BibleWord.ai› Bible› Leviticus› Chapter 13› Verse 43

Leviticus 13:43

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 13:43 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, if the rising of the plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, if the rising of the plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh;
Leviticus 13:43 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
40And if a man`s hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; [yet] is he clean.
41And if his hair be fallen off from the front part of his head, he is forehead bald; [yet] is he clean.
42But 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.
43Then the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, if the rising of the plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh;
44he is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall surely pronounce him unclean; his plague is in his head.
45And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
46All the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be unclean; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be.
← Leviticus 13:42Leviticus 13:44 →
← Full Chapter 13 Leviticus Overview

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then the priest shall look upon it, etc.] The white reddish sore: and, behold, [if] the rising of the sore; or the swelling of it: [be] white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead; (see Gill on “<031342>Leviticus 13:42”): as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; as in (<031302>Leviticus 13:2); having the signs of the leprosy there given; anyone of them, excepting the white hair, which in this case could be no sign, there being none: Jarchi’s note is, according to the appearance of the leprosy, said in (<031302>Leviticus 13:2); and what is said in it is, it defiles by four appearances, and is judged in two weeks; but not according to the appearance of the leprosy said of…”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read Leviticus 13 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification