The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.
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- WEB The priest shall examine him again on the seventh day; and behold, if the plague has faded, and the plague hasn’t spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is a scab. He shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
- KJV And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
- NKJV Then the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore has faded, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
- NASB The priest shall then look at him again on the seventh day, and if the infected area has faded and the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a rash. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
- NLT On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has faded and has not spread, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. It was only a rash. The person’s clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean.
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Quick answer
If the sore has faded and not spread, the priest declares him clean; it was only a scab. A favorable outcome restores the person after washing.
Overview
On the second seventh day, if the spot has faded and not spread, the priest pronounces the person clean, for it was merely a scab, and he washes his clothes. The good news of cleanness comes with a sign of renewal in washing. The restoration of the clean person foreshadows the joy of those declared clean by God, washed and reconciled through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Lev 11:25and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Lev 14:8The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
- Lev 11:40Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
- 1 Kgs 8:45then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.
- Heb 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Prov 20:9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
- Isa 11:3–4And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
- Lev 11:28and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
- Deut 32:5His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the spot on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.
- John 13:8–10“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
- Isa 42:3A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
- Ps 19:12Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
- Lev 13:2“When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that could become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.
- Rom 14:1Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
- 2 Cor 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Heb 9:10They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
- 1 Kgs 8:38then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
- Eccl 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
- 1 Jn 1:7–9But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Jude 1:22–23And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
- Jas 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
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