Leviticus 13:17

17 and the priest shall examine him, and {if} the infection has changed to white, then the priest shall pronounce the afflicted person clean--he is clean.

Leviticus 13:17 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 13:17

And the priest shall see him
Review him, and examine him thoroughly:

and, behold, [if] the plague be turned into white;
the raw flesh in the swelling, which looked red, is become white:

then the priest shall pronounce [him] clean [that hath] the plague;
that was supposed to have the plague of leprosy; but upon a review, and on this change of things, has not, he shall declare him free from it,

he [is] clean;
and under no obligation to the laws and rites concerning it.

Leviticus 13:17 In-Context

15 And the priest shall examine the {raw flesh}, and he shall pronounce him unclean--the {raw flesh} [is] unclean; it [is] an infectious skin disease.

16 Or, when the {raw flesh} returns and it has changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,

17 and the priest shall examine him, and {if} the infection has changed to white, then the priest shall pronounce the afflicted person clean--he is clean.

18 "And when [someone's] body {has} a skin sore on his skin and it is healed

19 and a white swelling or a {pinkish} spot appears in the skin sore's place, then he shall show himself to the priest.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "look" or "behold"
• [b]. Or "and"