Then the priest shall look at him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the infection has not changed and the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him for seven more days.
Parallel translations
- WEB The priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and, behold, if in his eyes the plague is arrested, and the plague hasn’t spread in the skin, then the priest shall isolate him for seven more days.
- KJV And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:
- BSB On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.
- NKJV And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore appears to be as it was, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him another seven days.
- NLT On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has not changed and the problem has not spread on the skin, the priest will quarantine the person for seven more days.
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Quick answer
On the seventh day, if the sore has not spread, the priest extends isolation another seven days. Continued observation confirms the diagnosis.
Overview
If after seven days the affliction is unchanged and has not spread, the priest isolates the person for a second week. The repeated examination ensured a sure verdict before any final pronouncement. This deliberate care shows that God's dealings are thorough and just, giving every case its due scrutiny.
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