Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;
Parallel translations
- WEB Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest;
- BSB But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.
- NKJV Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white again, he shall come to the priest.
- NASB Or if the raw flesh turns back and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
- NLT However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return to the priest
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Quick answer
If the raw flesh changes back to white, the person returns to the priest. A reversal toward whiteness prompts re-examination.
Overview
Should the raw flesh turn again and become white, the person comes to the priest. The law follows the changing course of the condition with renewed evaluation. This attentiveness to genuine change reflects God's readiness to recognize true healing, never closing the door on restoration when the reality has truly changed.
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Cross-references · 4
- 1 Tim 1:13–15Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
- Phil 3:6–8Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
- Gal 1:14–16And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
- Rom 7:14–24For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
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