HelpFinder Bible - Flipbook - Page 472
LEVIT IC U S 1 3
the other for the purification offering. The priest
will sacrifice them to purify her, and she will be
ceremonially clean.”
Serious Skin Diseases
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 skindeep, 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,
11 it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must
pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. In
such cases the person need not be quarantined,
for it is obvious that the skin is defiled by the
disease.
12 “Now suppose the disease has spread all
over the person’s skin, covering the body from
head to foot. 13 When the priest examines the infected person and finds that the disease covers
the entire body, he will pronounce the person
ceremonially clean. Since the skin has turned
completely white, the person is clean. 14 But if
any open sores appear, the infected person will
be pronounced ceremonially unclean. 15 The
priest must make this pronouncement as soon
as he sees an open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease. 16 However,
if the open sores heal and turn white like the
13
page 102
rest of the skin, the person must return to the
priest 17 for another examination. If the affected
areas have indeed turned white, the priest will
then pronounce the person ceremonially clean
by declaring, ‘You are clean!’
18 “If anyone has a boil on the skin that has
started to heal, 19 but a white swelling or a reddish white spot develops in its place, that person must go to the priest to be examined. 20 If the
priest examines it and finds it to be more than
skin-deep, and if the hair in the affected area
has turned white, the priest must pronounce
the person ceremonially unclean. The boil has
become a serious skin disease. 21 But if the priest
finds no white hair on the affected area and the
problem appears to be no more than skin-deep
and has faded, the priest must quarantine the
person for seven days. 22 If during that time the
affected area spreads on the skin, the priest
must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, because it is a serious disease. 23 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.
24 “If anyone has suffered a burn on the skin
and the burned area changes color, becoming either reddish white or shiny white, 25 the
priest must examine it. If he finds that the hair
in the affected area has turned white and the
problem appears to be more than skin-deep, a
skin disease has broken out in the burn. The
priest must then pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin
disease. 26 But if the priest finds no white hair
on the affected area and the problem appears
to be no more than skin-deep and has faded,
the priest must quarantine the infected person
for seven days. 27 On the seventh day the priest
must examine the person again. If the affected
area has spread on the skin, the priest must
pronounce that person ceremonially unclean,
for it is clearly a serious skin disease. 28 But if
the affected area has not changed or spread on
the skin and has faded, it is simply a swelling
from the burn. The priest will then pronounce
the person ceremonially clean, for it is only the
scar from the burn.
29 “If anyone, either a man or woman, has a
sore on the head or chin, 30 the priest must examine it. If he finds it is more than skin-deep
and has fine yellow hair on it, the priest must
pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.
It is a scabby sore of the head or chin. 31 If the
priest examines the scabby sore and finds that
it is only skin-deep but there is no black hair
on it, he must quarantine the person for seven
days. 32 On the seventh day the priest must examine the sore again. If he finds that the scabby
13:2a Traditionally rendered leprosy. The Hebrew word used
throughout this passage is used to describe various skin
diseases. 13:2b Or one of his descendants.