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The Law Concerning Leprosy

13 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, a scab, or spot, and it turns on the skin of his body like a mark of a leprous sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests. And the priest shall examine the mark on the skin of the body, and when the hair on the diseased area is white, and the mark appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, then it is a leprous sore. So the priest shall look on him and pronounce him unclean. If the spot is white on the skin of his body, and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, and the hair is not white, then the priest shall isolate the person who has the mark for seven days. Then the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if the mark is still visible, and the mark has not spread into the skin, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days more. And the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the mark has faded and not spread into the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean. But if the scab spreads in the skin after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again. And if the priest sees that the scab has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.

When a person has leprosy, then it shall be reported to the priest. 10 And the priest shall examine him, and if there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling, 11 it is a recurring leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, but he shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.

12 If the leprosy breaks out all over the skin, and the disease covers all the skin of the person who has the disease from his head to his feet, wherever the priest looks, 13 then the priest shall examine, and if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean from the disease. It has all turned white, and he is clean. 14 But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. 15 The priest shall see the raw flesh and pronounce him to be unclean, for the raw flesh is unclean. It is leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh turns again, and it is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest. 17 And the priest shall see him, and if the disease is changed to white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the disease. He is clean.

18 And when the skin has a boil, and it is healed, 19 and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling or a reddish-white spot, then it will be shown to the priest. 20 And if the priest sees it, and it is deeper than the skin, and the hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore that has broken out in the boil. 21 But if the priest looks at it, and there are no white hairs in it, and if it is not deeper than the skin but has faded, then the priest shall isolate the person for seven days. 22 If it spreads around the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. 23 But if the spot stays in its place and does not spread, then it is the scar of a boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

24 Or if there is some of the skin on the body where there is a burn, and the raw flesh that has a burn becomes a reddish or white spot, 25 then the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the spot has turned white, and it is deeper than the skin, then it is a leprous disease broken out from the burn. Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. 26 But if the priest looks at it, and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is no deeper than the other skin and is faded, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days. 27 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if it has spread around the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. 28 If the spot stays in its place and it does not spread in the skin, but is faded, then it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is a scar from the burn.

29 If a man or woman has a sore on the head or in the beard, 30 then the priest shall examine the sore, and if it is deeper than the skin and there is in it a yellow thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a scaly leprosy of the head or beard. 31 If the priest examines the scaly sore, and it is no deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate the person with the scale for seven days. 32 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the sore, and if the scale has not spread, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the scale is not deeper than the skin, 33 then he shall shave, but the scale he shall not shave, and the priest shall isolate the person with the scale another seven days. 34 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the scale. If the scale has not spread in the skin and is no deeper than the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean. He shall wash his clothes and be clean. 35 But if the scale spreads over the skin after his cleansing, 36 then the priest shall examine him. If the scale has spread over the skin, the priest shall not look for yellow hair. He is unclean. 37 But if the scale appears not to have changed and there is black hair growing in it, then the scale is healed. He is clean and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

38 If a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body, even white bright spots, 39 then the priest shall examine, and if the bright spots on the skin of the body are a faded white, then it is just a rash that has broken out on the skin. He is clean.

40 When a man has lost hair from his head, then he is bald. He is still clean. 41 And when a man has lost hair from his forehead, then he is bald on the forehead. He is still clean. 42 But if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a reddish-white sore, it is a leprous disease breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. 43 Then the priest shall examine it. If the diseased swelling is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, resembling a leprous disease in the skin of the body, 44 he is leprous. He is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean. His disease is on his head.

45 The man who has the leprous disease shall have torn clothes and disheveled hair; and he shall cover his mustache and shall cry, “Unclean, unclean.” 46 All the days that he has the disease, he shall be defiled. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone, and he shall live outside the camp.

