 Lit shut up
- Leviticus 13:11 Lit an old
- Leviticus 13:11 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:11 Lit shut up
- Leviticus 13:12 Lit with regard to the whole sight of the priest’s eyes
- Leviticus 13:13 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:18 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:20 Lit the appearance of it is lower
- Leviticus 13:21 Lit shut up
- Leviticus 13:24 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:26 Lit lower
- Leviticus 13:26 Lit shut up
- Leviticus 13:31 Lit shut up
- Leviticus 13:33 Lit shut up
- Leviticus 13:38 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:39 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:39 Lit tetter
- Leviticus 13:40 Lit man’s head becomes bald
- Leviticus 13:41 Lit border of his face
- Leviticus 13:43 Lit flesh
- Leviticus 13:45 Or disheveled
- Leviticus 13:47 Lit infection, so in ch
- Leviticus 13:48 Or weaving or texture
- Leviticus 13:49 Or weaving or texture
- Leviticus 13:50 Lit shut up
- Leviticus 13:51 Lit malignant leprosy
- Leviticus 13:52 Lit malignant leprosy
- Leviticus 13:54 Lit shut up
Lê Vi 13
New Vietnamese Bible
Luật Về Bệnh Phung
13 CHÚA phán dạy Môi-se và A-rôn: 2 Khi một người thấy trên da mình có chỗ sưng, hay nổi mụn nhọt hay đốm trắng có thể thành bệnh phung, người này phải được dẫn đến với A-rôn, hay đến với một con trai của A-rôn cũng làm thầy tế lễ. 3 Thầy tế lễ phải khám chỗ đau trên da của người đó. Nếu thấy lông trên chỗ ấy hóa trắng và chỗ đau lõm xuống sâu hơn mặt da, đó là bệnh phung. Khi khám xong, thầy tế lễ phải tuyên bố người ấy không tinh sạch.
4 Nhưng nếu chỗ màu trắng đó không lõm sâu hơn mặt da và lông chỗ đó không hóa trắng, thầy tế lễ sẽ giữ riêng người đó trong bảy ngày. 5 Sau bảy ngày, thầy tế lễ phải khám lại. Nếu thấy chỗ đau không thay đổi và không lan ra, thầy tế lễ phải giữ riêng người ấy bảy ngày nữa. 6 Bảy ngày sau thầy tế lễ khám lại một lần nữa. Nếu thấy chỗ đau tái đi, không lan trên da, thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy tinh sạch. Chỗ đau chỉ là một mụn nhọt thường. Người ấy phải giặt quần áo và sẽ được tinh sạch. 7 Nhưng nếu mụt nhọt lan ra trên da sau khi người ấy đến với thầy tế lễ để được xác nhận là tinh sạch, người ấy phải đến trình diện với thầy tế lễ một lần nữa. 8 Thầy tế lễ phải khám lại và nếu thấy mụt nhọt đã lan ra trên da, sẽ tuyên bố người ấy không tinh sạch vì mắc bệnh phung.
9 Khi có người mắc chứng phung người ấy phải được dẫn đến thầy tế lễ. 10 Thầy tế lễ phải khám người ấy. Nếu thấy trên da có chỗ sưng lên, có màu trắng, lông trên chỗ đó đã hóa trắng và có thịt đỏ tươi trong chỗ sưng, 11 đó là bệnh phung kinh niên trên thân thể người ấy. Thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người đó không tinh sạch và không cần phải giữ riêng nữa, vì rõ ràng người ấy đã không tinh sạch.
12 Nhưng nếu thấy chứng phung đã lan khắp cơ thể, từ đầu đến chân khắp nơi nào thầy tế lễ thấy được. 13 Thầy tế lễ phải khám người ấy và nếu thấy chứng bệnh đã lan trên toàn thân, vì tất cả đã trở thành trắng, người đó tinh sạch, thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy tinh sạch. 14 Nhưng nếu có thịt đỏ xuất hiện trên thân thể, người ấy không tinh sạch. 15 Khi thấy vết thịt đỏ tươi, thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy không tinh sạch. Thịt đỏ tươi là không tinh sạch và người ấy đã mắc chứng phung. 16 Nhưng nếu chỗ thịt đỏ tươi tái đi và trở thành trắng, người ấy phải đến gặp thầy tế lễ. 17 Sau khi khám, nếu thầy tế lễ thấy chỗ đau đã trở thành màu trắng, sẽ tuyên bố người ấy tinh sạch và người ấy sẽ tinh sạch.
