“When a man or a woman has bright spots in the skin of the body, even white bright spots;
Parallel translations
- KJV If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;
- BSB When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,
- NKJV “If a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the body, specifically white bright spots,
- NASB “When a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the body, white bright spots,
- NLT “If anyone, either a man or woman, has shiny white patches on the skin,
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Quick answer
A new case concerns white spots appearing on the skin. The law addresses harmless-seeming white blotches.
Overview
The instruction turns to a man or woman with bright white spots on the skin. Once more both sexes are included under the law. The continued attention to varied conditions shows the comprehensiveness of God's care for the purity and reassurance of His people.
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