Bible Strands
Leviticus 13:15
When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The priest inspects a suspected skin lesion to determine ritual status. The text records his observation of exposed raw flesh during this diagnostic procedure.
The words — וְ/טִמְּא֑/וֹ (ve./ti.me.'/O) translates as "and he will declare unclean," and הַ/חַ֖י (ha./Chai) means "the living" or "raw." These terms specify the priest’s authoritative pronouncement and the physical state that triggers it.
The thread — The supplied context links this verse to Leviticus 13:14, which establishes raw flesh as inherently unclean, and Leviticus 13:16, which notes the conditional return to the priest if the flesh turns white.
Why it lands — The text states that exposed raw flesh automatically triggers a declaration of uncleanness by the priest. It asks the reader to recognize the diagnostic boundary between visible disease and ritual purity without adding theological speculation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.