Leviticus 13:38-39

Leviticus 13:38-39

[38] If a man  also or a woman  have in the skin  of their flesh  bright spots,  even white  bright spots;  [39] Then the priest  shall look:  and, behold, if the bright spots  in the skin  of their flesh  be darkish  white;  it is a freckled spot  that groweth  in the skin;  he is clean. 

What does Leviticus 13:38-39 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Patches of skin go completely white when a person contracts leucoderma (eczema). The law did not regard this type of skin disorder as serious enough to render the afflicted person unclean.