Leviticus 13 · Verse 33

Leviticus 13:33

He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
Leviticus 13:33, King James Version

Leviticus 13:33 in other translations

BSBthen the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days.
WEBthen he shall be shaved, but he shall not shave the itch. Then the priest shall isolate the one who has the itch seven more days.
ASVthen he shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
YLTthen he hath shaved himself, but the scall he doth not shave; and the priest hath shut up him who hath the scall a second seven days.
DARBYhe that hath the sore shall shave himself; but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days a second time.
BBEThen his hair is to be cut off, but not on the diseased place, and he is to be shut up for seven days more:
WebsterHe shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:

What does Leviticus 13:33 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 The scall shall he not shave - Lest the place should be irritated and inflamed, and assume in consequence other appearances besides those of a leprous infection; in which case the priest might not be able to form an accurate judgment.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 13:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהִ֨תְגַּלָּ֔חve.Hit.ga.Lachand he will shave himselfH1548
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַנֶּ֖תֶקha.Ne.tekthe scallH5424
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יְגַלֵּ֑חַye.ga.Le.achhe will shaveH1548
וְהִסְגִּ֨ירve.his.Girand he will shut upH5462
הַכֹּהֵ֧ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַנֶּ֛תֶקha.Ne.tekthe scallH5424
שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
יָמִ֖יםya.MimdaysH3117
שֵׁנִֽית\׃she.Nita secondH8145

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Leviticus 13:32

    And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;

  • Leviticus 13:33

    He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:

  • Leviticus 13:34

    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.

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Leviticus 13:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces lo trasquilarán, mas no trasquilarán el lugar de la tiña: y encerrará el sacerdote al que tiene la tiña por otros siete días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
alors l’homme se rasera, mais il ne rasera pas l’endroit de la teigne; et le sacrificateur fera enfermer pendant sept autres jours celui qui a la teigne.
German
Elberfelder 1871
so soll er sich scheren; aber den Schorf soll er nicht scheren; und der Priester schließe den, der den Schorf hat, zum zweiten Male sieben Tage ein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
radetur homo absque loco maculæ, et includetur septem diebus aliis.