Leviticus 13:16

THE MESSAGE

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,

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

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 God spoke to Moses and Aaron: "When someone has a swelling or a blister or a shiny spot on the skin that might signal a serious skin disease on the body, bring him to Aaron the priest or to one of his priest sons. The priest will examine the sore on the skin. If the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears more than skin deep, it is a serious skin disease and infectious. After the priest has examined it, he will pronounce the person unclean. ⁴"If the shiny spot on the skin is white but appears to be only on the surface and the hair has not turned white, the priest will quarantine the person for seven days. On the seventh day the priest will examine it again; if, in his judgment, the sore is the same and has not spread, the priest will keep him in quarantine for another seven days. On the seventh day the priest will examine him a second time; if the sore has faded and hasn't spread, the priest will declare him clean—it is a harmless rash. The person can go home and wash his clothes; he is clean. But if the sore spreads after he has shown himself to the priest and been declared clean, he must come back again to the priest who will conduct another examination. If the sore has spread, the priest will pronounce him unclean—it is a serious skin disease and infectious. ⁹"Whenever someone has a serious and infectious skin disease, you must bring him to the priest. The priest will examine him; if there is a white swelling in the skin, the hair is turning white, and there is an open sore in the swelling, it is a chronic skin disease. The priest will pronounce him unclean. But he doesn't need to quarantine him because he's already given his diagnosis of unclean. If a serious disease breaks out that covers all the skin from head to foot, wherever the priest looks, the priest will make a thorough examination; if the disease covers his entire body, he will pronounce the person with the sore clean—since it has turned all white, he is clean. But if they are open, running sores, he is unclean. The priest will examine the open sores and pronounce him unclean. The open sores are unclean; they are evidence of a serious skin disease. But if the open sores dry up and turn white, he is to come back to the priest who will reexamine him; if the sores have turned white, the priest will pronounce the person with the sores clean. He is clean.

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Cross-References

Genesis 13:1
So Abram left Egypt and went back to the Negev, he and his wife and everything he owned, and Lot still with him. By now Abram was very rich, loaded with cattle and silver and gold.

Genesis 13:3
He moved on from the Negev, camping along the way, to Bethel, the place he had first set up his tent between Bethel and Ai and built his first altar. Abram prayed there to God .

Genesis 13:14
After Lot separated from him, God said to Abram, "Open your eyes, look around. Look north, south, east, and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your children forever. I'll make your descendants like dust—counting your descendants will be as impossible as counting the dust of the Earth. So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I'm giving it all to you."

Genesis 13:18
Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .

Genesis 15:5
Then he took him outside and said, "Look at the sky. Count the stars. Can you do it? Count your descendants! You're going to have a big family, Abram!"

Genesis 17:20
"And Ishmael? Yes, I heard your prayer for him. I'll also bless him; I'll make sure he has plenty of children—a huge family. He'll father twelve princes; I'll make him a great nation. But I'll establish my covenant with Isaac whom Sarah will give you about this time next year."

Genesis 28:3
"And may The Strong God bless you and give you many, many children, a congregation of peoples; and pass on the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants so that you will get this land in which you live, this land God gave Abraham."

Genesis 35:11
God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants.

Genesis 46:3
God said, "I am the God of your father. Don't be afraid of going down to Egypt. I'm going to make you a great nation there. I'll go with you down to Egypt; I'll also bring you back here. And when you die, Joseph will be with you; with his own hand he'll close your eyes."

1 Kings 4:20
Judah and Israel were densely populated—like sand on an ocean beach! All their needs were met; they ate and drank and were happy. Solomon was sovereign over all the kingdoms from the River Euphrates in the east to the country of the Philistines in the west, all the way to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and were vassals of Solomon all his life.

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.