Leviticus 13:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.”

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BSBPD

“On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if in his eyes the plague be at a stay, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And the priest hath seen him on the seventh day, and lo, the plague hath stood in his eyes, the plague hath not spread in the skin, and the priest hath shut him up a second seven days.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 13:5 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 29:30The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.
  2. Leviticus 14:8The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.

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