The Law About Leprous Garments

47 If a garment has a leprous disease, whether it is a wool or a linen garment, 48 whether it is in the warp or woof of the linen or wool fabric, or in the leather or anything made of leather, 49 and if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the leather, or in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a leprous disease and shall be shown to the priest. 50 And the priest shall examine the disease, and isolate the infected article for seven days. 51 And he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in the leather, or in any work that is made of leather, this is a spreading leprous disease. It is unclean. 52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, wool or linen, or anything of leather that has the disease, for it is a spreading leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire.

53 If the priest examines it, and the disease has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or the woof, or in anything of leather, 54 then the priest shall command that they wash the article in which the disease appears, and he shall isolate it for seven days more. 55 The priest shall examine the infected article after it has been washed. If the infected spot has not changed its color, even if the disease has not spread, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire, whether the leprous spot is on the inside or on the outside of the article. 56 If the priest examines and the disease has faded after washing it, he shall tear the spot out of the garment, or out of the leather, or out of the warp or the woof. 57 If it still appears in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything of leather, it is spreading. You shall burn in the fire that in which the disease appears. 58 The garment that you have washed, either in the warp or woof, or anything of leather, if the disease is gone from it, then it shall be washed a second time and shall be clean.

59 This is the law of the leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or woof, or anything of leather to determine if it is clean or unclean.

The Law Concerning Leprosy

13 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: “When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, (A)a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a [a]leprous sore, (B)then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests. The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore. Then the priest shall examine him, and pronounce him [b]unclean. But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body, and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and its hair has not turned white, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the sore (C)seven days. And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore appears to be as it was, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him another seven days. Then the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore has faded, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab, and he (D)shall wash his clothes and be clean. But if the scab should at all spread over the skin, after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again. And if the priest sees that the scab has indeed spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him [c]unclean. It is leprosy.

“When the leprous sore is on a person, then he shall be brought to the priest. 10 (E)And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the swelling on the skin is white, and it has turned the hair white, and there is a spot of raw flesh in the swelling, 11 it is an old leprosy on the skin of his body. The priest shall pronounce him [d]unclean, and shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.

12 “And if leprosy breaks out all over the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the one who has the sore, from his head to his foot, wherever the priest looks, 13 then the priest shall consider; and indeed if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. It has all turned (F)white. He is clean. 14 But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. 15 And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him to be unclean; for the raw flesh is unclean. It is leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white again, he shall come to the priest. 17 And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the sore has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. He is clean.

18 “If the body develops a (G)boil in the skin, and it is healed, 19 and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest; 20 and if, when the priest sees it, it indeed appears deeper than the skin, and its hair has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore which has broken out of the boil. 21 But if the priest examines it, and indeed there are no white hairs in it, and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days; 22 and if it should at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a [e]leprous sore. 23 But if the bright spot stays in one place, and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

24 “Or if the body receives a (H)burn on its skin by fire, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white or white, 25 then the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the hair of the bright spot has turned white, and it appears deeper than the skin, it is leprosy broken out in the burn. Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. 26 But if the priest examines it, and indeed there are no white hairs in the bright spot, and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days. 27 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. 28 But if the bright spot stays in one place, and has not spread on the skin, but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn. The priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar from the burn.

29 “If a man or woman has a sore on the head or the beard, 30 then the priest shall examine the sore; and indeed if it appears deeper than the skin, and there is in it thin yellow hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a scaly leprosy of the head or beard. 31 But if the priest examines the scaly sore, and indeed it does not appear deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the scale seven days. 32 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the sore; and indeed if the scale has not spread, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the scale does not appear deeper than the skin, 33 he shall shave himself, but the scale he shall not shave. And the priest shall isolate the one who has the scale another seven days. 34 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scale; and indeed if the scale has not spread over the skin, and does not appear deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. He shall wash his clothes and be clean. 35 But if the scale should at all spread over the skin after his cleansing, 36 then the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the scale has spread over the skin, the priest need not seek for yellow hair. He is unclean. 37 But if the scale appears to be at a standstill, and there is black hair grown up in it, the scale has healed. He is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

38 “If a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the body, specifically white bright spots, 39 then the priest shall look; and indeed if the bright spots on the skin of the body are dull white, it is a white spot that grows on the skin. He is clean.

