Leviticus 13:18

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

Leviticus 13:18 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 13:18

The flesh also, in which, [even] in the skin thereof, was a
boil
Or hot ulcer, by which, says Maimonides ^F14 you may understand any stroke by a stone, stick, or iron, or any other thing: and in the Misnah ^F15, it is asked, what is an ulcer (or boil)? a stroke by wood, stone, pitch, or hot water; all that is from the force of fire is an ulcer: and is healed;
by the use of medicine, and the part, in all appearance, as well and as sound as ever.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 In Misn. Negaim, c. 6. sect. 8.
F15 Ib. c. 9. sect. 1.

Leviticus 13:18 In-Context

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,

19 and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, the person must present himself to the priest.

20 The priest will make an examination, and if the spot seems to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease that has broken out in the boil.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ex 9:9-11; Dt 28:27,35; Jb 2:7