Leviticus 13:38-48

38 "If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots,
39 then the priest shall look; and behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white, it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.
40 "And the man whose hair has fallen off his head, he is bald, yet is he clean.
41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, his forehead is bald, yet is he clean.
42 And if there be in the bald head or bald forehead a white reddish sore, it is leprosy sprung up in his bald head or his bald forehead.
43 Then the priest shall look upon it; and behold, if the rising of the sore is reddish white in his bald head or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh,
44 he is a leprous man; he is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is on his head.
45 "And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip and shall cry, `Unclean, unclean.'
46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean. He shall dwell alone; outside the camp shall his habitation be.
47 "The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woolen garment or a linen garment,
48 whether it be in the warp or woof, of linen or of wool, whether in a skin or in any thing made of skin,

Leviticus 13:38-48 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 13

In this chapter an account is given of the various sorts of leprosy, and the rules by which they were to be judged of, Le 13:1-3 of the bright spot and scab, Le 13:4-8 of the rising or swelling, Le 13:9-17 of the bile or hot ulcer, Le 13:18-23 of the hot burning or inflammation, Le 13:24-28 of the plague of the scall, Le 13:29-37 of bright spots or blisters, Le 13:38,39 and of shedding the hair, and baldness, Le 13:40-44 of what the leper was to do, and to be done unto, Le 13:45,46 of the leprosy in garments made of linen, woollen, or of skin, Le 13:47-59.

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