40 “As for the man whose hair has fallen from his head, he is bald, but he is clean. 41 He whose hair has fallen from his forehead, he is bald on the forehead, but he is clean. 42 And if there is on the bald head or bald (I)forehead a reddish-white sore, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. 43 Then the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the swelling of the sore is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy on the skin of the body, 44 he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him [f]unclean; his sore is on his (J)head.

45 “Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head (K)bare; and he shall (L)cover his mustache, and cry, (M)‘Unclean! Unclean!’ 46 He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall [g]dwell alone; his dwelling shall be (N)outside the camp.

The Law Concerning Leprous Garments

47 “Also, if a garment has a [h]leprous plague in it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment, 48 whether it is in the warp or woof of linen or wool, whether in leather or in anything made of leather, 49 and if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment or in the leather, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a leprous [i]plague and shall be shown to the priest. 50 The priest shall examine the plague and isolate that which has the plague seven days. 51 And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, in the leather or in anything made of leather, the plague is (O)an active leprosy. It is unclean. 52 He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the garment shall be burned in the fire.

53 “But if the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, 54 then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the plague; and he shall isolate it another seven days. 55 Then the priest shall examine the plague after it has been washed; and indeed if the plague has not changed its color, though the plague has not spread, it is unclean, and you shall burn it in the fire; it continues eating away, whether the damage is outside or inside. 56 If the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has faded after washing it, then he shall tear it out of the garment, whether out of the warp or out of the woof, or out of the leather. 57 But if it appears again in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a spreading plague; you shall burn with fire that in which is the plague. 58 And if you wash the garment, either warp or woof, or whatever is made of leather, if the plague has disappeared from it, then it shall be washed a second time, and shall be clean.

59 “This is the law of the leprous plague in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 13:2 Heb. saraath, disfiguring skin diseases, including leprosy, and so in vv. 2–46 and 14:2–32
  2. Leviticus 13:3 defiled
  3. Leviticus 13:8 defiled
  4. Leviticus 13:11 defiled
  5. Leviticus 13:22 infection
  6. Leviticus 13:44 altogether defiled
  7. Leviticus 13:46 live alone
  8. Leviticus 13:47 A mold, fungus, or similar infestation, and so in vv. 47–59
  9. Leviticus 13:49 mark

Leyes acerca de la lepra

13 Habló Jehová a Moisés y a Aarón, diciendo: Cuando el hombre tuviere en la piel de su cuerpo hinchazón, o erupción, o mancha blanca, y hubiere en la piel de su cuerpo como llaga de lepra, será traído a Aarón el sacerdote o a uno de sus hijos los sacerdotes. Y el sacerdote mirará la llaga en la piel del cuerpo; si el pelo en la llaga se ha vuelto blanco, y pareciere la llaga más profunda que la piel de la carne, llaga de lepra es; y el sacerdote le reconocerá, y le declarará inmundo. Y si en la piel de su cuerpo hubiere mancha blanca, pero que no pareciere más profunda que la piel, ni el pelo se hubiere vuelto blanco, entonces el sacerdote encerrará al llagado por siete días. Y al séptimo día el sacerdote lo mirará; y si la llaga conserva el mismo aspecto, no habiéndose extendido en la piel, entonces el sacerdote le volverá a encerrar por otros siete días. Y al séptimo día el sacerdote le reconocerá de nuevo; y si parece haberse oscurecido la llaga, y que no ha cundido en la piel, entonces el sacerdote lo declarará limpio: era erupción; y lavará sus vestidos, y será limpio. Pero si se extendiere la erupción en la piel después que él se mostró al sacerdote para ser limpio, deberá mostrarse otra vez al sacerdote. Y si reconociéndolo el sacerdote ve que la erupción se ha extendido en la piel, lo declarará inmundo: es lepra.

