Leviticus 13:16

16 But if the raw flesh changes^[a] and^[b] turns white, he must go to the priest.

Leviticus 13:16 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 13:16

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.

Leviticus 13:16 In-Context

14 But whenever raw flesh appears on him, he will be unclean.

15 When the priest examines the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. Raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.

16 But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.

17 The priest will examine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest must pronounce the infected person clean; he is clean.

18 "When a boil appears on the skin of one's body and it heals,

Footnotes

• [a]. Or recedes
• [b]. Or flesh again