Leviticus 13:42

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.”

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BSBPD

“But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But if there be in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a reddish-white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald forehead.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And when there is in the bald back of the head, or in the bald forehead, a very red white plague, it <FI>is<Fi> a leprosy breaking out in the bald back of the head, or in the bald forehead;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 13:42 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 14:37He is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall,

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