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19 and a white swelling or a pinkish[a] spot appears in the skin sore’s place, then[b] he shall show himself to the priest. 20 And the priest shall examine it,[c] and if[d] its appearance is deeper than the skin and its hair has changed to white, then[e] the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease; it has broken out in the skin sore. 21 And if the priest examines it and if[f] there is no white hair in it and it is not deeper than the skin and it is faded, then[g] the priest shall confine him for seven days.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 13:19 Literally “white red”
  2. Leviticus 13:19 Or “and”
  3. Leviticus 13:20 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Leviticus 13:20 Literally “look” or “behold”
  5. Leviticus 13:20 Or “and”
  6. Leviticus 13:21 Literally “look” or “behold”
  7. Leviticus 13:21 Or “and”

19 and in the place where the boil was, a white swelling or reddish-white(A) spot(B) appears, they must present themselves to the priest. 20 The 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(C) that has broken out where the boil was. 21 But 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.

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