28 And if the spot abide in his place, not growing in the skin, but is dark, it is a [a]rising of the burning: the Priest shall therefore declare him clean: for it is the drying up of the burning.

29 ¶ If also a man or a woman hath a sore on the head or in the beard,

30 Then the Priest shall see the sore: and if it appears lower than the skin, and there be in it a small yellow [b]hair, then the Priest shall pronounce him unclean: for it is a black spot, and leprosy of the head or of the beard.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 13:28 Or, swelling.
  2. Leviticus 13:30 Which was not wont to be there, or else smaller than in any other part of the body.

28 If, 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.(A)

29 “If a man or woman has a sore on their head(B) or chin, 30 the 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.

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