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Leviticus 13:19
and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God gives this instruction to Moses and the Israelite community as part of the priestly regulations for evaluating skin conditions that emerge after a boil heals.
The words — שְׂאֵת (se.'Et) translates as swelling, and בַהֶ֖רֶת (va.He.ret) means a bright or shining spot, both describing the physical changes on the healed skin.
The thread — This same diagnostic pattern appears in Leviticus 13:24, where a burn’s raw area turning white or reddish-white triggers the identical requirement for priestly examination.
Why it lands — The text requires immediate presentation to a priest when a white swelling or reddish-white spot develops at the site of a healed boil, establishing a fixed procedural step for ritual assessment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
Cross-references
- Leviticus 13:24 When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,