18 Nếu một người có mụt nhọt và đã lành rồi, 19 nhưng chỗ vừa có mụt nhọt lại sưng lên, có màu trắng hay đỏ tái, người ấy phải trình diện với thầy tế lễ. 20 Thầy tế lễ sẽ khám, và nếu thấy chỗ đó lõm xuống sâu hơn mặt da và lông đã hóa trắng, thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy không tinh sạch, vì chứng phung đã phát ra tại chỗ trước có mụt nhọt. 21 Nhưng nếu khi khám, thầy tế lễ thấy không có lông trắng và chỗ đó không lõm xuống sâu hơn mặt da, nhưng đã tái đi, thầy tế lễ sẽ giữ riêng người ấy trong bảy ngày. 22 Nếu vết đó lan ra trên da, thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy không tinh sạch, vì là bệnh. 23 Nhưng nếu chỗ đó không thay đổi và không lan ra, đó là một vết sẹo của mụn nhọt và thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy tinh sạch.
24 Nếu một người bị bỏng và chỗ da thịt bị bỏng trở nên vết trắng hồng hay đỏ tái hay trắng, 25 thầy tế lễ phải khám vết đó, và nếu lông chỗ bị bỏng đã hóa trắng, và chỗ đó lõm sâu hơn mặt da, đó là chứng phung đã phát ra chỗ bị bỏng. Thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy không tinh sạch, vì đó là chứng phung. 26 Nhưng nếu khi khám, thầy tế lễ thấy không có lông trắng ở chỗ bỏng, chỗ đó không lõm sâu hơn mặt da nhưng đã tái đi, thầy tế lễ sẽ giữ riêng người ấy trong bảy ngày. 27 Sau bảy ngày, thầy tế lễ sẽ khám người đó, và nếu thấy vết đỏ lan ra trên da, sẽ tuyên bố người ấy không tinh sạch, vì đó là chứng phung. 28 Nhưng nếu vết không thay đổi, không lan ra trên da và đã tái đi, ấy là vết sưng phỏng, thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy tinh sạch, vì đó là sẹo của chỗ bỏng.
29 Nếu một người đàn ông hay đàn bà có vết lở lói trên đầu hay trên râu, 30 thầy tế lễ sẽ khám vết lở. Nếu thấy vết ấy lõm sâu hơn mặt da, lông ở chỗ đó thưa và có màu vàng, thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy không tinh sạch vì là vết phung trên đầu hay trên râu. 31 Nhưng nếu khi khám thầy tế lễ thấy vết đó không lõm sâu hơn mặt da và không có lông đen, thầy tế lễ sẽ giữ riêng người ấy trong bảy ngày. 32 Bảy ngày sau, thầy tế lễ sẽ khám vết lở và nếu thấy vết không lan ra, không có lông vàng và không lõm sâu hơn mặt da, 33 người ấy sẽ cạo râu tóc, nhưng phải chừa vết lở ra, và thầy tế lễ sẽ giữ riêng người ấy bảy ngày nữa. 34 Bảy ngày sau, thầy tế lễ khám vết lở, và nếu vết lở không lan ra trên da, không lõm sâu hơn mặt da, thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy tinh sạch. Người ấy sẽ giặt quần áo mình và sẽ được tinh sạch. 35 Nhưng nếu sau khi người ấy được tuyên bố tinh sạch, vết lở lan ra trên da, 36 thầy tế lễ sẽ khám lại. Nếu thấy vết lở lan ra trên da, người ấy không tinh sạch và thầy tế lễ không cần tìm xem có lông vàng hay không. 37 Tuy nhiên, nếu thầy tế lễ thấy vết lở không thay đổi và lông đen mọc lên ở chỗ đó, thì vết đã lành và người ấy tinh sạch. Thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy tinh sạch.
38 Khi một người đàn ông hay đàn bà có một đốm trắng trên da, 39 thầy tế lễ phải khám họ: nếu thấy đốm đó trắng mờ thì đó chỉ là một chỗ lở phát trên da và người ấy vẫn tinh sạch.
40 Khi một người rụng tóc và bị hói, người ấy tinh sạch. 41 Khi một người rụng tóc phía trước đầu và trở thành hói trán, người ấy tinh sạch. 42 Nhưng nếu ở chỗ hói trên đầu hay trên trán phát ra một đốm trắng hồng, đó là chứng phung phát ra chỗ đầu hói hay trán hói. 43 Thầy tế lễ phải khám người ấy, nếu chỗ sưng trên đầu hay trên trán có màu trắng hồng giống như chứng phung, 44 thì người ấy là người phung không tinh sạch. Thầy tế lễ sẽ tuyên bố người ấy không tinh sạch vì mắc chứng phung trên đầu.
45 Người mắc chứng phung phải mặc quần áo xé rách, đầu tóc xõa, che bên dưới mặt mình lại và kêu lên: không tinh sạch! không tinh sạch! 46 Hễ chừng nào còn chứng phung, người ấy là người không tinh sạch, phải sống một mình bên ngoài trại quân.
Luật Về Mốc Meo
47 Khi quần áo bị mốc meo,[a] dù bằng len hay bằng vải gai, 48 dù trên canh hay chỉ,[b] dù trên da hay trên vật bằng da, 49 nếu vết mốc trên quần áo, trên da, trên canh hay chỉ có màu xanh xanh hay đo đỏ, đó là loại mốc meo và phải đem trình cho thầy tế lễ. 50 Thầy tế lễ phải khám chỗ mốc meo và giữ riêng vật ấy trong bảy ngày. 51 Sau bảy ngày thầy tế lễ khám lại, nếu vết mốc meo đã lan ra trên quần áo, trên canh hay chỉ, hay trên vật bằng da, thì đó là chứng phung ăn lan, quần áo đó không tinh sạch. 52 Thầy tế lễ phải đốt món quần áo, dù trên canh hay chỉ bằng len hay bằng vải gai, hay đồ vật bằng da đã bị mốc meo, vì loại phung đó ăn lan; vật đó phải bị thiêu bằng lửa.
53 Nhưng nếu thầy tế lễ khám và thấy vết mốc không lan trên quần áo, trên canh hay chỉ, hoặc trên vật bằng da, 54 thầy tế lễ bảo đem giặt món đồ đó, rồi giữ riêng nó trong bảy ngày nữa. 55 Thầy tế lễ khám lại sau khi đem giặt, và nếu thấy vết mốc dù không lan ra nhưng không đổi màu, món đồ đó không tinh sạch. Phải đem thiêu bằng lửa, dù vết mốc meo ở bề phải hay bề trái. 56 Nếu thầy tế lễ khám thấy sau khi giặt vết mốc phai đi, thầy tế lễ sẽ xé bỏ phần bị mốc, hoặc trên quần áo, trên da, trên canh hay chỉ. 57 Nhưng nếu mốc lại xuất hiện trên quần áo, trên da, trên canh hay chỉ và vết mốc đó lan rộng, món đồ bị mốc meo đó phải bị thiêu bằng lửa. 58 Nhưng nếu sau khi đem giặt quần áo, canh hay chỉ hay món đồ bằng da và vết mốc biến mất, món đồ đó phải được giặt một lần nữa và sẽ tinh sạch.
59 Đấy là luật lệ về mốc meo trên quần áo bằng len hay bằng vải gai, trên canh hay chỉ, hay trên món đồ bằng da, để tuyên bố món nào tinh sạch, món nào không tinh sạch.
Leviticus 13
King James Version
13 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,
2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:
3 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.
4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:
6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again.
8 And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;
10 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;
11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.
12 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;
13 Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.
14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.
15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.
16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;
17 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.
18 The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,
19 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
24 Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
29 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;
30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.
31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:
32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;
33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;
36 Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.
37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
38 If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;
39 Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.
40 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.
42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
43 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;
44 He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.
45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;
48 Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;
49 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:
50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:
51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;
54 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without.
56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:
57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire.
58 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.
59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
Leviticus 13
New King James Version
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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