Cuando hubiere llaga de lepra en el hombre, será traído al sacerdote. 10 Y este lo mirará, y si apareciere tumor blanco en la piel, el cual haya mudado el color del pelo, y se descubre asimismo la carne viva, 11 es lepra crónica en la piel de su cuerpo; y le declarará inmundo el sacerdote, y no le encerrará, porque es inmundo. 12 Mas si brotare la lepra cundiendo por la piel, de modo que cubriere toda la piel del llagado desde la cabeza hasta sus pies, hasta donde pueda ver el sacerdote, 13 entonces este le reconocerá; y si la lepra hubiere cubierto todo su cuerpo, declarará limpio al llagado; toda ella se ha vuelto blanca, y él es limpio. 14 Mas el día que apareciere en él la carne viva, será inmundo. 15 Y el sacerdote mirará la carne viva, y lo declarará inmundo. Es inmunda la carne viva; es lepra. 16 Mas cuando la carne viva cambiare y se volviere blanca, entonces vendrá al sacerdote, 17 y el sacerdote mirará; y si la llaga se hubiere vuelto blanca, el sacerdote declarará limpio al que tenía la llaga, y será limpio.

18 Y cuando en la piel de la carne hubiere divieso, y se sanare, 19 y en el lugar del divieso hubiere una hinchazón, o una mancha blanca rojiza, será mostrado al sacerdote. 20 Y el sacerdote mirará; y si pareciere estar más profunda que la piel, y su pelo se hubiere vuelto blanco, el sacerdote lo declarará inmundo; es llaga de lepra que se originó en el divieso. 21 Y si el sacerdote la considerare, y no apareciere en ella pelo blanco, ni fuere más profunda que la piel, sino oscura, entonces el sacerdote le encerrará por siete días; 22 y si se fuere extendiendo por la piel, entonces el sacerdote lo declarará inmundo; es llaga. 23 Pero si la mancha blanca se estuviere en su lugar, y no se hubiere extendido, es la cicatriz del divieso, y el sacerdote lo declarará limpio.

24 Asimismo cuando hubiere en la piel del cuerpo quemadura de fuego, y hubiere en lo sanado del fuego mancha blanquecina, rojiza o blanca, 25 el sacerdote la mirará; y si el pelo se hubiere vuelto blanco en la mancha, y esta pareciere ser más profunda que la piel, es lepra que salió en la quemadura; y el sacerdote lo declarará inmundo, por ser llaga de lepra. 26 Mas si el sacerdote la mirare, y no apareciere en la mancha pelo blanco, ni fuere más profunda que la piel, sino que estuviere oscura, le encerrará el sacerdote por siete días. 27 Y al séptimo día el sacerdote la reconocerá; y si se hubiere ido extendiendo por la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará inmundo; es llaga de lepra. 28 Pero si la mancha se estuviere en su lugar, y no se hubiere extendido en la piel, sino que estuviere oscura, es la cicatriz de la quemadura; el sacerdote lo declarará limpio, porque señal de la quemadura es.

29 Y al hombre o mujer que le saliere llaga en la cabeza, o en la barba, 30 el sacerdote mirará la llaga; y si pareciere ser más profunda que la piel, y el pelo de ella fuere amarillento y delgado, entonces el sacerdote le declarará inmundo; es tiña, es lepra de la cabeza o de la barba. 31 Mas cuando el sacerdote hubiere mirado la llaga de la tiña, y no pareciere ser más profunda que la piel, ni hubiere en ella pelo negro, el sacerdote encerrará por siete días al llagado de la tiña; 32 y al séptimo día el sacerdote mirará la llaga; y si la tiña no pareciere haberse extendido, ni hubiere en ella pelo amarillento, ni pareciere la tiña más profunda que la piel, 33 entonces le hará que se rasure, pero no rasurará el lugar afectado; y el sacerdote encerrará por otros siete días al que tiene la tiña. 34 Y al séptimo día mirará el sacerdote la tiña; y si la tiña no hubiere cundido en la piel, ni pareciere ser más profunda que la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará limpio; y lavará sus vestidos y será limpio. 35 Pero si la tiña se hubiere ido extendiendo en la piel después de su purificación, 36 entonces el sacerdote la mirará; y si la tiña hubiere cundido en la piel, no busque el sacerdote el pelo amarillento; es inmundo. 37 Mas si le pareciere que la tiña está detenida, y que ha salido en ella el pelo negro, la tiña está sanada; él está limpio, y limpio lo declarará el sacerdote.

