| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: " |
| 2“When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that could become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest. | 2When a person has a swelling, scab, or spot on the skin of his body, and it becomes a disease on the skin of his body, he is to be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests. |
| 3The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean. | 3The priest will examine the infection on the skin of his body. If the hair in the infection has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean. |
| 4If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days. | 4But if the spot on the skin of his body is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest must quarantine the infected person for seven days. |
| 5On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days. | 5The priest will then reexamine him on the seventh day. If he sees that the infection remains unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must quarantine him for another seven days. |
| 6The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean. | 6The priest will examine him again on the seventh day. If the infection has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean; it is a scab. The person is to wash his clothes and will become clean. |
| 7But if the rash spreads further on his skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must present himself again to the priest. | 7But if the scab spreads further on his skin after he has presented himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must present himself again to the priest. |
| 8The priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; he has a skin disease. | 8The priest will examine him, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest must pronounce him unclean; he has a skin disease." |
| 9When anyone develops a skin disease, he must be brought to the priest. | 9When a skin disease develops on a person, he is to be brought to the priest. |
| 10The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling, | 10The priest will examine him. If there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is a patch of raw flesh in the swelling, |
| 11it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean. | 11it is a chronic disease on the skin of his body, and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not quarantine him, for he is unclean. |
| 12But if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see, | 12But if the skin disease breaks out all over the skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from his head to his feet so far as the priest can see, |
| 13the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean. | 13the priest will look, and if the skin disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since he has turned totally white, he is clean. |
| 14But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean. | 14But whenever raw flesh appears on him, he will be unclean. |
| 15When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease. | 15When the priest examines the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. Raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease. |
| 16But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest. | 16But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest. |
| 17The priest will reexamine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest is to pronounce the infected person clean; then he is clean. | 17The priest will examine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest must pronounce the infected person clean; he is clean." |
| 18When a boil appears on someone’s skin and it heals, | 18When a boil appears on the skin of one's body and it heals, |
| 19and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest. | 19and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, the person must present himself to the priest. |
| 20The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil. | 20The priest will make an examination, and if the spot seems to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease that has broken out in the boil. |
| 21But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days. | 21But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin but is faded, the priest must quarantine him seven days. |
| 22If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection. | 22If it spreads further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection. |
| 23But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. | 23But if the spot remains where it is and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil. The priest is to pronounce him clean." |
| 24When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white, | 24When there is a burn on the skin of one's body produced by fire, and the patch made raw by the burn becomes reddish-white or white, |
| 25the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection. | 25the priest is to examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease. |
| 26But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days. | 26But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in the spot and it is not beneath the skin but is faded, the priest must quarantine him seven days. |
| 27On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection. | 27The priest will reexamine him on the seventh day. If it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease. |
| 28But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest is to pronounce him clean; for it is only the scar from the burn. | 28But if the spot has remained where it was and has not spread on the skin but is faded, it is the swelling from the burn. The priest is to pronounce him clean, for it is only the scar from the burn." |
| 29If a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin, | 29When a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin, |
| 30the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin. | 30the priest must examine the infection. If it appears to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and sparse, the priest must pronounce the person unclean. It is a scaly outbreak, a skin disease of the head or chin. |
| 31But if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days. | 31When the priest examines the scaly infection, if it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest must quarantine the person with the scaly infection for seven days. |
| 32On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, | 32The priest will reexamine the infection on the seventh day. If the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, |
| 33then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days. | 33the person must shave himself but not shave the scaly area. Then the priest must quarantine the person who has the scaly outbreak for another seven days. |
| 34On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean. | 34The priest will examine the scaly outbreak on the seventh day, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce the person clean. He is to wash his clothes, and he will be clean. |
| 35If, however, the scaly outbreak spreads further on the skin after his cleansing, | 35But if the scaly outbreak spreads further on the skin after his cleansing, |
| 36the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean. | 36the priest is to examine the person. If the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair; the person is unclean. |
| 37If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean. | 37But if as far as he can see, the scaly outbreak remains unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed; he is clean. The priest is to pronounce the person clean." |
| 38When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin, | 38When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin of the body, |
| 39the priest shall examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean. | 39the priest is to make an examination. If the spots on the skin of the body are dull white, it is only a rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean." |
| 40Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean. | 40If a man loses the hair of his head, he is bald, but he is clean. |
| 41Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead, he is still clean. | 41Or if he loses the hair at his hairline, he is bald on his forehead, but he is clean. |
| 42But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it. | 42But if there is a reddish-white infection on the bald head or forehead, it is a skin disease breaking out on his head or forehead. |
| 43The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease, | 43The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white, like the appearance of a skin disease on his body, |
| 44the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head. | 44the man is afflicted with a skin disease; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; the infection is on his head." |
| 45A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ | 45The person afflicted with an infectious skin disease is to have his clothes torn and his hair hanging loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, 'Unclean, unclean!' |
| 46As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp. | 46He will remain unclean as long as he has the infection; he is unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp." |
| 47If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment, | 47If a fabric is contaminated with mildew--in wool or linen fabric, |
| 48any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather— | 48in the warp or woof of linen or wool, or in leather or anything made of leather-- |
| 49and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest. | 49and if the contamination is green or red in the fabric, the leather, the warp, the woof, or any leather article, it is a mildew contamination and is to be shown to the priest. |
| 50And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days. | 50The priest is to examine the contamination and quarantine the contaminated fabric for seven days. |
| 51On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean. | 51The priest is to reexamine the contamination on the seventh day. If it has spread in the fabric, the warp, the woof, or the leather, regardless of how it is used, the contamination is harmful mildew; it is unclean. |
| 52He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up. | 52He is to burn the fabric, the warp or woof in wool or linen, or any leather article, which is contaminated. Since it is harmful mildew it must be burned up." |
| 53But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article, | 53When the priest examines it, if the contamination has not spread in the fabric, the warp or woof, or any leather article, |
| 54the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days. | 54the priest is to order whatever is contaminated to be washed and quarantined for another seven days. |
| 55After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back. | 55After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine the contamination. If the appearance of the contaminated article has not changed, it is unclean. Even though the contamination has not spread, you must burn up the fabric. It is a fungus on the front or back of the fabric." |
| 56If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit. | 56If the priest examines it, and the contamination has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, the leather, or the warp or woof. |
| 57But if it reappears in the fabric, weave, or knit, or on any leather article, it is spreading. You must burn the contaminated article. | 57But if it reappears in the fabric, the warp or woof, or any leather article, it has broken out again. You must burn up whatever is contaminated. |
| 58If the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean. | 58But if the contamination disappears from the fabric, the warp or woof, or any leather article, which have been washed, it is to be washed again, and it will be clean." |
| 59This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.” | 59This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, warp or woof, or any leather article, in order to pronounce it clean or unclean." |
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