Chapter 13

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses and Aaron, saying,²

When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh [like] the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought⁹⁰ unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

And the priest shall look¹ on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and [when] the hair in the plague is turned¹ white, and the plague in sight [be] deeper than the skin of his flesh, it [is] a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look¹ on him, and pronounce him unclean.¹⁴

If the bright spot [be] white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight [be] not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned¹ white; then the priest shall shut up⁵² [him that hath] the plague seven days:

And the priest shall look¹ on him the seventh day: and, behold, [if] the plague in his sight be at a stay,¹ [and] the plague spread¹ not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up⁵² seven days more:

And the priest shall look¹ on him again the seventh day: and, behold, [if] the plague [be] somewhat dark, [and] the plague spread¹ not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean:¹⁴ it [is but] a scab: and he shall wash¹⁴ his clothes, and be clean.¹

But if the scab spread⁴ much abroad² in the skin, after that he hath been seen⁹ of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen⁸ of the priest again:

And [if] the priest see¹ that, behold, the scab spreadeth¹ in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean:¹⁴ it [is] a leprosy.

When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought⁹⁰ unto the priest;

And the priest shall see¹ [him]: and, behold, [if] the rising [be] white in the skin, and it have turned¹ the hair white, and [there be] quick raw flesh in the rising;

It [is] an old¹² leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean,¹⁴ and shall not shut him up:⁵⁵ for he [is] unclean.

And if a leprosy break out⁴ abroad² in the skin, and the leprosy cover¹⁴ all the skin of [him that hath] the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh; ⁵⁸⁶⁹

Then the priest shall consider:¹ and, behold, [if] the leprosy have covered¹⁴ all his flesh, he shall pronounce [him] clean¹⁴ [that hath] the plague: it is all turned¹ white: he [is] clean.

But when raw flesh appeareth⁹ in him, he shall be unclean.⁴

And the priest shall see¹ the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean:¹⁴ [for] the raw flesh [is] unclean: it [is] a leprosy.

Or if the raw flesh turn again,⁴ and be changed⁸ unto white, he shall come¹ unto the priest;

And the priest shall see¹ him: and, behold, [if] the plague be turned⁸ into white; then the priest shall pronounce [him] clean¹⁴ [that hath] the plague: he [is] clean.

The flesh also, in which, [even] in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,⁸

And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed⁸ to the priest;

And if, when the priest seeth¹ it, behold, it [be] in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned¹ white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean:¹⁴ it [is] a plague of leprosy broken out¹ of the boil.

But if the priest look⁴ on it, and, behold, [there be] no white hairs therein, and [if] it [be] not lower than the skin, but [be] somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up⁵² seven days:

And if it spread⁴ much abroad² in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean:¹⁴ it [is] a plague.

But if the bright spot stay⁴ in his place, [and] spread¹ not, it [is] a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.¹⁴

Or if there be [any] flesh, in the skin whereof [there is] a hot burning, and the quick [flesh] that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;

Then the priest shall look¹ upon it: and, behold, [if] the hair in the bright spot be turned⁸ white, and it [be in] sight deeper than the skin; it [is] a leprosy broken out¹ of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean:¹⁴ it [is] the plague of leprosy.

But if the priest look⁴ on it, and, behold, [there be] no white hair in the bright spot, and it [be] no lower than the [other] skin, but [be] somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up⁵² seven days:

And the priest shall look¹ upon him the seventh day: [and] if it be spread⁴ much abroad² in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean:¹⁴ it [is] the plague of leprosy.

And if the bright spot stay⁴ in his place, [and] spread¹ not in the skin, but it [be] somewhat dark; it [is] a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean:¹⁴ for it [is] an inflammation of the burning.

If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;

Then the priest shall see¹ the plague: and, behold, if it [be] in sight deeper than the skin; [and there be] in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean:¹⁴ it [is] a dry scall, [even] a leprosy upon the head or beard.

And if the priest look⁴ on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it [be] not in sight deeper than the skin, and [that there is] no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up⁵² [him that hath] the plague of the scall seven days:

And in the seventh day the priest shall look¹ on the plague: and, behold, [if] the scall spread¹ not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall [be] not in sight deeper than the skin;

He shall be shaven,⁹⁸ but the scall shall he not shave;¹⁷ and the priest shall shut up⁵² [him that hath] the scall seven days more:

And in the seventh day the priest shall look¹ on the scall: and, behold, [if] the scall be not spread¹ in the skin, nor [be] in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean:¹⁴ and he shall wash¹⁴ his clothes, and be clean.¹

But if the scall spread⁴ much² in the skin after his cleansing;

Then the priest shall look¹ on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread¹ in the skin, the priest shall not seek¹⁷ for yellow hair; he [is] unclean.

But if the scall be in his sight at a stay,¹ and [that] there is black hair grown up¹ therein; the scall is healed,⁸ he [is] clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.¹⁴

If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, [even] white bright spots;

Then the priest shall look:¹ and, behold, [if] the bright spots in the skin of their flesh [be] darkish white; it [is] a freckled spot [that] groweth¹ in the skin; he [is] clean.

And the man ³⁵⁸⁸ whose hair is fallen off¹¹ his head, he [is] bald; [yet is] he clean.

And he that hath his hair fallen off¹¹ from the part of his head toward his face, he [is] forehead bald: [yet is] he clean.

And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it [is] a leprosy sprung up⁶ in his bald head, or his bald forehead.

Then the priest shall look¹ upon it: and, behold, [if] the rising of the sore [be] white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;

He is a leprous⁷ man, he [is] unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly¹⁵ unclean;¹⁷ his plague [is] in his head.

And the leper⁷ in whom the plague [is], his clothes shall be rent,⁷ and his head bare,⁷ and he shall put a covering⁴ upon his upper lip, and shall cry,⁴ Unclean, unclean.

All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be defiled;⁴ he [is] unclean: he shall dwell⁴ alone; without the camp [shall] his habitation [be].

The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, [whether it be] a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

Whether [it be] in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;

And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it [is] a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed⁹⁰ unto the priest:

And the priest shall look¹ upon the plague, and shut up⁵² [it that hath] the plague seven days:

And he shall look¹ on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread¹ in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, [or] in any work that is made¹¹ of skin; the plague [is] a fretting⁵⁶ leprosy; it [is] unclean.

He shall therefore burn¹ that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it [is] a fretting⁵⁶ leprosy; it shall be burnt¹¹ in the fire.

And if the priest shall look,⁴ and, behold, the plague be not spread¹ in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;

Then the priest shall command¹⁴ that they wash¹⁴ [the thing] wherein the plague [is], and he shall shut it up⁵² seven days more:

And the priest shall look¹ on the plague, after that it is washed:¹²¹ and, behold, [if] the plague have not changed¹ his colour, and the plague be not spread;¹ it [is] unclean; thou shalt burn⁴ it in the fire; it [is] fret inward, [whether] it [be] bare within or without.

And if the priest look,¹ and, behold, the plague [be] somewhat dark after the washing¹²¹ of it; then he shall rend¹ it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:

And if it appear¹¹ still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it [is] a spreading⁶ [plague]: thou shalt burn⁴ that wherein the plague [is] with fire.

And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin [it be], which thou shalt wash,¹⁷ if the plague be departed¹ from them, then it shall be washed²⁷ the second time, and shall be clean.¹

This [is] the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean,¹⁵ or to pronounce it unclean.¹⁵