The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
Parallel translations
- WEB and the priest shall examine him. Behold, if there is a white rising in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the rising,
- KJV And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;
- NKJV And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the swelling on the skin is white, and it has turned the hair white, and there is a spot of raw flesh in the swelling,
- NASB The priest shall then look, and if there is a white swelling on the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is new raw flesh in the swelling,
- NLT If the priest finds a white swelling on the skin, and some hair on the spot has turned white, and there is an open sore in the affected area,
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Quick answer
A white swelling that whitens the hair with raw flesh signals serious disease. Raw flesh is a telling sign of an advanced affliction.
Overview
The priest examines and finds a white swelling that has turned the hair white, with raw flesh present. These features indicate an established, defiling disease. The presence of raw, exposed flesh vividly portrays the open wound of sin, which festers until it is healed by the Great Physician.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Kgs 5:27Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.
- 2 Chr 26:19–20Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
- Lev 13:24When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,
- Lev 13:14–15But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.
- John 3:19–20And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
- Amos 5:10There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
- Lev 13:3–4The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
- Num 12:10–12As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,
- Prov 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
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