KJV King James Version
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.
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Leviticus 13:36
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.
WEB World English Bible
then the priest shall examine him; and behold, if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest shall not look for the yellow hair; he is unclean.
ASV American Standard Version
then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the priest hath seen him, and lo, the scall hath spread in the skin, the priest seeketh not for the shining hair, he is unclean;
Surrounding context — 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:
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.
35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;
36 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.
37 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.
38 If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, [even] white bright spots;
39 Then the priest shall look: and, behold, [if] the bright spots in the skin of their flesh [be] darkish white; it [is] a freckled spot [that] groweth in the skin; he [is] clean.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְרָאָ֙הוּ֙H7200 · ra.ahto see: seeהַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548 · ko.henpriestוְהִנֵּ֛הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdפָּשָׂ֥הH6581 · pa.sahto spreadהַנֶּ֖תֶקH5424 · ne.teqscabבָּע֑וֹרH5785 · orskinלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיְבַקֵּ֧רH1239 · ba.qarto enquireהַכֹּהֵ֛ןH3548 · ko.henpriestלַשֵּׂעָ֥רH8181 · se.arhairהַצָּהֹ֖בH6669 · tsa.hovyellowטָמֵ֥אH2931 · ta.meuncleanהֽוּא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
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