The Law Concerning Leprous Garments

47 “Also, if a garment has a [a]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 [b]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 (A)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.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Leviticus 13:47 A mold, fungus, or similar infestation, and so in vv. 47–59
  2. Leviticus 13:49 mark

Regulations About Contaminated Fabrics

47 “And when the garment has[a] an infectious skin disease[b] on it, on a wool garment[c] or on a linen garment,[d] 48 or on woven material or on a linen fabric, or[e] on wool or on leather or on any work of leather, 49 and if the infection is yellowish green or reddish on the garment or on the leather or on the woven material or on the fabric or on any leather object,[f] it is an infectious skin disease[g] and it shall be shown to the priest. 50 And the priest shall examine the infection, and he shall confine the infected article for seven days. 51 And he shall examine the infection on the seventh day; if the infection has spread on the garment or on the woven material or on the fabric or on the leather, for any work for which the leather is used, the infection is a destructive skin disease[h]—it is unclean. 52 And he shall burn the garment or the woven material or the fabric, whether wool or linen,[i] or any leather object that has[j] the infection, because it is an infectious skin disease,[k] which is destructive—it must be burned in the fire.

53 “But[l] if the priest examines it[m] and if[n] the infection has not spread on the garment or on the woven material or on the fabric or on any leather object, 54 then[o] the priest shall command, and someone[p] shall wash that on which the infection is, and he shall confine it a second time for seven days. 55 And the priest shall examine it[q] after the infection has been washed off, and if[r] the infection has not changed its outward appearance and the infection has not spread, it is unclean; he must burn it in the fire; it is a fungus on its back or on its front. 56 But[s] if the priest examines it[t] and if[u] the infection is faded after it has been washed off, then[v] he shall tear it from the garment or from the leather or from the woven material or from the fabric. 57 And if it appears again on the garment or on the woven material or on the fabric or on any leather object, it is spreading; you[w] must burn in the fire that which has the infection in it. 58 And the garment or the woven material or the fabric or any leather object that he might wash and the infection is removed from them then[x] shall be washed a second time, and it shall be clean.”

59 This is the regulation of the infectious skin disease[y] in[z] the wool garment or the linen or the woven material or the fabric or any leather object to declare it clean or to declare it unclean.

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Notas al pie

  1. Leviticus 13:47 Literally “becomes”
  2. Leviticus 13:47 Perhaps better translated “mold” rather than “skin disease”
  3. Leviticus 13:47 Literally “a garment of wool”
  4. Leviticus 13:47 Literally “a garment of linen”
  5. Leviticus 13:48 Or “and”
  6. Leviticus 13:49 Literally “an object of leather”
  7. Leviticus 13:49 Perhaps better translated “mold” rather than “skin disease”
  8. Leviticus 13:51 Perhaps better translated “mold” rather than “skin disease”
  9. Leviticus 13:52 Literally “in/on the wool or in/on the linen”
  10. Leviticus 13:52 Literally “becomes on/in it”
  11. Leviticus 13:52 Perhaps better translated “mold” rather than “skin disease”
  12. Leviticus 13:53 Or “And”
  13. Leviticus 13:53 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  14. Leviticus 13:53 Literally “look” or “behold”
  15. Leviticus 13:54 Or “and”
  16. Leviticus 13:54 Literally “he”
  17. Leviticus 13:55 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  18. Leviticus 13:55 Literally “look” or “behold”
  19. Leviticus 13:56 Or “And”
  20. Leviticus 13:56 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  21. Leviticus 13:56 Literally “look” or “behold”
  22. Leviticus 13:56 Or “and”
  23. Leviticus 13:57 Singular
  24. Leviticus 13:58 Or “and”
  25. Leviticus 13:59 Perhaps better translated “mold” rather than “skin disease”
  26. Leviticus 13:59 Hebrew “of”