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| 1The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, |
| 2"When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a shiny spot on their skin that may be a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest. | 2“When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a case of leprous disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests, |
| 3The priest is to examine the sore on the skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling skin disease. When the priest examines that person, he shall pronounce them ceremonially unclean. | 3and the priest shall examine the diseased area on the skin of his body. And if the hair in the diseased area has turned white and the disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a case of leprous disease. When the priest has examined him, he shall pronounce him unclean. |
| 4If the shiny spot on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days. | 4But if the spot is white in the skin of his body and appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall shut up the diseased person for seven days. |
| 5On the seventh day the priest is to examine them, and if he sees that the sore is unchanged and has not spread in the skin, he is to isolate them for another seven days. | 5And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the disease is checked and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up for another seven days. |
| 6On the seventh day the priest is to examine them again, and if the sore has faded and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a rash. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean. | 6And the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the diseased area has faded and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only an eruption. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean. |
| 7But if the rash does spread in their skin after they have shown themselves to the priest to be pronounced clean, they must appear before the priest again. | 7But if the eruption spreads in the skin, after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear again before the priest. |
| 8The priest is to examine that person, and if the rash has spread in the skin, he shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease. | 8And the priest shall look, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a leprous disease. |
| 9"When anyone has a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to the priest. | 9“When a man is afflicted with a leprous disease, he shall be brought to the priest, |
| 10The priest is to examine them, and if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white and if there is raw flesh in the swelling, | 10and the priest shall look. And if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling, |
| 11it is a chronic skin disease and the priest shall pronounce them unclean. He is not to isolate them, because they are already unclean. | 11it is a chronic leprous disease in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not shut him up, for he is unclean. |
| 12"If the disease breaks out all over their skin and, so far as the priest can see, it covers all the skin of the affected person from head to foot, | 12And if the leprous disease breaks out in the skin, so that the leprous disease covers all the skin of the diseased person from head to foot, so far as the priest can see, |
| 13the priest is to examine them, and if the disease has covered their whole body, he shall pronounce them clean. Since it has all turned white, they are clean. | 13then the priest shall look, and if the leprous disease has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean of the disease; it has all turned white, and he is clean. |
| 14But whenever raw flesh appears on them, they will be unclean. | 14But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. |
| 15When the priest sees the raw flesh, he shall pronounce them unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; they have a defiling disease. | 15And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him unclean. Raw flesh is unclean, for it is a leprous disease. |
| 16If the raw flesh changes and turns white, they must go to the priest. | 16But if the raw flesh recovers and turns white again, then he shall come to the priest, |
| 17The priest is to examine them, and if the sores have turned white, the priest shall pronounce the affected person clean; then they will be clean. | 17and the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce the diseased person clean; he is clean. |
| 18"When someone has a boil on their skin and it heals, | 18“If there is in the skin of one’s body a boil and it heals, |
| 19and in the place where the boil was, a white swelling or reddish-white spot appears, they must present themselves to the priest. | 19and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a reddish-white spot, then it shall be shown to the priest. |
| 20The priest is to examine it, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce that person unclean. It is a defiling skin disease that has broken out where the boil was. | 20And the priest shall look, and if it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a case of leprous disease that has broken out in the boil. |
| 21But if, when the priest examines it, there is no white hair in it and it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to isolate them for seven days. | 21But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in it and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall shut him up seven days. |
| 22If it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling disease. | 22And if it spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a disease. |
| 23But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce them clean. | 23But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. |
| 24"When someone has a burn on their skin and a reddish-white or white spot appears in the raw flesh of the burn, | 24“Or, when the body has a burn on its skin and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a spot, reddish-white or white, |
| 25the priest is to examine the spot, and if the hair in it has turned white, and it appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease. | 25the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the spot has turned white and it appears deeper than the skin, then it is a leprous disease. It has broken out in the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a case of leprous disease. |
| 26But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and if it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to isolate them for seven days. | 26But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and it is no deeper than the skin, but has faded, the priest shall shut him up seven days, |
| 27On the seventh day the priest is to examine that person, and if it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease. | 27and the priest shall examine him the seventh day. If it is spreading in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a case of leprous disease. |
| 28If, however, the spot is unchanged and has not spread in the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a scar from the burn. | 28But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread in the skin, but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar of the burn. |
| 29"If a man or woman has a sore on their head or chin, | 29“When a man or woman has a disease on the head or the beard, |
| 30the priest is to examine the sore, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease on the head or chin. | 30the priest shall examine the disease. And if it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is an itch, a leprous disease of the head or the beard. |
