Leviticus 13:6 “The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore…”

Leviticus 13:6

The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The priest shall examine him again on the seventh day. Behold, if the plague has faded and the plague hasn’t spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is a scab. He shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

American Standard Version

and the priest shall look on him again the seventh day; and, behold, if the plague be dim, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the Priest shall looke on him againe the seuenth day, and if the plague be darke, and the sore grow not in the skinne, then the Priest shall pronounce him cleane, for it is a skab: therefore he shall washe his clothes and be cleane.

Darby Translation

And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day, and behold, the sore is become pale and the sore hath not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a scab; and he shall wash his garments and be clean.

Young's Literal Translation

'And the priest hath seen him on the second seventh day, and lo, the plague is become weak, and the plague hath not spread in the skin — and the priest hath pronounced him clean, it [is] a scab, and he hath washed his garments, and hath been clean.

Bible in Basic English

And the priest is to see him again on the seventh day; and if the mark is less bright and is not increased on his skin, then let the priest say that he is clean: it is only a skin-mark, and after his clothing has been washed he will be clean.

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Cross references

“pronounce”

Isaiah 42:3 Romans 14:1 Isaiah 11:3 Isaiah 11:4 Jude 1:22 Jude 1:23

Isaiah 42:3 · BSB

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

Romans 14:1 · BSB

Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

Isaiah 11:3 · BSB

And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,

Isaiah 11:4 · BSB

but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

Jude 1:22 · BSB

And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;

Jude 1:23 · BSB

save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

“a scab”

Leviticus 13:2 Deuteronomy 32:5 James 3:2

Leviticus 13:2 · BSB

“When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.

Deuteronomy 32:5 · BSB

His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the blemish on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.

James 3:2 · BSB

We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

“wash”

Leviticus 11:25 Leviticus 14:8 Leviticus 11:28 Leviticus 11:40 1 Kings 8:38 1 Kings 8:45

Leviticus 11:25 · BSB

and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 14:8 · BSB

The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.

Leviticus 11:28 · BSB

and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:40 · BSB

Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.

1 Kings 8:38 · BSB

then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—

1 Kings 8:45 · BSB

then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.

7But if the rash spreads further on his skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must present himself again to the priest.

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