Leviticus 13 · Verse 30

Leviticus 13:30

Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.
Leviticus 13:30, King James Version

Leviticus 13:30 in other translations

BSBthe priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.
WEBthen the priest shall examine the plague; and behold, if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is an itch. It is leprosy of the head or of the beard.
ASVthen the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin, and there be in it yellow thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a scall, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard.
YLTthen hath the priest seen the plague, and lo, its appearance is deeper than the skin, and in it a thin shining hair, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; it is a scall--it is a leprosy of the head or of the beard.
DARBYand the priest look on the sore, and behold, it looketh deeper than the skin, and there is in it yellow thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a scall, the leprosy of the head or the beard.
BBEThen the priest is to see the diseased place: and if it seems to go deeper than the skin, and if there is thin yellow hair in it, then the priest will say that he is unclean: he has the mark of the leper's disease on his head or in the hair of his chin.
WebsterThen the priest shall see the plague: and behold, if it is in sight deeper than the skin, and there is in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.

What does Leviticus 13:30 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…

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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…

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Leviticus 13:30 in the original Hebrew

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וְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'Ahand he will seeH7200
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַנֶּ֗גַעha.Ne.ga'the plagueH5061
וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
מַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar.'E.huappearance itsH4758
עָמֹ֣ק'a.Mok[is] deepH6013
מִן\־min-more thanH4480
הָע֔וֹרha.'Orthe skinH5785
וּב֛וֹu.Voand [is] in <the> it
שֵׂעָ֥רse.'ArhairH8181
צָהֹ֖בtza.HoyellowH6669
דָּ֑קDakthinH1851
וְטִמֵּ֨אve.ti.Me'and he will declare uncleanH2930
אֹת֤וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
הַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
נֶ֣תֶקNe.tek[is] a scallH5424
ה֔וּאHu'itH1931
צָרַ֧עַתtza.Ra.'at[is] a serious skin disease ofH6883
הָרֹ֛אשׁha.Roshthe headH7218
א֥וֹ'oorH176
הַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.Kanthe beardH2206
הֽוּא\׃Hu'itH1931

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Cross references for Leviticus 13:30

  • Leviticus 13:34-37

    And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing; Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean. But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

  • Leviticus 14:54

    This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,

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34-37; 14:54

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Context

  • Leviticus 13:29

    If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;

  • Leviticus 13:30

    Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.

  • Leviticus 13:31

    And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:

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Leviticus 13:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El sacerdote mirará la llaga; y si pareciere estar más profunda que la tez, y el pelo en ella fuera rubio y adelgazado, entonces el sacerdote lo dará por inmundo: es tiña, es lepra de la cabeza ó de la barba.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
le sacrificateur verra la plaie: et voici, elle paraît plus enfoncée que la peau, ayant en elle du poil jaunâtre et fin, alors le sacrificateur le déclarera impur: c’est la teigne, c’est une lèpre de la tête ou de la barbe.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und der Priester besieht das Übel, und siehe, es erscheint tiefer als die Haut, und goldgelbes, dünnes Haar ist darin, so soll der Priester ihn für unrein erklären: es ist Schorf, es ist der Aussatz des Hauptes oder des Bartes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et si quidem humilior fuerit locus carne reliqua, et capillus flavus, solitoque subtilior, contaminabit eos, quia lepra capitis ac barbæ est.