The Meaning of Leviticus 13:16 Explained

Leviticus 13:16

KJV: Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;

YLT: Or when the raw flesh turneth back, and hath been turned to white, then he hath come in unto the priest,

Darby: But if the raw flesh change again, and be turned white, he shall come unto the priest;

ASV: Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come unto the priest;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Or if the raw  flesh  turn again,  and be changed  unto white,  he shall come  unto the priest; 

What does Leviticus 13:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 13:1-17 - The Test Of Leprosy
Leprosy was a sort of living death, involving exclusion from the fellowship of the living, and from the sanctuary. Consequently the process of restoration consisted of two stages: re-admission, through the cure of disease, into the fellowship of the living, Leviticus 13:1-59, and then to the camp and sanctuary, through the due performance of prescribed rites, Leviticus 14:1-32. The enumeration of the symptoms is very deliberate. The priest was required to conduct his examination with the greatest care, lest he should pronounce that to be leprosy which was not really so.
How different this to the sweeping and hasty judgments that we pass on each other! We judge by appearances only, and are not especially concerned to judge righteously. Sin, of which leprosy is the type, is not a superficial disease; it is "deeper than the skin." See Leviticus 13:3-4; Leviticus 13:25; Leviticus 13:30-32; Leviticus 13:34. They who know us best are not aware of the secret springs of impure motive, and the polluted things that hold empire within the soul. But the body of sin must be brought to an end at the Cross. See Romans 6:6. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 13

1  The laws whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosy

What do the individual words in Leviticus 13:16 mean?

Or if turns again the flesh raw and changes white and he shall come to the priest
א֣וֹ כִ֥י יָשׁ֛וּב הַבָּשָׂ֥ר הַחַ֖י וְנֶהְפַּ֣ךְ לְלָבָ֑ן וּבָ֖א אֶל־ הַכֹּהֵֽן

יָשׁ֛וּב  turns  again 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
הַבָּשָׂ֥ר  the  flesh 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
הַחַ֖י  raw 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
וְנֶהְפַּ֣ךְ  and  changes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָפַךְ  
Sense: to turn, overthrow, overturn.
לְלָבָ֑ן  white 
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: לָבָן  
Sense: white.
וּבָ֖א  and  he  shall  come 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הַכֹּהֵֽן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.

What are the major concepts related to Leviticus 13:16?

Loading Information...