Leviticus 13:20
The priest will examine it, and if it appears deeper than the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest must declare them unclean. It is a skin disease that has broken out in the boil.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him uncan: it is a plague of prosy broken out of the boil.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And if, when the priest examines it, it looks deeper than the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a plague of leprosy that has broken out of the boil.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Yf when the preast seeth hi it appeare lower than the other skynne and the heer thereof be chaunged vnto white, let the preast make hi vncleane: for it is a very leprosye, that is broken out in the place of the byel
Coverdale Bible (1535)
So whan the prest, seyeth, that it appeareth to be lower then the other skynne, and the hayre turned to whyte, then shall he iudge him vncleane, for it is surely a plage of leprosye broken out of the byle.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And when the Priest seeth it, if it appeare lower then the skinne, and the heare thereof bee changed into white, ye Priest then shal pronounce him vncleane: for it is a plague of leprosie, broken out in the bile.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And yf when the priest seeth hym, it appeare lower then the skynne, and the heere therof be chaunged vnto whyte, the priest shall iudge hym vncleane: for it is a plagne of leprosie, broken out of the byle.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it [be] in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
Webster's Bible (1833)
and the priest shall examine it; and, behold, if the appearance of it is lower than the skin, and the hair of it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. It has broken out in the boil.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and the priest hath seen, and lo, its appearance `is' lower than the skin, and its hair hath turned white, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; it `is' a plague of leprosy -- in an ulcer it hath broken out.
American Standard Version (1901)
and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the boil.
American Standard Version (1901)
and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the boil.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And after looking at it, if it seems to go deeper than the skin, and the hair on it is turned white, then the priest will say that the man is unclean: it is the leper's disease, it has come out in the bad place.
World English Bible (2000)
and the priest shall examine it; and behold, if its appearance is lower than the skin, and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. It has broken out in the boil.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The priest will then examine it, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest is to pronounce the person unclean. It is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.
Referenced Verses
- Lev 13:3 : 3 The priest will examine the infected area on the skin of the body. If the hair in the infection has turned white and the infection appears deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After examining the person, the priest will declare them unclean.
- Matt 12:45 : 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.
- John 5:14 : 14 Later Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, 'Look, you have been made well. Stop sinning, so that nothing worse happens to you.'
- 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Lev 13:21-3919 verses93%
21But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in it, and it is not deeper than the skin but appears faded, the priest shall isolate the person for seven days.
22If the infection continues to spread on the skin, the priest must declare them unclean. It is a disease.
23But if the bright spot remains unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil. The priest shall pronounce them clean.
24If there is a burn on someone's skin and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a reddish-white or pure white bright spot,
25the priest shall examine it. If the hair in the bright spot has turned white and it appears deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must declare them unclean, for it is a disease.
26But if the priest examines the bright spot and there is no white hair in it, and it is not deeper than the skin but appears faded, the priest shall isolate the person for seven days.
27The priest will examine them on the seventh day. If the infection is spreading on the skin, the priest must declare them unclean; it is a disease.
28But if the bright spot remains unchanged, has not spread on the skin, and appears faded, it is only swelling from the burn. The priest shall pronounce them clean, for it is just a scar from the burn.
29If a man or woman has an infection on the head or the beard,
30the priest shall examine the infection. If it appears deeper than the skin and there is thin yellow hair in it, the priest must declare them unclean; it is a scaly infection of the head or beard.
31If the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, the priest will isolate the person for seven days.
32On the seventh day, the priest will examine the infection. If it has not spread, there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear deeper than the skin, the priest shall continue to isolate the person for another seven days.
33The person must shave, but they must not shave the infected area. The priest will isolate them for another seven days.
34On the seventh day, the priest will examine the scaly infection. If it has not spread on the skin and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, the priest shall pronounce the person clean. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
35However, if the scaly infection spreads on the skin after the person has been declared clean,
36the priest will examine them, and if the infection has spread on the skin, the priest does not need to check for yellow hair; the person is unclean.
37But if it seems to the priest that the scaly infection has remained unchanged, and black hair has grown in it, the infection is healed; the person is clean, and the priest shall declare them clean.
38If a man or woman has bright white spots on the skin of their body,
39the priest will examine them. If the spots on the skin are dull white, it is a harmless rash; the person is clean.
- Lev 13:1-1919 verses93%
1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2If someone has a swelling, scab, or bright spot on the skin of their body, and it appears to be a skin disease, they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests.
3The priest will examine the infected area on the skin of the body. If the hair in the infection has turned white and the infection appears deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After examining the person, the priest will declare them unclean.
4But if the bright spot on the skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair has not turned white, the priest will isolate the person for seven days.
5The priest will re-examine them on the seventh day. If the infection remains unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest will isolate them for another seven days.
6On the seventh day, the priest will examine them again. If the infection has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest will declare the person clean; it is only a rash. The person must wash their clothes and they will be clean.
7But if the rash spreads on the skin after they have been examined by the priest and declared clean, they must appear before the priest again.
8The priest will examine them, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce them unclean; it is a skin disease.
9If someone is suspected of having an infectious skin disease, they must be brought to the priest for examination.
10The priest will examine the person, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white and there is raw flesh in the swelling, it is a serious skin disease.
11It is a chronic skin condition on the skin of their body, and the priest must declare them unclean. The priest does not need to isolate them, for they are already unclean.
12If the skin disease spreads and covers all the skin from head to toe, as far as the priest can see, then the priest shall examine the person.
13The priest will look, and if the disease has covered the entire body, turning all the skin white, the priest shall pronounce them clean. If it has turned white, they are clean.
14But when raw flesh appears on them, they will be unclean.
15The priest will examine the raw flesh and declare them unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.
16But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, they must go to the priest again.
17The priest will examine them, and if the area has turned white, the priest shall pronounce the person clean. They are clean.
18When a person has a boil on the skin that heals,
19and it leaves a white swelling or a reddish-white spot, they must show it to the priest.
- Lev 13:42-454 verses90%
42But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald area of the crown or the forehead, it is a spreading skin disease.
43The priest will examine him, and if the swelling of the sore is reddish-white on the bald area of the crown or forehead, resembling the appearance of a skin disease on the body,
44the man is diseased and unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; the infection is on his head.
45Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face, and cry out, 'Unclean! Unclean!'.
- Lev 13:49-513 verses84%
49and the mark is greenish or reddish in the garment, leather, warp, or woof, or in any leather article, it is a case of spreading mildew, and it must be shown to the priest.
50The priest will examine the mark and isolate the affected item for seven days.
51On the seventh day, he will reexamine it. If the mark has spread in the garment, warp, woof, or leather, whatever the use of the leather, it is a destructive mildew and is unclean.
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3The priest shall go outside the camp and examine them. If the skin disease has been healed in the afflicted person,
- Lev 13:55-562 verses83%
55After it has been washed, the priest will inspect it again. If the mark has not changed its appearance, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. Burn it, whether the affected part is on the inside or outside.
56If, after it has been washed, the priest finds that the mark has faded, he is to tear the affected part out of the garment, leather, warp, or woof.
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53But if the priest inspects it and the mark has not spread in the garment, warp, woof, or leather article,
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44the priest shall come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.