King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,

KJVu: 1 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

KJV:   2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy ; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests :

KJVu: 2 "When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it is in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy , then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the priests .

KJV:   3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh : and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy : and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.

KJVu: 3 And the priest shall look at the plague in the skin of the flesh , and if the hair in the plague has turned white, and the plague appears deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy ; and the priest shall look at him, and pronounce him unclean.

Notes: "Sight" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4758 with a Strong’s definition of "sight, appearance, vision."

KJV:   4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white ; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days :

KJVu: 4 If the bright spot is white in the skin of his flesh, and appears not to be deeper than the skin, and the hair of it has not turned white , then the priest shall enclose him that has the plague seven days in isolation.

Notes: "Shut Up" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5462 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "close up, deliver up, give over up, enclose, pure, repair, shut in, self, -|- A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender — close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, X pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, X straitly."

KJV:   5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day : and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:

KJVu: 5 The priest shall look at him on the seventh day ; and, behold, if the plague in his sight has ceased to spread in the skin; then the priest shall enclose and isolate him seven more days.

Notes: "Stay" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5975 with a Strong’s definition of "abide behind, appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, -|- A primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) — abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry."

KJV:   6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day : and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean : it is but a scab : and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

KJVu: 6 And the priest shall look at him again on the seventh day ; and, behold, if the plague is somewhat dark, and the plague has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean ; it is just a scab , and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

KJV:   7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again :

KJVu: 7 But if the scab has spread much further in the skin, after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again .

KJV:   8 And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a leprosy.

KJVu: 8 And if the priest sees that, behold, the scab has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean ; it is a leprosy.

KJV:   9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;

KJVu: 9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought to the priest;

KJV:   10 And the priest shall see him : and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising ;

KJVu: 10 And the priest shall see him , and, behold, if the rising is white in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is a raw spot of flesh in the rising ,

Notes: "Quick" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4241 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "the quick (בָּשָׂר) מִחְיַת the quick (or raw spot) of the flesh Leviticus 13:10,24 (P).."

KJV:   11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.

KJVu: 11 it is an old leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not enclose and isolate him, for he is unclean.

KJV:   12 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;

KJVu: 12 And if a leprosy breaks out all over the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of him who has the plague from his head even to his foot, wherever the priest looks,

KJV:   13 Then the priest shall consider : and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague : it is all turned white : he is clean.

KJVu: 13 then the priest shall consider , and, behold, if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean who has the plague ; if it has all turned white , he is clean.

KJV:   14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.

KJVu: 14 But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean.

KJV:   15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean : for the raw flesh is unclean : it is a leprosy.

KJVu: 15 The priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean ; for the raw flesh is unclean ; it is a leprosy.

KJV:   16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest ;

KJVu: 16 Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, he shall come to the priest ,

KJV:   17 And the priest shall see him : and, behold, if the plague be turned into white ; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague : he is clean.

KJVu: 17 and the priest shall see him . Behold, if the plague has turned white , then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the plague ; he is clean.

KJV:   18 The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,

KJVu: 18 If the flesh had a boil in the skin, and is healed,

KJV:   19 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;

KJVu: 19 and in the place of the boil there is a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, then it shall be shown to the priest;

KJV:   20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white ; the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.

KJVu: 20 If when the priest sees it, and, it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has turned white , then the priest shall pronounce him unclean ; it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.

Notes: "Lower" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H8217 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "low, in height, of vine Ezekiel 17:6, tree Ezekiel 17:24 (opposed to גָּבֹהַּ); מִןהָֿעוֺר ׳שׁ Leviticus 13:20 lower (deeper) than the skin (around it), so Leviticus 13:21; Leviticus 13:26, compare Leviticus 14:37."

KJV:   21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark ; then the priest shall shut him up seven days :

KJVu: 21 But if the priest looks at it, and, behold, there are no white hairs in it, and if it is not deeper than the skin, but is somewhat dark , then the priest shall enclose and isolate him seven days .

KJV:   22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a plague.

KJVu: 22 And if it has spread much further in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean ; it is a plague.

KJV:   23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

KJVu: 23 But if the bright spot stays in its place, and does not spread, it is a burning boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

KJV:   24 Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white ;

KJVu: 24 If there is any part of the body that has a burn by fire on its skin, and the raw spot that is burned has a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white ,

Notes: "Hot" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H784 with a Strong’s definition of "a fire."

KJV:   25 Then the priest shall look upon it : and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin ; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning : wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is the plague of leprosy.

KJVu: 25 then the priest shall look at it ; if the hair in the bright spot has turned white, and it appears deeper than the skin , it is a leprosy broken out from the burning ; therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean ; it is the plague of leprosy.

KJV:   26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark ; then the priest shall shut him up seven days :

KJVu: 26 But if the priest looks at it, and, there are no white hairs in the bright spot, and it is no deeper than the other skin, but is somewhat dark , then the priest shall enclose and isolate him seven days .

KJV:   27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day : and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is the plague of leprosy.

KJVu: 27 And the priest shall look at him the on the seventh day , and if it has spread much further in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean ; it is the plague of leprosy.

KJV:   28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark ; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean : for it is an inflammation of the burning.

KJVu: 28 If the bright spot stays in its place, and does not spread in the skin, but it is somewhat dark , it is a rising from the burning, then the priest shall pronounce him clean ; for it is an inflammation of the burning.

KJV:   29 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard ;

KJVu: 29 If a man or woman has a plague on the head or the beard ,

KJV:   30 Then the priest shall see the plague : and , behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin ; and there be in it a yellow thin hair ; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.

