Skin disease: baldness — step by step

Hair loss · Reddish-white sore Every step opens the verse it rests on.

BeginningLeviticus 13:40–41A person loses hair from the head, front, or back.If his hair has fallen off from the front part of his head, his forehead is bald. He is clean. v41 · WEB

In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look

Distinguish baldness from a sore

1 Baldness alone

Front or back of head

Declare the person cleanLeviticus 13:40–41A person bald at the front or back of the head is clean when there is no qualifying sore.If his hair has fallen off from the front part of his head, his forehead is bald. He is clean. v41 · WEB

In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look

2 Reddish-white sore

On bald head or forehead

Examine and declareLeviticus 13:42–44If a reddish-white sore appears, the priest examines it. A sore like a skin infection leads to an unclean ruling.Then the priest shall examine him. Behold, if the swelling of the plague is reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, like the… v43 · WEB

In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look

Leviticus 13:40–44Baldness is clean; a qualifying sore is not“If a man’s hair has fallen from his head, he is bald. He is clean. v40 · WEB

In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look

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