Leviticus 13:49
And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:
Leviticus 13:49 in other translations
| BSB | and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest. |
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| WEB | if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the leather, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything made of leather; it is the plague of leprosy, and shall be shown to the priest. |
| ASV | if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin; it is the plague of leprosy, and shall be showed unto the priest. |
| YLT | and the plague hath been very green or very red in the garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any vessel of skin, it is a plague of leprosy, and it hath been shewn the priest. |
| DARBY | and the sore is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is the sore of leprosy, and shall be shewn unto the priest. |
| BBE | If there are red or green marks on the clothing, or on the leather, or in the threads of the cloth, or in anything made of skin, it is the leper's disease: let the priest see it. |
| Webster | And if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin: it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shown to the priest: |
What does Leviticus 13:49 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 13:47-59
47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human body--for similar…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 13:47-59
The garment suspected to be tainted with leprosy was not to be burned immediately. If, upon search, it was found that there was a leprous spot, it must be burned, or at least that part of it. If it proved to be free, it must be washed, and then might be used. This also sets forth the great evil there is in sin. It not only defiles the sinner's conscience, but it brings a stain upon all he has and all that he does…
Leviticus 13:49 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Leviticus 13:48
Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;
- Leviticus 13:49
And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:
- Leviticus 13:50
And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:
Leviticus 13:49 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y que la plaga sea verde, ó bermeja, en vestido ó en piel, ó en estambre ó en trama, ó en cualquiera obra de piel; plaga es de lepra, y se ha de mostrar al sacerdote. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et si la plaie est verdâtre ou roussâtre dans le vêtement, ou dans la peau, ou dans la chaîne, ou dans la trame, ou dans quelque objet fait de peau, c’est une plaie de lèpre, et elle sera montrée au sacrificateur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und das Übel ist grünlich oder rötlich am Kleide, oder am Felle, oder an der Kette oder am Einschlag, oder an irgend einem Gerät von Fell, so ist es das Übel des Aussatzes, und man soll es den Priester besehen lassen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | si alba vel rufa macula fuerit infecta, lepra reputabitur, ostendeturque sacerdoti: |