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Day 100 and 26
the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, if anyone has a swelling or a rash or
discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease, that
person must be brought to Aaron, the priest, or to one of his sons.
The priest will examine the affected area of the skin if the hair in the affected
area has turned white, and the problem appears to be more than skin deep.
It is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce
the person ceremonially unclean.
But if the affected area of the skin is only a white discoloration and
does not appear to be more than skin deep, and if the hair on the spot
has not turned white, the priest will quarantine the person for seven days.
On the seventh day, the priest will make another examination if he finds
the affected area has not changed, and the problem has not spread on the skin.
The priest will quarantine the person for seven more days.
On the seventh day, the priest will make another examination
if he finds the affected area has faded and has not spread.
The priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
It was only a rash.
The person's clothing must be washed and the person will be ceremonially clean.
But if the rash continues to spread after the person has been
examined by the priest and has been pronounced clean, The infected person
must return to be examined again.
If the priest finds that the rash has spread, he must pronounce
the person ceremonially unclean for it is indeed a skin disease.
Anyone who develops a serious skin disease must go to the priest for an examination.
If the priest finds a white swelling on the skin and some hair on the
spot has turned white and there is an open sore in the affected
area, it is a chronic skin disease.
And the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.
In such cases, the person need not be quarantined for, it is obvious that
the skin is defiled by the disease.
Now, suppose the disease has spread all over the person's skin,
covering the body from head to foot.
When the priest examines the infected person and finds that the disease
covers the entire body, he will pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
Since the skin has turned completely white, the person is clean.
But if any open sores appear, the infected person will be
pronounced ceremonially unclean.
The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an
open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease.
However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of
the skin, the person must return to the priest for another examination.
If the affected areas have indeed turned white, the priest will then
pronounce the person ceremonially clean by declaring you are clean.
If anyone has a boil on the skin that has started to heal, but a white
swelling or a reddish white spot develops in its place, that person
must go to the priest to be examined.
If the priest examines it and finds it to be more than skin deep, and if the hair
in the affected area has turned white.
The priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.
The boil has become a serious skin disease, but if the priest finds no
white hair on the affected area, and the problem appears to be no more than
skin deep and has faded, the priest must quarantine the person for seven days.
If during that time the affected area spreads on the skin, the priest must
pronounce the person ceremonially, unclean, because it is a serious disease.
But if the area grows no larger and does not spread, it is merely the scar
from the boil, and the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
If anyone has suffered a burn on the skin and the burned area changes color
becoming either reddish, white or shiny white, the priest must examine it.
If he finds that the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem
appears to be more than skin deep, a skin disease has broken out in the burn.
The priest must then pronounce the person ceremonially unclean for It has
clearly a serious skin disease, but if the priest finds no white hair on the
affected area, and the problem appears to be no more than skin deep and has faded.
The priest must quarantine the infected person for seven days.
On the seventh day, the priest must examine the person again.
If the affected area has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce that
person Ceremonially, unclean for it is clearly a serious skin disease, but
if the affected area has not changed or spread on the skin and has faded,
it is simply a swelling from the burn.
The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
For it is only the scar from the burn.
If anyone, either a man or woman has a sore on the head or chin,
the priest must examine it.
If he finds it is more than skin deep and has fine yellow hair
on it, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.
It is a scabby sore of the head or chin.
If the priest examines the scabby sore and finds that it is only skin deep.
But there is no black hair on it.
He must quarantine the person for seven days.
On the seventh day, the priest must examine the sore again.
If he finds that the scabby sore has not spread and there is no yellow hair
on it, and it appears to be only skin deep, the person must shave off all hair
except the hair on the affected area.
Then the priest must quarantine the person for another seven days.
On the seventh day, he will examine the SOAR again.
If it has not spread and appears to be no more than skindeep, the priest will
pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
The person's clothing must be washed and the person will be ceremonially clean.
But if the scabby sore begins to spread after the person is pronounced clean,
the priest must do another examination.
If he finds that the SOAR has spread, the priest does not
need to look for yellow hair.
The infected person is ceremonially unclean, but if the color of the
scabby sore does not change and black hair has grown on it, it has healed.
The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
If anyone, either a man or woman has shiny white patches on the skin, the
priest must examine the affected area.
If he finds that the shiny patches are only pale white,
this is a harmless skin rash.
The person is ceremonially clean.
If a man loses his hair and his head becomes bald, he is still ceremonially
clean and if he loses hair on his forehead, he simply has a bald forehead.
He is still clean.
