Leviticus 13:21
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
Leviticus 13:21 in other translations
| BSB | But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days. |
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| WEB | But if the priest examines it, and behold, there are no white hairs in it, and it isn’t deeper than the skin, but is dim, then the priest shall isolate him seven days. |
| ASV | But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: |
| YLT | ‘And if the priest see it, and lo, there is no white hair in it, and it is not lower than the skin, and is become weak, then hath the priest shut him up seven days; |
| DARBY | But if the priest look on it, and behold, there are no white hairs therein, and it is not deeper than the skin, and is pale, the priest shall shut him up seven days; |
| BBE | But if, after looking at it, he sees that there are no white hairs on it, and it is not deeper than the skin, and it is not very bright, then let the priest keep him shut up for seven days: |
| Webster | But if the priest shall look on it, and behold, there are no white hairs in it, and if it is not lower than the skin, but somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: |
What does Leviticus 13:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 13:9-37
9-37. if the rising be white--This BRIGHT WHITE leprosy is the most malignant and inveterate of all the varieties the disease exhibits, and it was marked by the following distinctive signs: A glossy white and spreading scale, upon an elevated base, the elevation depressed in the middle, but without a change of color; the black hair on the patches participating in the whiteness, and the scaly patches themselves…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 13:18-44
The priest is told what judgment to make, if there were any appearance of a leprosy in old sores; and such is the danger of those who having escaped the pollutions of the world are again entangled therein. Or, in a burn by accident, ver. #(24). The burning of strife and contention often occasions the rising and breaking out of that corruption, which proves that men are unclean. Human life lies exposed to many…
Leviticus 13:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 13:21
- 1 Corinthians 5:5
To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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Context
- Leviticus 13:20
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
- Leviticus 13:21
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
- Leviticus 13:22
And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
Leviticus 13:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si el sacerdote la considerare, y no pareciere en ella pelo blanco, ni estuviere más baja que la piel, sino oscura, entonces el sacerdote lo encerrará por siete días: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si le sacrificateur la voit, et voici, il n’y a pas en elle de poil blanc, et elle n’est pas plus enfoncée que la peau, mais elle s’efface, le sacrificateur le fera enfermer pendant sept jours. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn der Priester ihn besieht, und siehe, es ist kein weißes Haar darin, und der Flecken ist nicht niedriger als die Haut und ist blaß, so soll der Priester ihn sieben Tage einschließen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod si pilus coloris est pristini, et cicatrix subobscura, et vicina carne non est humilior, recludet eum septem diebus: |