11 it is [a]a chronic leprosy on the skin of his [b]body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; he shall not [c]isolate him, for he is unclean. 12 If the leprosy breaks out farther on the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the person who has the infection from his head even to his feet, [d]as far as the priest can see, 13 then the priest shall look, and behold, if the leprosy has covered his entire [e]body, he shall pronounce the one who has the infection clean; it has all turned white and he is clean.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 13:11 Lit aging
  2. Leviticus 13:11 Lit flesh
  3. Leviticus 13:11 Lit separate
  4. Leviticus 13:12 Lit to the entire sight of the priest’s eyes
  5. Leviticus 13:13 Lit flesh

11 it is a chronic skin disease(A) and the priest shall pronounce them unclean. He is not to isolate them, because they are already unclean.

12 “If the disease breaks out all over their skin and, so far as the priest can see, it covers all the skin of the affected person from head to foot, 13 the priest is to examine them, and if the disease has covered their whole body, he shall pronounce them clean. Since it has all turned white, they are clean.

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