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Leviticus 13:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
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Role in This Section
This verse allows a clean declaration after fading and non-spread, followed by washing.
Read It With
- Leviticus 13:1-8
Track the movement across 13:1-8. When Leviticus 13:6 allows a clean declaration after fading and non-spread, followed by washing, it contributes to this complete claim: Swelling, eruption, or bright spot is examined for depth, hair color, and spread; an uncertain case receives two seven-day periods before declaration.
Why It Needs Context
Leviticus 13:6 allows a clean declaration after fading and non-spread, followed by washing; reading it alone would sever that detail from the actors, category, and outcome in Leviticus 13:1-8.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Leviticus 13:1-8 — A priest inspects an initial skin change and may waitSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
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Exact location: Leviticus 13:1-8, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 13:1-8
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