Leviticus 13:1

CHAPTER XIII

Laws relative to the leprosy. It is to be known by a rising in

the flesh, a scab, or a bright spot, 1, 2.

When the priest sees these signs he shall pronounce the man

unclean, infected with the leprosy, and unfit for society, 3.

Dubious or equivocal signs of this disorder, and how the person

is to be treated in whom they appear, 4-8.

In what state of this disorder the priest may pronounce a man

clean or unclean, 9-13.

Of the raw flesh, the sign of the unclean leprosy, 14, 15.

Of the white flesh, the sign of the leprosy called clean, 16, 17.

Of the leprosy which succeeds a boil, 18-20.

Equivocal marks relative to this kind of leprosy, 21, 22.

Of the burning boil, 23.

Of the leprosy arising out of the burning boil, 24, 25.

Equivocal marks relative to this kind of leprosy, 26-28.

Of the plague on the head or in the beard, 29.

Of the scall, and how it is to be treated, 30-37.

Of the plague of the bright white spots, 38, 39.

Of the bald head, 40, 41.

Of the white reddish sore in the bald head, 42-44.

The leper shall rend his clothes, put a patch on his upper lip,

and cry unclean, 45.

He shall be obliged to avoid society, and live by himself

without the camp, 46.

Of the garments infected by the leprosy, and the signs of this

infection, 47-52.

Equivocal marks relative to this infection, and how the garment

is to be treated, by washing or by burning, 53-58.

Conclusion relative to the foregoing particulars, 59.

NOTES ON CHAP. XIII