| 31But if, when the priest examines the sore, it does not seem to be more than skin deep and there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days. | 31And if the priest examines the itching disease and it appears no deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days, |
| 32On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if it has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be more than skin deep, | 32and on the seventh day the priest shall examine the disease. If the itch has not spread, and there is in it no yellow hair, and the itch appears to be no deeper than the skin, |
| 33then the man or woman must shave themselves, except for the affected area, and the priest is to keep them isolated another seven days. | 33then he shall shave himself, but the itch he shall not shave; and the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for another seven days. |
| 34On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if it has not spread in the skin and appears to be no more than skin deep, the priest shall pronounce them clean. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean. | 34And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the itch, and if the itch has not spread in the skin and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean. |
| 35But if the sore does spread in the skin after they are pronounced clean, | 35But if the itch spreads in the skin after his cleansing, |
| 36the priest is to examine them, and if he finds that the sore has spread in the skin, he does not need to look for yellow hair; they are unclean. | 36then the priest shall examine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean. |
| 37If, however, the sore is unchanged so far as the priest can see, and if black hair has grown in it, the affected person is healed. They are clean, and the priest shall pronounce them clean. | 37But if in his eyes the itch is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed and he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. |
| 38"When a man or woman has white spots on the skin, | 38“When a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body, white spots, |
| 39the priest is to examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; they are clean. | 39the priest shall look, and if the spots on the skin of the body are of a dull white, it is leukoderma that has broken out in the skin; he is clean. |
| 40"A man who has lost his hair and is bald is clean. | 40“If a man’s hair falls out from his head, he is bald; he is clean. |
| 41If he has lost his hair from the front of his scalp and has a bald forehead, he is clean. | 41And if a man’s hair falls out from his forehead, he has baldness of the forehead; he is clean. |
| 42But if he has a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is a defiling disease breaking out on his head or forehead. | 42But if there is on the bald head or the bald forehead a reddish-white diseased area, it is a leprous disease breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. |
| 43The priest is to examine him, and if the swollen sore on his head or forehead is reddish-white like a defiling skin disease, | 43Then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased swelling is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprous disease in the skin of the body, |
| 44the man is diseased and is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean because of the sore on his head. | 44he is a leprous man, he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; his disease is on his head. |
| 45"Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, 'Unclean! Unclean!' | 45“The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean.’ |
| 46As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp. | 46He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp. |
| 47"As for any fabric that is spoiled with a defiling mold--any woolen or linen clothing, | 47“When there is a case of leprous disease in a garment, whether a woolen or a linen garment, |
| 48any woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything made of leather-- | 48in warp or woof of linen or wool, or in a skin or in anything made of skin, |
| 49if the affected area in the fabric, the leather, the woven or knitted material, or any leather article, is greenish or reddish, it is a defiling mold and must be shown to the priest. | 49if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin or in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, it is a case of leprous disease, and it shall be shown to the priest. |
| 50The priest is to examine the affected area and isolate the article for seven days. | 50And the priest shall examine the disease and shut up that which has the disease for seven days. |
| 51On the seventh day he is to examine it, and if the mold has spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather, whatever its use, it is a persistent defiling mold; the article is unclean. | 51Then he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in the skin, whatever be the use of the skin, the disease is a persistent leprous disease; it is unclean. |
| 52He must burn the fabric, the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has been spoiled; because the defiling mold is persistent, the article must be burned. | 52And he shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, the wool or the linen, or any article made of skin that is diseased, for it is a persistent leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire. |
| 53"But if, when the priest examines it, the mold has not spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather article, | 53“And if the priest examines, and if the disease has not spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, |
| 54he shall order that the spoiled article be washed. Then he is to isolate it for another seven days. | 54then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the disease, and he shall shut it up for another seven days. |
| 55After the article has been washed, the priest is to examine it again, and if the mold has not changed its appearance, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. Burn it, no matter which side of the fabric has been spoiled. | 55And the priest shall examine the diseased thing after it has been washed. And if the appearance of the diseased area has not changed, though the disease has not spread, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire, whether the rot is on the back or on the front. |
| 56If, when the priest examines it, the mold has faded after the article has been washed, he is to tear the spoiled part out of the fabric, the leather, or the woven or knitted material. | 56“But if the priest examines, and if the diseased area has faded after it has been washed, he shall tear it out of the garment or the skin or the warp or the woof. |
| 57But if it reappears in the fabric, in the woven or knitted material, or in the leather article, it is a spreading mold; whatever has the mold must be burned. | 57Then if it appears again in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in any article made of skin, it is spreading. You shall burn with fire whatever has the disease. |
| 58Any fabric, woven or knitted material, or any leather article that has been washed and is rid of the mold, must be washed again. Then it will be clean." | 58But the garment, or the warp or the woof, or any article made of skin from which the disease departs when you have washed it, shall then be washed a second time, and be clean.” |
| 59These are the regulations concerning defiling molds in woolen or linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article, for pronouncing them clean or unclean. | 59This is the law for a case of leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or the woof, or in any article made of skin, to determine whether it is clean or unclean. |
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