and if it spreads farther on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.
Parallel translations
- WEB If it spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a plague.
- KJV And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
- BSB If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.
- NKJV and if it should at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore.
- NLT If during that time the affected area spreads on the skin, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, because it is a serious disease.
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Quick answer
If it spreads during the week, the priest declares him unclean. Spreading confirms an active, defiling disease.
Overview
If the spot spreads in the skin during the isolation, the priest pronounces the person unclean, for it is the plague. The spreading reveals the true, defiling nature of the condition. As before, the spreading affliction pictures the way unchecked sin grows and defiles, requiring decisive judgment and cleansing.
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