Leviticus 13:58

If the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God delivers this instruction through Moses to the priests and Israelites during the wilderness tabernacle regulations for handling ritual contamination.

The words — בֶּגֶד (Be.ged) means garment, and the paired terms שְׁתִי (she.Ti) and עֵרֶב ('E.rev) designate the warp and woof threads of woven fabric.

The thread — The procedural washing parallels the cleansing pattern in 2 Kings 5:10, 2 Kings 5:14, and the impurity-removal language of Psalm 51:2.

Why it lands — The verse commands a second washing when mildew disappears, establishing a fixed standard for restoring contaminated fabric or leather to a declared clean state.

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The Hebrew words

וְהַבֶּ֡גֶדve./ha./Be.gedand/ the/ garment אֽוֹ־'ov-or הַשְּׁתִ֨יha./she.Tithe/ warp אוֹ־'ov-or הָעֵ֜רֶבha./'E.revthe/ woof אֽוֹ־'ov-or כָל־khol-every כְּלִ֤יke.Li<the> article of הָעוֹר֙ha./'Or<the>/ hide אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich תְּכַבֵּ֔סte.kha.Besyou will wash וְסָ֥רve./Sarand/ it will departמֵהֶ֖םme./Hemfrom <the>/ themהַנָּ֑גַעha./Na.ga'the/ plague וְכֻבַּ֥סve./khu.Basand/ it will be washed שֵׁנִ֖יתshe.Nita second [time]וְטָהֵֽר׃ve./ta.Herand/ it will be pure

King James Version

And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.

Cross-references

2 Kings 5:10 Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”
2 Kings 5:14 So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.
Psalms 51:2 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
Hebrews 9:10 They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,