Leviticus 13:16

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

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 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 said to Moses and Aaron, ² "If anyone has a swelling or a rash or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease, that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons. ³ The priest will examine the affected area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. ⁴ "But if the affected area of the skin is only a white discoloration and does not appear to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair on the spot has not turned white, the priest will quarantine the person for seven days. ⁵ On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has not changed and the problem has not spread on the skin, the priest will quarantine the person for seven more days. ⁶ On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has faded and has not spread, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. It was only a rash. The person's clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean. ⁷ But if the rash continues to spread after the person has been examined by the priest and has been pronounced clean, the infected person must return to be examined again. ⁸ If the priest finds that the rash has spread, he must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is indeed a skin disease. ⁹ "Anyone who develops a serious skin disease must go to the priest for an examination. ¹⁰ If the priest finds a white swelling on the skin, and some hair on the spot has turned white, and there is an open sore in the affected area,

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

Cross-References

Genesis 13:1
So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned.

Genesis 13:2
(Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)

Genesis 13:3
From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before.

Genesis 13:14
After Lot had gone, the Lord said to Abram, "Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west.

Genesis 13:16
And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted!

Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord .

Genesis 15:5
Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, "Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!"

Genesis 17:6
I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!

Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants."

Genesis 17:20
As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him 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.