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Complete Jewish Bible

Leviticus 13:23

But if the bright spot stays where it was and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the cohen is to declare him clean.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Boil;   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;   Number;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Boil;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Leper;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Medicine;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Boil (1);   Stay;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Boil;   Leprosy;   Michael;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
But if the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn't spread, it is the scar from the boil; and the Kohen shall pronounce him clean.
King James Version
But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Lexham English Bible
But if the spot has stayed unchanged, it has not spread, it is the skin sore's scar, so the priest shall declare him clean.
New Century Version
But if the bright spot does not spread or change, it is only the scar from the old boil. Then the priest must announce that the person is clean.
New English Translation
But if the bright spot stays in its place and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil, so the priest is to pronounce him clean.
Amplified Bible
"But if the bright spot remains where it is and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
New American Standard Bible
"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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But if the spot continue in his place, and growe not, it is a burning bile: therefore the Priest shall declare him to be cleane.
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
But if it doesn't spread, and only a scar remains, he will say, "You are now clean."
Darby Translation
But if the bright spot have remained in its place, [and] have not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Easy-to-Read Version
But if the bright spot stays in its place and does not spread, it is only the scar from the old boil. The priest must announce that the person is clean.
English Standard Version
But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
George Lamsa Translation
But if the shiny spot stays in its place and spreads not, it is a scar of the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Good News Translation
But if it remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar left from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce you ritually clean.
Christian Standard Bible®
But if the spot remains where it is and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil. The priest is to pronounce him clean.
Literal Translation
And if in its place the bright spot is stayed, it has not spread; it is an inflamed boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf the glysterynge whyte abyde styll, and freate no farther, the is it but a prynte of the byle, and the prest shal iudge him cleane.
American Standard Version
But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Bible in Basic English
But if the bright mark keeps in the same place and gets no greater, it is the mark of the old wound, and the priest will say that he is clean.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But and yf the spot stande styll and growe not, it is a scarre of a byle, and therfore the priest shall declare hym to be cleane.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
King James Version (1611)
But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning bile; and the Priest shall pronounce him cleane.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But if the bright spot should remain in its place and not spread, it is the scar of the ulcer; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
English Revised Version
But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Berean Standard Bible
But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe if it stondith in his place, it is a signe of botche, and the man schal be cleene.
Young's Literal Translation
and if in its place the bright spot stay -- it hath not spread -- it [is] an inflammation of the ulcer; and the priest hath pronounced him clean.
Update Bible Version
But if the bright spot stays in its place, and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Webster's Bible Translation
But if the bright spot shall stay in its place, [and] not spread, it [is] a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
World English Bible
But if the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn't spread, it is the scar from the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
But if the area grows no larger and does not spread, it is merely the scar from the boil, and the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
New Life Bible
But if the bright spot stays in one place and does not spread, it is only what is left of the sore. The religious leader will say he is clean.
New Revised Standard
But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil; the priest shall pronounce him clean.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But if in its place the bright spot stayeth hath lint spread, a boil, it is, - and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if it stay in its place, it is but the scar of an ulcer: and the man shall be clean.
Revised Standard Version
But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.

Contextual Overview

18 (LY: iii) "If a person has on his skin a boil that heals 19 in such a way that in place of the boil there is a white swelling or a reddish-white bright spot, it is to be shown to the cohen. 20 The cohen is to examine it; if he sees that it appears to be more than skin-deep, and its hair has turned white, then the cohen is to pronounce him unclean — the disease of tzara‘at has broken out in the boil. 21 But if the cohen looks at it and doesn't see any white hairs in it, and it isn't more than skin-deep but appears faded, the cohen is to isolate him for seven days. 22 If it spreads on the skin, the cohen is to declare him unclean; it is the disease. 23 But if the bright spot stays where it was and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the cohen is to declare him clean. 24 (RY: ii, LY: iv) "Or if someone has on his skin a burn caused by fire; and the inflamed flesh where it was burned has become a bright spot, reddish-white or white, 25 then the cohen is to examine it; and if he sees that the hair in the bright spot has turned white and that it appears to be deeper than the skin around it, it is tzara‘at; it has broken out in the burn, and the cohen is to declare him unclean; it is a sore from tzara‘at. 26 But if the cohen examines it and sees no white hair in the bright spot, and it is no lower than the skin around it but looks faded, then the cohen is to isolate him for seven days. 27 On the seventh day the cohen is to examine him; if it has spread on the skin, then the cohen is to declare him unclean; it is a sore from tzara‘at.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 38:26, 2 Samuel 12:13, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 2 Chronicles 19:3, Job 34:31, Job 34:32, Job 40:4, Job 40:5, Proverbs 28:13, Matthew 26:75, 2 Corinthians 2:7, Galatians 6:1, 1 Peter 4:2, 1 Peter 4:3

Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:26 - then the priest Leviticus 13:34 - be not

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But if the bright spot stay in his place, [and] spread not,.... Continues as it was when first viewed:

it [is] a burning boil; but not a plague of leprosy:

and the priest shall pronounce him clean; as clear of a leprosy, and so not bound by the law of it, though attended with an inflammation or burning ulcer.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A burning boil - Rather, the scar of the ulcer; literally, “the burn of the ulcer.”


 
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