Leviticus 13:25

25 then the priest shall look upon it; and behold, if the hair in the bright spot is turned white and it is in appearance deeper than the skin, it is a leprosy broken out of the burning. Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the plague of leprosy.

Leviticus 13:25 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 13:25

Then the priest shall look upon it
And examine it, whether it has the marks and signs of a leprosy or not, such as follow: behold, [if] the hair in the bright spot be turned white;
which before was black, or of another colour from white, and is now, turned into the whiteness of chalk, as the Targum of Jonathan: and it [be in] sight deeper than the skin;
the same Targum is,

``and its sight or colour is deeper in being white like snow, more than the skin;''

but this respects not the colour of it, as appearing to the sight, but the depth of the spot, going below the skin into the flesh, which, with the change of hair, are the two signs of leprosy, ( Leviticus 13:3 ) ; it [is] a leprosy broken out of the burning;
which sprung from thence, and what that had issued in: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean;
a leper, and to be treated as such: it [is] the plague of leprosy;
being a plain case, according to the rules by which it was to be judged of.

Leviticus 13:25 In-Context

23 But if the bright spot stay in his place and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

24 "Or if there be any flesh in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the living flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish or white,

25 then the priest shall look upon it; and behold, if the hair in the bright spot is turned white and it is in appearance deeper than the skin, it is a leprosy broken out of the burning. Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the plague of leprosy.

26 But if the priest look on it, and behold, there is no white hair in the bright spot and it is no lower than the other skin, but is somewhat dark, then the priest shall shut him up seven days.

27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day; and if it is spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the plague of leprosy.