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Leviticus 13:8

The priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The priest conducts a follow-up examination of a person whose skin condition was previously assessed after an initial cleansing ritual.

The words — פָּשְׂתָה (pa.se.Tah) = "it has spread" and וְטִמְאֵהוּ (ve./ti.me./O) = "and he will declare unclean," marking the diagnostic shift from observation to formal pronouncement.

The thread — This procedural examination continues the protocol established in Leviticus 13:3 and directly responds to the follow-up requirement in Leviticus 13:7, while the broader biblical pattern of outward condition reflecting inward status appears in Matthew 15:7 and Acts 8:21.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that physical impurity demands authoritative diagnosis and formal separation, establishing a clear boundary between observable condition and ritual status.

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The Hebrew words

וְרָאָה֙ve./ra.'Ahand/ he will seeהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha./ko.Henthe/ priestוְהִנֵּ֛הve./hi.Nehand/ there!פָּשְׂתָ֥הpa.se.Tahit has spreadהַמִּסְפַּ֖חַתha./mis.Pa.chatthe/ skin rashבָּע֑וֹרba./'orin the/ skinוְטִמְּא֥וֹve./ti.me.'/Oand/ he will declare unclean/ himהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha./ko.Henthe/ priestצָרַ֥עַתtza.Ra.'at[is] a serious skin diseaseהִֽוא׃ פhi'it

King James Version

And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.

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