45 “The person afflicted with an infectious skin disease is to have his clothes torn(A) and his hair hanging loose, and he must cover his mouth(B) and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

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45 “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes,(A) let their hair be unkempt,[a] cover the lower part of their face(B) and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’(C)

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  1. Leviticus 13:45 Or clothes, uncover their head

מ Mem

13 Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the guilt of her priests,
who shed the blood of the righteous
within her.(A)

נ Nun

14 Blind, they stumbled in the streets,(B)
defiled by this blood,(C)
so that no one dared
to touch their garments.

ס Samek

15 “Stay away! Unclean!” people shouted at them.
“Away, away! Don’t touch us!”(D)
So they wandered aimlessly.(E)
It was said among the nations,
“They can stay here no longer.”

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13 But it happened because of the sins of her prophets
    and the iniquities of her priests,(A)
who shed within her
    the blood(B) of the righteous.

14 Now they grope through the streets
    as if they were blind.(C)
They are so defiled with blood(D)
    that no one dares to touch their garments.

15 “Go away! You are unclean!” people cry to them.
    “Away! Away! Don’t touch us!”
When they flee and wander(E) about,
    people among the nations say,
    “They can stay here no longer.”(F)

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17 Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead.(A) Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.”[a](B)

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  1. Ezekiel 24:17 Lit men

17 Groan quietly;(A) do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban(B) fastened and your sandals(C) on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard(D) or eat the customary food of mourners.(E)

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22 Then you will do just as I have done: You will not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.[a]

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  1. Ezekiel 24:22 Lit men

22 And you will do as I have done. You will not cover your mustache and beard(A) or eat the customary food of mourners.(B)

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16 Nations will see and be ashamed
of[a] all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths,(A)
and their ears will become deaf.

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  1. Micah 7:16 Or ashamed in spite of

16 Nations will see and be ashamed,(A)
    deprived of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths(B)
    and their ears will become deaf.

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