King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the scall seven days more:
Complete Jewish Bible:
then the person is to be shaved, except for the crusted area itself, and the cohen is to isolate him for seven more days.
Berean Standard Bible:
then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days.
American Standard Version:
then he shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
He shall be shaven{H1548}, but the scall{H5424} shall he not shave{H1548}; and the priest{H3548} shall shut{H5462} up him that hath the scall{H5424} seven{H7651} days{H3117} more{H8145}:
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Commentary for Leviticus 13:33
Leviticus 13:33 is part of a larger section in the book of Leviticus that deals with laws concerning skin diseases and leprosy. The historical context of this verse is the life of the ancient Israelites in the wilderness, shortly after their exodus from Egypt, when God gave Moses detailed instructions for the community, including sanitary, religious, and social regulations.
The verse itself is embedded within a passage that outlines the procedures for diagnosing and dealing with skin conditions that could be signs of leprosy. The themes of this passage include:
1. **Ritual Purity and Holiness**: The Israelites were expected to maintain a state of ritual purity, and skin diseases were considered to render a person ritually impure. This was particularly important in the context of the tabernacle, as God's presence was believed to reside there, and nothing impure could come into contact with the divine.
2. **Health and Quarantine**: The instructions given to the priests for examining and isolating individuals with skin diseases reflect an understanding of the potential for contagion. The requirement for the affected person to live outside the camp (Leviticus 13:46) is an early form of quarantine.
3. **Priestly Authority**: The priests, particularly the Levitical priests, were given the authority to diagnose skin diseases and determine whether a person was clean or unclean. Their role was essential in maintaining the ritual purity of the community.
4. **Care for the Afflicted**: While the person with a skin disease was considered ritually impure and had to be isolated, these regulations also ensured that such individuals were not simply abandoned. There was a process for re-integration into the community once they were healed (Leviticus 14).
In Leviticus 13:33, the specific instruction is part of the diagnostic process. The individual with a skin condition is to be shaved, except for the area affected by the scall (a term for a type of skin disease, possibly a form of leprosy or another skin ailment). The priest then isolates the person for an additional seven days to observe whether the condition spreads. This isolation period was a common interval for observation and purification in Levitical law.
Overall, this verse reflects the detailed and ritualistic approach to health, purity, and community order that was central to the religious and social life of the Israelites during the time of Moses.
*This commentary is produced by Microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B AI model
Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1548
There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גָּלַח
Transliteration: gâlach
Pronunciation: gaw-lakh'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste; poll, shave (off). - Strong's Number: H5424
There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נֶתֶק
Transliteration: netheq
Pronunciation: neh'-thek
Description: from נָתַק; scurf; (dry) scall. - Strong's Number: H3548
There are 653 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כֹּהֵן
Transliteration: kôhên
Pronunciation: ko-hane'
Description: active participle of כָּהַן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer. - Strong's Number: H5462
There are 87 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: סָגַר
Transliteration: çâgar
Pronunciation: saw-gar'
Description: a primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender; close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly. - Strong's Number: H7651
There are 345 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שֶׁבַע
Transliteration: shebaʻ
Pronunciation: sheh'-bah
Description: or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה. - Strong's Number: H3117
There are 1931 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יוֹם
Transliteration: yôwm
Pronunciation: yome
Description: from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. - Strong's Number: H8145
There are 151 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שֵׁנִי
Transliteration: shênîy
Pronunciation: shay-nee'
Description: from שָׁנָה; properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again; again, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).