KJVu: 30 then the priest shall look at the plague and see if it appears deeper than the skin , and if there is in it a yellow thin hair , then the priest shall pronounce him unclean ; it is a dry scab, a leprosy on the head or beard.

Notes:

KJV:   31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it ; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days :

KJVu: 31 If the priest looks at the plague of the scab, and, behold, it does not appear deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it , then the priest shall enclose and isolate him that has the plague of the scab seven days .

KJV:   32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague : and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin ;

KJVu: 32 And on the seventh day the priest shall look at the plague , and, behold, if the scab has not spread, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the scab does not appear deeper than the skin ,

KJV:   33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:

KJVu: 33 he shall be shaved, but the scab he shall not shave; the priest shall enclose and isolate him that has the scab for seven more days.

KJV:   34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin ; then the priest shall pronounce him clean : and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

KJVu: 34 Then on the seventh day the priest shall look at the scalb; and, behold, if the scab has not spread in the skin, nor does it appear deeper than the skin , then the priest shall pronounce him clean , and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

KJV:   35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing ;

KJVu: 35 But if the scab spreads very much in the skin after his cleansing ,

KJV:   36 Then the priest shall look on him : and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.

KJVu: 36 then the priest shall look at him ; and, behold, if the scab has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.

KJV:   37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed , he is clean : and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

KJVu: 37 But if the scab in his sight is unchanged, and there is black hair grown up in it, the scab is healed ; he is clean , and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Notes: "Stay" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5975 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs definition of "stand still, stop, cease moving, of moon Joshua 10:13 (J E; "" וַיִּדֹּם), sun Joshua 10:13, both, Habakkuk 3:11; of person 1 Samuel 9:27 (opposed to עָבַר), 2 Samuel 2:28 (opposed to רָדַף), עִמְדוּ עֲמֹ֫דוּ Nahum 2:9 +; stop flowing (of oil) 2 Kings 4:6; remain standing, with תַּחְתֵּינוּ Judges 7:21; 1 Samuel 14:9 etc.; of eruption in skin = remain unchanged Leviticus 13:23,28; so (without ׳ת) Leviticus 13:5,37 (all P).."

KJV:   38 If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;

KJVu: 38 If a man or a woman has bright spots in the skin of their flesh, white bright spots,

KJV:   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.

KJVu: 39 then the priest shall look at him, and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh are faint white; it is a harmless rash that grows in the skin; he is clean.

Notes:

KJV:   40 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.

KJVu: 40 The man whose hair has fallen off his head, he is bald; and he is clean.

KJV:   41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald : yet is he clean.

KJVu: 41 And he whose hair has fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald ; and he is clean.

KJV:   42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore ; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.

KJVu: 42 But if there is on the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore , it is a leprosy breaking out on his bald head, or his bald forehead.

Notes: "Sprung Up" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6524 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "abroad, abundantly, blossom, break forth out, bud, flourish, make fly, grow, -|- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish — X abroad, X abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up)."

KJV:   43 Then the priest shall look upon it : and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;

KJVu: 43 Then the priest shall look at it , and, behold, if the rising of the sore is white reddish on his bald head, or on his bald forehead, as the leprosy appears in the skin of the flesh;

KJV:   44 He is a leprous man , he is unclean : the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.

KJVu: 44 He is a leprous man ; he is unclean ; the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is on his head.

KJV:   45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

KJVu: 45 The leper on whom the plague is, his clothes shall be torn, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering on his upper lip, and shall cry, 'Unclean, unclean. '

KJV:   46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean : he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.

KJVu: 46 All the days in which the plague is in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean ; he shall dwell alone; his dwelling place shall be outside the camp.

KJV:   47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment ;

KJVu: 47 Also, if a garment has the plague of leprosy in it, whether it is a woolen garment, or a linen garment ,

KJV:   48 Whether it be in the warp, or woof ; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin ;

KJVu: 48 whether it is in the warp, or woof of linen, or of wool, whether in a skin, or in anything made of skin ,

KJV:   49 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest :

KJVu: 49 and if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything made of skin , it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shown to the priest .

KJV:   50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:

KJVu: 50 The priest shall look at the plague, and enclose and isolate that which has the plague seven days .

KJV:   51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day : if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.

KJVu: 51 Then he shall look at the plague on the seventh day ; if the plague is spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a corroding leprosy; it is unclean.

Notes: "Fretting" highlighted in the KJV verse is defined by Webster’s 1828 Dictionary as "participle present tense Corroding; wearing away; agitating; vexing; making rough on the surface; variegating."

KJV:   52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is : for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.

KJVu: 52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything made of skin, in which the plague is ; for it is a corroding leprosy; it shall be burned in the fire.

KJV:   53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin ;

KJVu: 53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything made of skin ,

KJV:   54 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:

KJVu: 54 then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which the plague is, and he shall enclose and isolate it seven more days.

KJV:   55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed : and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread ; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without.

KJVu: 55 Then the priest shall look at the plague, after it is washed ; and, behold, if the plague has not changed its color, and the plague has not spread , it is unclean; you shall burn it in the fire; it is corroding inward, whether it is bare inside or outside.

KJV:   56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it ; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof :

KJVu: 56 If the priest looks, and, behold, the plague is somewhat faint after washing it , then he shall tear it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof .

KJV:   57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague : thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire.

KJVu: 57 But if it still appears in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything made of skin, it is a spreading plague ; you shall burn that in which the plague is with fire.

KJV:   58 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.

KJVu: 58 And the garment which you washed, either warp, or woof, or anything made of skin, if the plague is departed from it, then it shall be washed a second time, and shall be clean.

KJV:   59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.

KJVu: 59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or anything made of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. "