Leviticus 13:15

15 When the priest sees the open sore, he must announce that the person is unclean. The open sore is not clean; it is a harmful skin disease.

Leviticus 13:15 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 13:15

And the priest shall see the raw flesh
Or when he sees it, the person being brought to him to be viewed:

and pronounce him to be unclean;
or shall pronounce him to be unclean:

[for] the raw flesh [is] unclean;
made a man so in a ceremonial sense; (See Gill on Leviticus 13:10);

it [is] a leprosy;
wherever any quick raw flesh appears in a swelling.

Leviticus 13:15 In-Context

13 If the priest sees that the disease covers the whole body and has turned all of the person's skin white, he must announce that the person is clean.

14 "But when the person has an open sore, he is unclean.

15 When the priest sees the open sore, he must announce that the person is unclean. The open sore is not clean; it is a harmful skin disease.

16 If the open sore becomes white again, the person must come to the priest.

17 The priest must look at him, and if the sores have become white, the priest must announce that the person with the sores is clean. Then he will be clean.