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the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
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Contemporary English Version

Leviticus 13:16

However, if the sores heal and only white spots remain, the priest will say, "You are now clean."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Sanitation;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Leprosy;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hair;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Leprosy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Heal, Health;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Leper;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Leper;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Leper, Leprosy;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Change;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, then he shall come to the Kohen;
King James Version
Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;
Lexham English Bible
Or, when the raw flesh returns and it has changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
New Century Version
If the open sore becomes white again, the person must come to the priest.
New English Translation
If, however, the raw flesh once again turns white, then he must come to the priest.
Amplified Bible
"But if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
New American Standard Bible
"Or if the raw flesh turns back and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Or if the rawe flesh change and be turned into white, then he shall come to the Priest,
Legacy Standard Bible
Or if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
Complete Jewish Bible
However, if the inflamed flesh again turns white, he is to come to the cohen.
Darby Translation
But if the raw flesh change again, and be turned white, he shall come unto the priest;
Easy-to-Read Version
"If the raw skin changes and becomes white, the person must come to the priest.
English Standard Version
But if the raw flesh recovers and turns white again, then he shall come to the priest,
George Lamsa Translation
Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, then he shall be brought to the priest;
Good News Translation
But when the sore heals and becomes white again, you shall go to the priest,
Christian Standard Bible®
But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he is to go to the priest.
Literal Translation
Or when the living flesh turns back and shall be turned to white, then he shall come in to the priest;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf the rawe flesh chaunge agayne, and be turned in to whyte, then shall he come vnto the prest.
American Standard Version
Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come unto the priest;
Bible in Basic English
Or if the diseased flesh is turned again and changed to white then he is to come to the priest,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Or yf the rawe fleshe turne agayne and chaunge vnto whyte, he shall come to the priest:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But if the raw flesh again be turned into white, then he shall come unto the priest;
King James Version (1611)
Or if the raw flesh turne againe, and bee changed vnto white, hee shall come vnto the Priest:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But if the sound flesh be restored and changed to white, then shall he come to the priest;
English Revised Version
Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come unto the priest,
Berean Standard Bible
But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That if the fleisch is turned eft in to whijtnesse, and hilith al the man,
Young's Literal Translation
Or when the raw flesh turneth back, and hath been turned to white, then he hath come in unto the priest,
Update Bible Version
Or if the raw flesh turns again, and has changed to white, then he shall come to the priest;
Webster's Bible Translation
Or if the raw flesh shall turn again, and be changed into white, he shall come to the priest;
World English Bible
Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest;
New King James Version
Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white again, he shall come to the priest.
New Living Translation
However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return to the priest
New Life Bible
If the flesh with open sores changes again and becomes white, he will come to the religious leader.
New Revised Standard
But if the raw flesh again turns white, he shall come to the priest;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Or, if the raw flesh turn again and be changed to white, then shall he come in unto the priest;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if again it be turned into whiteness, and cover all the man:
Revised Standard Version
But if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Or if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord told Moses and Aaron to say to the people: 2 If sores or boils or a skin rash should break out and start spreading on your body, you must be brought to Aaron or to one of the other priests. 3 If the priest discovers that the hair in the infected area has turned white and that the infection seems more than skin deep, he will say, "This is leprosy—you are unclean." 4 But if the infected area is white and only skin deep, and if the hair in it hasn't turned white, the priest will order you to stay away from everyone else for seven days. 5 If the disease hasn't spread by that time, he will order you to stay away from everyone else for another seven days. 6 Then if the disease hasn't gotten any worse or spread, the priest will say, "You are clean. It was only a sore. After you wash your clothes, you may go home." 7 However, if the disease comes back, you must return to the priest. 8 If it is discovered that the disease has started spreading, he will say, "This is leprosy—you are unclean." 9 Any of you with a skin disease must be brought to a priest. 10 If he discovers that the sore spot is white with pus and that the hair around it has also turned white,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Romans 7:14-24, Galatians 1:14-16, Philippians 3:6-8, 1 Timothy 1:13-15

Cross-References

Genesis 13:1
Abram and Sarai took everything they owned and went to the Southern Desert. Lot went with them.
Genesis 13:2
Abram was very rich. He owned many cattle, sheep, and goats, and had a lot of silver and gold.
Genesis 13:3
Abram moved from place to place in the Southern Desert. And finally, he went north and set up his tents between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 13:14
After Abram and Lot had gone their separate ways, the Lord said to Abram: Look around to the north, south, east, and west.
Genesis 13:16
I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.
Genesis 13:18
Abram took down his tents and went to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar in honor of the Lord .
Genesis 15:5
Then the Lord took Abram outside and said, "Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have."
Genesis 17:6
I will give you a lot of descendants, and in the future they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.
Genesis 17:16
I will bless her, and you will have a son by her. She will become the mother of nations, and some of her descendants will even be kings.
Genesis 17:20
I have heard what you asked me to do for Ishmael, and so I will also bless him with many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make his family a great nation.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Or if the raw flesh turn again,.... Changes its colour, from redness, which is in raw flesh:

and be changed unto white: and does not look ruddy as flesh in common does, nor red and fiery, as raw and proud flesh, but is white, of the same colour with the swelling or scab:

he shall come unto the priest; again, and show himself, even though he was before by him pronounced clean.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The disease here indicated appears to be that now known as Lepra commonis, the common White Leprosy, or Dry Tetter. It first shows itself in reddish pimples, the surface of which becomes white and scaly, spreading in a circular form until they meet each other and cover large patches of the body. It scarcely affects the general health, and for the most part disappears of itself, though it often lasts for years.

From his head even to his foot, wheresoever. the priest looketh - The first appearance of the Lepra Commonis may take place in any part of the body, especially, however, at the larger joints of the limbs; but the spots of elephantiasis are almost always first seen, on those parts which are habitually exposed, the face, ears and hands.

Leviticus 13:14

Raw flesh - See Leviticus 13:10.

Leviticus 13:15

Boil - Probably ulcer. In Job 2:7, and Deuteronomy 28:27, Deuteronomy 28:35, it would seem highly probable that the word expresses the ulcers of elephantiasis.


 
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