38 Asimismo cuando el hombre o la mujer tuviere en la piel de su cuerpo manchas, manchas blancas, 39 el sacerdote mirará, y si en la piel de su cuerpo aparecieren manchas blancas algo oscurecidas, es empeine que brotó en la piel; está limpia la persona.

40 Y el hombre, cuando se le cayere el cabello, es calvo, pero limpio. 41 Y si hacia su frente se le cayere el cabello, es calvo por delante, pero limpio. 42 Mas cuando en la calva o en la antecalva hubiere llaga blanca rojiza, lepra es que brota en su calva o en su antecalva. 43 Entonces el sacerdote lo mirará, y si pareciere la hinchazón de la llaga blanca rojiza en su calva o en su antecalva, como el parecer de la lepra de la piel del cuerpo, 44 leproso es, es inmundo, y el sacerdote lo declarará luego inmundo; en su cabeza tiene la llaga.

45 Y el leproso en quien hubiere llaga llevará vestidos rasgados y su cabeza descubierta, y embozado pregonará: ¡Inmundo! ¡Inmundo! 46 Todo el tiempo que la llaga estuviere en él, será inmundo; estará impuro, y habitará solo; fuera del campamento será su morada.

47 Cuando en un vestido hubiere plaga de lepra, ya sea vestido de lana, o de lino, 48 o en urdimbre o en trama de lino o de lana, o en cuero, o en cualquiera obra de cuero; 49 y la plaga fuere verdosa, o rojiza, en vestido o en cuero, en urdimbre o en trama, o en cualquiera obra de cuero; plaga es de lepra, y se ha de mostrar al sacerdote. 50 Y el sacerdote mirará la plaga, y encerrará la cosa plagada por siete días. 51 Y al séptimo día mirará la plaga; y si se hubiere extendido la plaga en el vestido, en la urdimbre o en la trama, en el cuero, o en cualquiera obra que se hace de cuero, lepra maligna es la plaga; inmunda será. 52 Será quemado el vestido, la urdimbre o trama de lana o de lino, o cualquiera obra de cuero en que hubiere tal plaga, porque lepra maligna es; al fuego será quemada.

53 Y si el sacerdote mirare, y no pareciere que la plaga se haya extendido en el vestido, en la urdimbre o en la trama, o en cualquiera obra de cuero, 54 entonces el sacerdote mandará que laven donde está la plaga, y lo encerrará otra vez por siete días. 55 Y el sacerdote mirará después que la plaga fuere lavada; y si pareciere que la plaga no ha cambiado de aspecto, aunque no se haya extendido la plaga, inmunda es; la quemarás al fuego; es corrosión penetrante, esté lo raído en el derecho o en el revés de aquella cosa.

56 Mas si el sacerdote la viere, y pareciere que la plaga se ha oscurecido después que fue lavada, la cortará del vestido, del cuero, de la urdimbre o de la trama. 57 Y si apareciere de nuevo en el vestido, la urdimbre o trama, o en cualquiera cosa de cuero, extendiéndose en ellos, quemarás al fuego aquello en que estuviere la plaga. 58 Pero el vestido, la urdimbre o la trama, o cualquiera cosa de cuero que lavares, y que se le quitare la plaga, se lavará por segunda vez, y entonces será limpia.

59 Esta es la ley para la plaga de la lepra del vestido de lana o de lino, o de urdimbre o de trama, o de cualquiera cosa de cuero, para que sea declarada limpia o inmunda.