and for a swelling, rash, or spot,
Parallel translations
- WEB and for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot;
- KJV And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:
- NKJV for a swelling and a scab and a bright spot,
- NASB and for a swelling, for a scab, and for a bright spot—
- NLT and a swelling on the skin, a rash, or discolored skin.
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Quick answer
It names the specific skin conditions covered by the law: a swelling, a scab, and a bright spot. These required priestly examination to determine cleanness.
Overview
The verse continues the closing summary of the leprosy laws, cataloging the various skin symptoms a priest had to assess. Such careful distinctions guarded the holiness of the camp where God dwelt and protected the community. The priest's role as discerner between clean and unclean anticipates Christ, who not only diagnoses our deeper corruption but heals it.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 1
- 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.
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