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Leviticus 13:29

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 13:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon the beard,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon the beard,
Leviticus 13:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
27and the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
28And if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread in the skin, but be dim; it is the rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is the scar of the burning.
29And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon the beard,
30then the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin, and there be in it yellow thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a scall, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard.
31And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and there be no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the plague of the scall seven days:
32And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the scall be not spread, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the appearance of the scall be not deeper than the skin,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“If a man or a woman hath a plague upon the head or the beard.] Any breaking out in those parts a swelling, scab, or spot, on a man’s beard or on a woman’s head; or on the head of either man or woman; or on a woman’s beard, if she had any, as some have had though not common.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kg1 8:38, Kg1 12:28; Ch2 6:29; Psa 53:4; Isa 1:5, Isa 5:20, Isa 9:15; Mic 3:11; Mat 6:23, Mat 13:14, Mat 13:15; Joh 16:2, Joh 16:3; Act 22:3, Act 22:4, Act 26:9, Act 26:10; Co2 4:3, Co2 4:4; Th2 2:11, Th2 2:12 Leviticus 13:30”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Leprosy upon the head or chin. - If the priest saw a mole upon the head or chin of a man or woman, the appearance of which was deeper than the skin, and on which the hair was yellow (צהב golden, reddish, fox-colour) and thin, he was to regard it as נתק. Leprosy on the head or chin is called נתק, probably from נתק to pluck or tear, from its plucking out the hair, or causing it to fall off; like κνήφη, the itch, from κνάω, to itch or scratch, and scabies, from scabere. But if he did not observe these two symptoms, if there was no depression of the skin, and the hair was black and not yellow, he was to shut up the person affected for seven days. In בּו אין שׁחר ( Lev 13:31) there is certainly…”
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