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Leviticus 13:30

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13:30the priest is to examine the infection,85 and if86 it appears to be deeper than the skin87 and the hair in it is reddish yellow and thin, then the priest is to pronounce the person unclean.88 It is scall,89 a disease of the head or the beard.90

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  1. 85 Heb “and the priest shall see the infection.”
  2. 86 Heb “and behold.”
  3. 87 Heb “its appearance is deep ‘from’ (comparative מִן, min, “deeper than”) the skin.”
  4. 88 This is the declarative Piel of the verb טָמֵא (tame’; cf. the note on v. above).
  5. 89 The exact identification of this disease is unknown. Cf. “dry scall”; “a scale”; , , “an itch”; “a contagious skin disease.” For a discussion of “scall” disease in the hair, which is a crusty scabby disease of the skin under the hair that also affects the hair itself, see J. E. Hartley, Leviticus (), , and J. Milgrom, Leviticus (), 1:. The Hebrew word rendered “scall” (נֶתֶק, neteq) is related to a verb meaning “to tear; to tear out; to tear apart.” It may derive from the scratching and/or the tearing out of the hair or the scales of the skin in response to the itching sensation caused by the disease.
  6. 90 Heb “It is scall. It is the disease of the head or the beard.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

the priest shall examine the disease. And if it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is an itch, a leprous disease of the head or the beard.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

the priest is to examine the sore, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease on the head or chin.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

the priest is to examine the condition. If it appears to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and sparse, the priest must pronounce the person unclean. It is a scaly outbreak, a serious skin disease of the head or chin.

NLTNew Living Translation

the priest must examine it. If he finds it is more than skin-deep and has fine yellow hair on it, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. It is a scabby sore of the head or chin.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

then the priest shall examine the infection, and if its appearance is deeper than the skin and in it is thin bright red hair, then the priest shall declare it unclean—it is a diseased area of skin; it is an infectious skin disease of the head or the beard.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.