Leviticus Chapter 13
Tests for Serious Skin Diseases
1 The LORD told Moses and Aaron,
2 “When any of you has a swelling, rash, or skin discoloration that could become leprous, go to Aaron the priest or one of his sons as priests. 3 He’ll examine the spot. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper than the skin, it’s leprosy. The priest will pronounce you unclean. 4 But if the discoloration doesn’t appear to go that deep and the hair on it hasn’t turned white, the priest will quarantine you for a week 5 and examine it on the seventh day. If the spot has changed or spread, he’ll quarantine you for another week 6 and examine it again. If the spot has faded and not spread, he’ll pronounce you ceremonially clean; it’s just a rash. Wash your clothes and be clean. Lev 13:1-6
7 “But if the rash spreads, go to the priest again, 8 and he’ll pronounce you unclean. It’s leprosy.
9 “If you get leprosy, you need to go to the priest 10 to be examined. If there’s a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white and there are open sores in the swelling, 11 it’s chronic leprosy. The priest will pronounce you unclean. He won’t quarantine because you’re definitely unclean. 12 If the leprosy spreads from head to toe, 13 he’ll pronounce you clean if it has all turned to normal skin color. 14 But if open sores appear, 15 it’s leprosy. 16 If the open sores turn to normal skin color again, 17 the priest will pronounce you clean.
Lev 13:7-17
18 “When a boil heals 19 and a discoloration or reddish-white swelling comes up in its place, show it to the priest. 20 If it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair on it has turned white, he’ll pronounce you unclean. It’s leprosy that has broken out in the boil. 21 But if there aren’t any white hairs in it, it’s not deeper than the skin, and it’s faded, you’ll quarantine for a week. 22 If it spreads, the priest will pronounce you unclean; it’s an infection. 23 But if the discoloration doesn’t spread, it’s just a scar from the boil. You’re clean.
Lev 13:18-23
24 “If your body gets a burn on the skin and an open sore becomes a bright white or reddish-white spot, 25 the priest needs to examine it. If the hair in the bright spot has turned white and appears to be deeper than the skin, it’s leprosy that broke out of the burn. He’ll pronounce you unclean. 26 If there’s no white hair in the bright spot and it’s no deeper than the skin, but has faded, you’ll quarantine for a week. 27 The priest will examine you on the seventh day. If it spreads on the skin, he’ll declare you unclean; it’s leprosy. 28 But if the bright spot doesn’t spread, but has faded, it’s the swelling from the burn. The priest will declare you clean; it’s just a scar from the burn.
Lev 13:24-28
29 “If any of you, man or woman, has an infection on the head—or in the beard, 30 the priest needs to examine it. If it appears to be deeper than the skin and there’s thin yellowish hair in it, he’ll pronounce you unclean. It’s a sore, leprosy of the head or beard. 31 But if it appears to be no deeper than the skin and there’s no black hair in it, quarantine for a week. 32 On the seventh day, the priest will examine it. If the sore hasn’t spread, no yellowish hair has grown in it, and the scale appears to be no deeper than the skin, 33 then shave except for the spot and quarantine for another week. 34 On the seventh day, the priest will examine it. If the spot hasn’t spread and doesn’t appear to be deeper than the skin, he’ll pronounce you clean. 35 If the spot spreads after that cleansing, 36 the priest need not look for yellowish hair; you’re definitely unclean. 37 If the priest thinks the spot hasn’t spread and black hairs have grown in it, the sore has healed. He’ll pronounce you ceremonially clean.
38 “If any of you, man or woman, has a white bright spot on the skin, 39 the priest needs to examine it. If it’s faint white, it’s eczema breaking out on the skin. You’re ceremonially clean.
Lev 13:29-39
40 “If a man loses his hair and becomes bald; he’s clean. 41 If his head becomes bald in the front and temples and he’s bald on the forehead; he’s clean. 42 But if a reddish infection occurs on the bald head or brow, it’s leprosy breaking out. 43 The priest needs to examine him. If the swelling is reddish white, 44 he has leprosy. The priest will pronounce him unclean; it’s an infection.
Lev 13:40-44
45 “If you’re a leper, you need to tear your clothes, uncover your head, cover your upper lip, and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ 46 You’re unclean as long as you have the infection. Live outside the camp apart from the rest of society.
Regulations About Mildew
47 When a piece of wool or linen cloth or clothes has mildew on it 48 as well as on any leather article, 49 if the mark is greenish or reddish, show it to the priest. 50 He’ll examine it and quarantine it for a week. 51 Then he’ll examine it on the seventh day. If it has spread, it’s infectious and unclean. 52 Burn it. Lev 13:45-52
53 “But if the spot hasn’t spread, 54 the priest will have them wash it. He’ll quarantine it for another week 55 and examine it again. If the spot hasn’t changed color, it’s unclean even though it hasn’t spread. Burn it whether the spot is on the front or back.
56 “If the priest examines it and the spot has faded after it was washed, he’ll remove it from the cloth or leather article. 57 If it appears again in the piece of cloth or leather article, it’s an outbreak. Burn the article. 58 A piece of clothes that loses the spot after it’s been washed will be washed a second time and be clean.”
59 That’s the law for pronouncing clean or unclean a spot of mildew on any leather article or piece of wool or linen cloth.
Lev 13:53-59
Cleansing from Skin Diseases