Leviticus 13:16

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

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

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "living flesh"
• [b] Or "and"