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1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
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1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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2 The man in whose skin or flesh shall arise a different colour or a blister, or as it were something shining, that is the stroke of the leprosy, shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or any or of his sons.
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2 "When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a bright spot on his skin that may become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.
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3 And if he see the leprosy in his skin, and the hair turned white and the place where the leprosy appears lower than the skin and the rest of the flesh: it is the stroke of the leprosy, and upon his judgment he shall be separated.
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3 The priest is to examine the sore on his skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is an infectious skin disease. When the priest examines him, he shall pronounce him ceremonially unclean.
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4 But if there be a shining whiteness in the skin, and not lower than the other flesh, and the hair be of the former colour, the priest shall shut him up seven days.
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4 If the spot on his skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to put the infected person in isolation for seven days.
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5 And the seventh day he shall look on him: and if the leprosy be grown no farther, and hath not spread itself in the skin, he shall shut him up again other seven days.
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5 On the seventh day the priest is to examine him, and if he sees that the sore is unchanged and has not spread in the skin, he is to keep him in isolation another seven days.
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6 And on the seventh day, he shall look on him. If the leprosy be somewhat obscure, and not spread in the skin, he shall declare him clean, because it is but a scab: and the man shall wash his clothes, and shall be clean.
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6 On the seventh day the priest is to examine him again, and if the sore has faded and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a rash. The man must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.
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7 But, if the leprosy grow again, after he was seen by the priest and restored to cleanness, he shall be brought to him:
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7 But if the rash does spread in his skin after he has shown himself to the priest to be pronounced clean, he must appear before the priest again.
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8 And shall be condemned of uncleanness.
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8 The priest is to examine him, and if the rash has spread in the skin, he shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infectious disease.
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9 If the stroke of the leprosy be in a man, he shall be brought to the priest:
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9 "When anyone has an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.
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10 And he shall view him. And when there shall be a white colour in the skin, and it shall have changed the look of the hair, and the living flesh itself shall appear:
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10 The priest is to examine him, and if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white and if there is raw flesh in the swelling,
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11 It shall be judged an inveterate leprosy, and grown into the skin. The priest therefore shall declare him unclean: and shall not shut him up, because he is evidently unclean.
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11 it is a chronic skin disease and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He is not to put him in isolation, because he is already unclean.
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12 But if the leprosy spring out running about in the skin, and cover all the skin from the head to the feet, whatsoever falleth under the sight of the eyes:
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12 "If the disease breaks out all over his skin and, so far as the priest can see, it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot,
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13 The priest shall view him, and shall judge that the leprosy which he has is very clean: because it is all turned into whiteness, and therefore the man shall be clean.
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13 the priest is to examine him, and if the disease has covered his whole body, he shall pronounce that person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean.
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14 But when the live flesh shall appear in him:
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14 But whenever raw flesh appears on him, he will be unclean.
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15 Then by the judgment of the priest he shall be defiled, and shall be reckoned among the unclean. For live flesh, if it be spotted with leprosy, is unclean.
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15 When the priest sees the raw flesh, he shall pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; he has an infectious disease.
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16 And if again it be turned into whiteness, and cover all the man:
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16 Should the raw flesh change and turn white, he must go to the priest.
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17 The priest shall view him, and shall judge him to be clean.
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17 The priest is to examine him, and if the sores have turned white, the priest shall pronounce the infected person clean; then he will be clean.
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18 When also there has been an ulcer in the flesh and the skin, and it has been healed:
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18 "When someone has a boil on his skin and it heals,
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19 And in the place of the ulcer, there appeareth a white scar, or somewhat red, the man shall be brought to the priest.
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19 and in the place where the boil was, a white swelling or reddish-white spot appears, he must present himself to the priest.
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20 And when he shall see the place of the leprosy lower than the other flesh, and the hair turned white: he shall declare him unclean, for the plague of leprosy is broken out in the ulcer.
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20 The priest is to examine it, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious skin disease that has broken out where the boil was.
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21 But if the hair be of the former colour, and the scar somewhat obscure, and be not lower than the flesh that is near it: he shall shut him up seven days.
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21 But if, when the priest examines it, there is no white hair in it and it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to put him in isolation for seven days.
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22 And if it spread, he shall judge him to have the leprosy:
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22 If it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is infectious.
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23 But if it stay in its place, it is but the scar of an ulcer: and the man shall be clean.
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23 But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
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24 The flesh also and skin that hath been burnt, and after it is healed hath a white or a red scar:
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24 "When someone has a burn on his skin and a reddish-white or white spot appears in the raw flesh of the burn,
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25 The priest shall view it, and if he see it turned white, and the place thereof is lower than the other skin: he shall declare him unclean, because the evil of leprosy is broken out in the scar.
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25 the priest is to examine the spot, and if the hair in it has turned white, and it appears to be more than skin deep, it is an infectious disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infectious skin disease.
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26 But if the colour of the hair be not changed, nor the blemish lower than the other flesh, and the appearance of the leprosy be somewhat obscure: he shall shut him up seven days,
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26 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and if it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to put him in isolation for seven days.
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27 And on the seventh day he shall view him. If the leprosy be grown farther in the skin, he shall declare him unclean.
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27 On the seventh day the priest is to examine him, and if it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infectious skin disease.
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28 But if the whiteness stay in its place, and be not very clear, it is the sore of a burning: and therefore he shall be cleansed, because it is only the scar of a burning.
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28 If, however, the spot is unchanged and has not spread in the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scar from the burn.
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29 If the leprosy break out in the head or the beard of a man or woman, the priest shall see them,
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29 "If a man or woman has a sore on the head or on the chin,
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30 And if the place be lower than the other flesh, and the hair yellow, and thinner than usual: he shall declare them unclean, because it is the leprosy of the head and the beard;
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30 the priest is to examine the sore, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest shall pronounce that person unclean; it is an itch, an infectious disease of the head or chin.
