and the priest shall look at him on the seventh day. If it spreads farther in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection of leprosy.
Parallel translations
- WEB The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy.
- KJV And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
- BSB On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.
- NKJV And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore.
- NLT On the seventh day the priest must examine the person again. If the affected area has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease.
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Quick answer
If it spreads by the seventh day, the priest declares him unclean. Spreading confirms the defiling disease.
Overview
On the seventh day, if the spot has spread in the skin, the priest pronounces the person unclean, for it is the leprous disease. The spreading is again the decisive mark. As throughout this chapter, the advancing affliction signals real defilement, a fitting picture of sin that grows and corrupts when not arrested by cleansing.
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