Leviticus 13:16

16 However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return 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 if any open sores appear, the infected person will be pronounced ceremonially unclean.

15 The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease.

16 However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return to the priest

17 for another examination. If the affected areas have indeed turned white, the priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean by declaring, ‘You are clean!’

18 “If anyone has a boil on the skin that has started to heal,