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shall not shave. And the priest shall isolate the that garment in which is the plague, whether
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one who has the scale another seven days. On warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything
the seventh day the priest shall examine the of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the gar-
scale; and indeed if the scale has not spread ment shall be burned in the fire.
over the skin, and does not appear deeper 53 “But if the priest examines it, and indeed
than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce the plague has not spread in the garment,
him clean. He shall wash his clothes and be either in the warp or in the woof, or in any-
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clean. But if the scale should at all spread over thing made of leather, then the priest shall
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the skin after his cleansing, then the priest command that they wash the thing in which is
shall examine him; and indeed if the scale has the plague; and he shall isolate it another
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spread over the skin, the priest need not seek seven days. Then the priest shall examine
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for yellow hair. He is unclean. But if the scale the plague after it has been washed; and
appears to be at a standstill, and there is black indeed if the plague has not changed its color,
hair grown up in it, the scale has healed. He is though the plague has not spread, it is
clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. unclean, and you shall burn it in the fire; it
38 “If a man or a woman has bright spots on continues eating away, whether the damage is
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the skin of the body, specifically white bright outside or inside. If the priest examines it,
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spots, then the priest shall look; and indeed if and indeed the plague has faded after washing
the bright spots on the skin of the body are it, then he shall tear it out of the garment,
dull white, it is a white spot that grows on the whether out of the warp or out of the woof, or
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skin. He is clean. out of the leather. But if it appears again in
40 “As for the man whose hair has fallen from the garment, either in the warp or in the woof,
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his head, he is bald, but he is clean. He whose or in anything made of leather, it is a spread-
hair has fallen from his forehead, he is bald on ing plague; you shall burn with fire that in
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the forehead, but he is clean. And if there is which is the plague. And if you wash the gar-
on the bald head or bald forehead a reddish- ment, either warp or woof, or whatever is
white sore, it is leprosy breaking out on his made of leather, if the plague has disappeared
bald head or his bald forehead. Then the from it, then it shall be washed a second time,
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priest shall examine it; and indeed if the and shall be clean.
59 “This is the law of the leprous plague in a
swelling of the sore is reddish-white on his
bald head or on his bald forehead, as the garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or
appearance of leprosy on the skin of the body, woof, or in anything made of leather, to pro-
44 he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest nounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.”
shall surely pronounce him unclean; his sore Psalm 25:16–22
is on his head.
45 “Now the leper on whom the sore is, his 16 Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy
clothes shall be torn and his head bare; and he on me,
shall cover his mustache, and cry, ‘Unclean! For I am desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart have
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Unclean!’ He shall be unclean. All the days
he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is enlarged;
unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling 18 Bring me out of my distresses!
shall be outside the camp. Look on my affliction and my pain,
47 “Also, if a garment has a leprous plague in And forgive all my sins.
it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen 19 Consider my enemies, for they are
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garment, whether it is in the warp or woof of many;
linen or wool, whether in leather or in any- And they hate me with cruel hatred.
20 Keep my soul, and deliver me;
thing made of leather, and if the plague is
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greenish or reddish in the garment or in the Let me not be ashamed, for I put my
leather, whether in the warp or in the woof, or trust in You.
21 Let integrity and uprightness
in anything made of leather, it is a leprous preserve me,
plague and shall be shown to the priest. The For I wait for You.
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priest shall examine the plague and isolate
that which has the plague seven days. And he 22 Redeem Israel, O God,
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shall examine the plague on the seventh day. Out of all their troubles!
If the plague has spread in the garment, either Proverbs 10:4–5
in the warp or in the woof, in the leather or in
anything made of leather, the plague is an active 4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
leprosy. It is unclean. He shall therefore burn But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
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