Leviticus 13:55

And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, [if] the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it [is] unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it [is] fret inward, [whether] it [be] bare within or without.

And the priest {H3548} shall look {H7200} on the plague {H5061}, after {H310} that it is washed {H3526}: and, behold, if the plague {H5061} have not changed {H2015} his colour {H5869}, and the plague {H5061} be not spread {H6581}; it is unclean {H2931}; thou shalt burn {H8313} it in the fire {H784}; it is fret {H6356} inward, whether it be bare within {H7146} or without {H1372}.

The cohen is to examine it after the stain has been washed, and if he sees that the stain has not changed color, then, even though the stain has not spread, it is unclean; you are to burn it up completely - it is rotten, no matter whether the spot is on the outside or on the inside.

After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.

and the priest shall look, after that the plague is washed; and, behold, if the plague have not changed its color, and the plague be not spread, it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire: it is a fret, whether the bareness be within or without.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Peter 1:9 (2 votes)

    But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

  • Ezekiel 24:13 (2 votes)

    In thy filthiness [is] lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

  • 2 Peter 2:20 (2 votes)

    For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

  • 2 Peter 2:22 (2 votes)

    But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog [is] turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

  • Hebrews 6:4 (2 votes)

    For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

  • Hebrews 6:8 (2 votes)

    But that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected, and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end [is] to be burned.