Leviticus 13:11

Verse

it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.

American Standard Version (1901)

it is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: he shall not shut him up; for he is unclean.

Bible in Basic English

It is an old disease in the skin of his flesh, and the priest will say that he is unclean; he will not have to be shut up, for he is clearly unclean.

Douay-Rheims 1899

It shall be judged an inveterate leprosy, and grown into the skin. The priest therefore shall declare him unclean, and shall not shut him up, because he is evidently unclean.

Free Bible Version

it is a serious skin disease and the priest must declare them unclean. He doesn't need to place the person in isolation because they are unclean.

Geneva Bible 1599

It is an old leprosie in the skin of his flesh: and the Priest shall pronounce him vncleane, and shall not shut him vp, for he is vncleane.

King James (Authorized) Version

It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.

One Unity Resource Bible

it is a chronic tzara'at in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not isolate him, for he is already unclean.

Translation for Translators

it is a permanent skin disease, and the priest will declare that he must stay away from other people. The priest does not need to tell that person that he must avoid other people, because other people already are wanting to stay away from him.

Unlocked Literal Bible

If there is, then it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He will not isolate him, because he is already unclean.

Noah Webster Bible

It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up; for he is unclean.

World English Bible

it is a chronic leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not isolate him, for he is already unclean.

Young's Literal Translation

an old leprosy it [is] in the skin of his flesh, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; he doth not shut him up, for he [is] unclean.

Context

Laws about Skin Diseases

¹⁰The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,¹¹it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.

Summary

In Leviticus 13:11, the focus is on the diagnosis of leprosy by the priest. The priest is instructed to examine the skin of the person with a skin disease to determine if it is leprosy or not. This verse highlights the meticulous process and attention to detail required in identifying and dealing with infectious diseases in the community. It also underscores the role of the priest as a mediator between the individual and God, ensuring that proper protocols are followed for the well-being of all.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh,.... An inveterate one, of long standing and continuance, an obstinate one, not to be cured by medicine; as this sort of leprosy was, and therefore the person was sent not to a physician, but to the priest: the leprosy of sin is an old disease, brought by man into the world with him, and continues with him from his youth upwards, and nothing but the grace of God and blood of Christ can remove it: and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up; there being no doubt at all of it being a leprosy, and of his uncleanness, and therefore no need to shut him up for further examination, but to turn him out of the camp till his purification was over: for he is unclean; in a ceremonial sense, and was obliged to the law for cleansing, such as after given.