29 ¶ If also a man or a woman hath a sore on the head or in the beard,

30 Then the Priest shall see the sore: and if it appears lower than the skin, and there be in it a small yellow [a]hair, then the Priest shall pronounce him unclean: for it is a black spot, and leprosy of the head or of the beard.

31 And if the Priest look on the sore of the black spot, and if it seem not lower than the skin, nor have any black hair in it, then the Priest shall shut up him that hath the sore of the black spot, seven days.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 13:30 Which was not wont to be there, or else smaller than in any other part of the body.

29 “If a man or woman has a sore on their head(A) or chin, 30 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. 31 But if, when the priest examines the sore, it does not seem to be more than skin deep and there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.(B)

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