Observe · Isolate · Re-examine Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningA bright spot is neither deeper than the skin nor marked by white hair.If the bright spot is white in the skin of his body, and its appearance isn’t deeper than the skin, and its hair hasn’t turned white, then the priest… — Leviticus 13:4 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
Observe the spot over time
1 First seven days
Set the person apartThe priest isolates the person for seven days before examining the spot again.If the bright spot is white in the skin of his body, and its appearance isn’t deeper than the skin, and its hair hasn’t turned white, then the priest… — Leviticus 13:4 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
2 Seventh-day check
Wait another seven daysIf the spot is unchanged and has not spread, isolate the person for a second seven-day period.The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. Behold, if in his eyes the plague is arrested and the plague hasn’t spread in the skin, then the… — Leviticus 13:5 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
3 Second check
Declare the resultIf it has faded and not spread, wash clothes and declare clean. If it has spread, declare the person unclean.The priest shall examine him again on the seventh day. Behold, if the plague has faded and the plague hasn’t spread in the skin, then the priest… — Leviticus 13:6–8 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
Re-examination determines the rulingThe priest shall examine him again on the seventh day. Behold, if the plague has faded and the plague hasn’t spread in the skin, then the priest… — Leviticus 13:6–8 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.