Leviticus 13:17

17 who will reexamine him; if the sores have turned white, the priest will pronounce the person with the sores 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 The priest will examine the open sores and pronounce him unclean. The open sores are unclean; they are evidence of a serious skin disease.

16 But if the open sores dry up and turn white, he is to come back to the priest

17 who will reexamine him; if the sores have turned white, the priest will pronounce the person with the sores clean. He is clean.

18 "When a person has a boil and it heals

19 and in place of the boil there is white swelling or a reddish-white shiny spot, the person must present himself to the priest