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31 But if he perceive the place of the spot is equal with the flesh that is near it, and the hair black: he shall shut him up seven days,
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31 But if, when the priest examines this kind of sore, it does not seem to be more than skin deep and there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to put the infected person in isolation for seven days.
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32 And on the seventh day he shall look upon it. If the spot be not grown, and the hair keep its colour, and the place of the blemish be even with the other flesh:
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32 On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if the itch has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be more than skin deep,
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33 The man shall be shaven all but the place of the spot: and he shall be shut up other seven days.
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33 he must be shaved except for the diseased area, and the priest is to keep him in isolation another seven days.
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34 If on the seventh day the evil seem to have stayed in its place, and not lower than the other flesh, he shall cleanse him: and his clothes being washed he shall be clean.
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34 On the seventh day the priest is to examine the itch, and if it has not spread in the skin and appears to be no more than skin deep, the priest shall pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.
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35 But if after his cleansing the spot spread again in the skin:
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35 But if the itch does spread in the skin after he is pronounced clean,
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36 He shall seek no more whether the hair be turned yellow, because he is evidently unclean.
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36 the priest is to examine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.
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37 But if the spot be stayed, and the hair be black, let him know that the man is healed: and let him confidently pronounce him clean.
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37 If, however, in his judgment it is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed. He is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
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38 If a whiteness appear in the skin of a man or a woman,
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38 "When a man or woman has white spots on the skin,
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39 The priest shall view them. If he find that a darkish whiteness shineth in the skin, let him know that it is not the leprosy, but a white blemish, and that the man is clean.
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39 the priest is to examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; that person is clean.
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40 The man whose hair falleth off from his head, he is bald and clean:
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40 "When a man has lost his hair and is bald, he is clean.
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41 And if the hair fall from his forehead, he is bald before and clean.
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41 If he has lost his hair from the front of his scalp and has a bald forehead, he is clean.
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42 But if in the bald head or in the bald forehead there be risen a white or reddish colour:
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42 But if he has a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on his head or forehead.
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43 And the priest perceive this, he shall condemn him undoubtedly of leprosy which is risen in the bald part.
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43 The priest is to examine him, and if the swollen sore on his head or forehead is reddish-white like an infectious skin disease,
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44 Now whosoever shall be defiled with the leprosy, and is separated by the judgment of the priest:
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44 the man is diseased and is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean because of the sore on his head.
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45 Shall have his clothes hanging loose, his head bare, his mouth covered with a cloth: and he shall cry out that he is defiled and unclean.
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45 "The person with such an infectious disease must wear torn clothes, let his hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of his face and cry out, 'Unclean! Unclean!'
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46 All the time that he is a leper and unclean he shall dwell alone without the camp.
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46 As long as he has the infection he remains unclean. He must live alone; he must live outside the camp.
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47 A woollen or linen garment that shall have the leprosy
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47 "If any clothing is contaminated with mildew--any woolen or linen clothing,
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48 In the warp, and the woof: or skin, or whatsoever is made of a skin:
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48 any woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything made of leather--
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49 If it be infected with a white or red spot, it shall be accounted the leprosy, and shall be shewn to the priest.
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49 and if the contamination in the clothing, or leather, or woven or knitted material, or any leather article, is greenish or reddish, it is a spreading mildew and must be shown to the priest.
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50 And he shall look upon it and shall shut it up seven days.
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50 The priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the affected article for seven days.
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51 And on the seventh day when he looketh on it again, if he find that it is grown, it is a fixed leprosy. He shall judge the garment unclean, and every thing wherein it shall be found.
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51 On the seventh day he is to examine it, and if the mildew has spread in the clothing, or the woven or knitted material, or the leather, whatever its use, it is a destructive mildew; the article is unclean.
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52 And therefore it shall be burnt with fire.
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52 He must burn up the clothing, or the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has the contamination in it, because the mildew is destructive; the article must be burned up.
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53 But if he see that it is not grown,
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53 "But if, when the priest examines it, the mildew has not spread in the clothing, or the woven or knitted material, or the leather article,
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54 He shall give orders, and they shall wash that part wherein the leprosy is: and he shall shut it up other seven days.
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54 he shall order that the contaminated article be washed. Then he is to isolate it for another seven days.
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55 And when he shall see that the former colour is not returned, nor yet the leprosy spread, he shall judge it unclean: and shall burn it with fire, for the leprosy has taken hold of the outside of the garment, or through the whole.
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55 After the affected article has been washed, the priest is to examine it, and if the mildew has not changed its appearance, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. Burn it with fire, whether the mildew has affected one side or the other.
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56 But if the place of the leprosy be somewhat dark, after the garment is washed, he shall tear it off, and divide it from that which is sound.
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56 If, when the priest examines it, the mildew has faded after the article has been washed, he is to tear the contaminated part out of the clothing, or the leather, or the woven or knitted material.
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57 And if after this there appear in those places that before were without spot, a flying and wandering leprosy: it must be burnt with fire.
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57 But if it reappears in the clothing, or in the woven or knitted material, or in the leather article, it is spreading, and whatever has the mildew must be burned with fire.
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58 If it cease, he shall wash with water the parts that are pure, the second time: and they shall be clean.
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58 The clothing, or the woven or knitted material, or any leather article that has been washed and is rid of the mildew, must be washed again, and it will be clean."
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59 This is the law touching the leprosy of any woollen or linen garment, either in the warp or woof, or any thing of skins: how it ought to be cleaned, or pronounced unclean.
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59 These are the regulations concerning contamination by mildew in woolen or linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article, for pronouncing them clean or unclean.
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