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Leviticus 13:55

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After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and the priest shall look, after that the plague is washed; and, behold, if the plague have not changed its color, and the plague be not spread, it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire: it is a fret, whether the bareness be within or without.

KJV

And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without.

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This verse in Leviticus 13

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And the priest shall look on the plague after it is washed,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

2Ki 5:27) was a natural disease, which is known in Eastern countries still; while the rules prescribed by the Hebrew legislator for distinguishing the true character and varieties of the disease and which are far superior to the method of treatment now followed in those regions, show the divine wisdom by which he was guided.

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The words behind it

24 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְרָאָ֨הand he will see

    veraahH7200 →1300 times

  • הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest

    hakohenH3548 →750 times

  • אַחֲרֵ֣י׀after

    ʾachareiH310 →715 times

  • הֻכַּבֵּ֣סwas washed out

    hukabesH3526 →51 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַנֶּ֗גַעthe plague

    hanega'H5061 →78 times

  • וְ֠הִנֵּהand there!

    vehinehH2009 →843 times

  • לֹֽא־not

    lo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • הָפַ֨ךְit has turned

    hafakhH2015 →94 times

  • הַנֶּ֤גַעthe plague

    hanega'H5061 →78 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • עֵינוֹ֙eye its

    einoH5869 →887 times

  • וְהַנֶּ֣גַעand the plague

    vehanega'H5061 →78 times

  • לֹֽא־not

    lo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • פָשָׂ֔הit has spread

    fasahH6581 →22 times

  • טָמֵ֣א[is] unclean

    tame'H2931 →88 times

  • ה֔וּאit

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • בָּאֵ֖שׁwith <the> fire

    baeshH784 →378 times

  • תִּשְׂרְפֶ֑נּוּyou will burn it

    tisrefenuH8313 →117 times

  • פְּחֶ֣תֶת[is] a mildew

    pechetetH6356 →

  • הִ֔ואit

    hi'H1931 →1879 times

  • בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹon bald spot its

    bekarachtoH7146 →4 times

  • א֥וֹor

    ʾoH176 →321 times

  • בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃on bald forehead its

    vegabachtoH1372 →4 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

4 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Hebrews 6:4–8It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,2 works2 Peter 1:9But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.2 works2 Peter 2:20–22If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.2 worksEzekiel 24:13Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Peter 1:9

    But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

    it leads to

    • 2 Peter 2:18–20

      With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

    • 1 John 2:9–11

      If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

    • Titus 2:14

      He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

    • James 2:14–26

      What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

    • Ephesians 5:26

      to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

  • Through

    Ezekiel 24:13

    Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 5:13

      And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD,…

    • Ezekiel 22:24

      “Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.’

    • 2 Corinthians 7:1

      Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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