However, if a reddish white sore appears on the bald area on top of his head or
on his forehead, this is a skin disease.
The priest must examine him, and if he finds swelling around the
reddish white sore anywhere on the man's head and it looks like a skin
disease, the man is indeed infected with a skin disease and is unclean.
The priest must pronounce him ceremonially unclean because of the sore on his head.
Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing
and leave their hair combed.
They must cover their mouth and call out unclean, unclean.
As long as the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean.
They must live in isolation in their place outside the camp.
Now suppose mildew contaminates some woolen or linen clothing, woolen
or linen fabric, the height of an animal or anything made of leather.
If the contaminated area in the clothing, the animal hide, the fabric or the
leather article has turned greenish or reddish, it is contaminated with
mildew and must be shown to the priest.
After examining the affected spot, the priest will put the article
in quarantine for seven days.
On the seventh day, the priest must inspect it again.
If the contaminated area has spread, the clothing or fabric or leather
is clearly contaminated by a serious mildew and is ceremonially unclean,
the priest must burn the item.
The clothing, the wool or linen fabric or piece of leather for it has been
contaminated by a serious mildew.
It must be completely destroyed by fire, but if the priest examines
it, And finds that the contaminated area has not spread in the clothing,
the fabric, or the leather.
The priest will order the object to be washed and then
quarantined for seven more days.
Then the priest must examine the object again.
If he finds that the contaminated area has not changed color after
being washed, even if it did not spread, the object is defiled.
It must be completely burned up, whether the contaminated spot
is on the inside or outside.
But if the priest examines it and finds that the contaminated area has faded after
being washed, he must cut the spot from the clothing, the fabric, or the leather.
If the spot later reappears on the clothing, the fabric or the leather
article, the mildew is clearly spreading, and the contaminated
object must be burned up.
But if the spot disappears from the clothing, the fabric, or the
leather article, after it has been washed, it must be washed again.
Then it will be ceremonially clean.
These are the instructions for dealing with mildew that contaminates
woolen, or linen clothing or fabric, or anything made of leather.
This is how the priest will determine whether these items are
ceremonially clean or unclean.
And the Lord said to Moses, the following instructions are
for those seeking ceremonial purification from a skin disease.
Those who have been healed must be brought to the priest who will examine
them at a place outside the camp.
If the priest finds that someone has been healed of a serious skin disease, he will
perform a purification ceremony using two live birds that are ceremonially clean.
A stick of cedar, some scarlet yarn, and a hiss up branch.
The priest will order that one bird be slaughtered over a clay
pot filled with fresh water.
He will take the live bird, the cedar stick, the scarlet yarn, and
the hiss branch, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was
slaughtered over the fresh water.
The priest will then sprinkle the blood of the dead bird seven times on the
person being purified of the skin disease.
When the priest has purified the person, he will release the live
bird in the open field to fly away.
The person's being purified must then wash their clothes, shave off all their
hair, and bathe themselves in water.
Then they will be ceremonially clean and may return to the camp.
However, they must remain outside their tents for seven days.
On the seventh day, they must again shave all the hair from their heads, including
the hair of the beard and eyebrows.
They must also wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water.
Then they will be ceremonially clean on the eighth day.
Each person being purified must bring two male lambs and a one-year-old
female lamb, all with no defects, along with a grain offering of six quartz of
choice flour moistened with olive oil.
A cup of olive oil, then the officiating priest will present
that person for purification along with the offerings before the Lord.
At the entrance of the tabernacle, the priest will take one of the male lambs
and the olive oil and present them as a guilt offering, lifting them up as
a special offering before the Lord.
He will then slaughter the male lamb in the sacred area where sin offerings
and burnt offerings are slaughtered.
As with the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest.
It is a most holy offering.
The priest will then take some of the blood of the guilt offering and apply it
to the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the
right foot of the person being purified.
Then the priest will pour some of the olive oil into
the palm of his own left hand.
He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it with
his finger seven times before the Lord.
The priest will then apply some of the oil in his palm over the blood from the
guilt offering that is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right
hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified.
The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head
of the person being purified.
Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the Lord.
Then the priest must present the sin offering to purify the person
who was cured of the skin disease.
After that, the priest will slaughter the burnt offering and offer it on the
altar, along with the grain offering.
Through this process, the priest will purify the person who was healed, and
the person will be ceremonially clean.
But anyone who is too poor and cannot afford these offerings may bring one male
lamb for a guilt offering to be lifted up as a special offering for purification.
The person must also bring two quartz of choice flour moistened
with olive oil for the grain offering, and a cup of olive oil.
The offering must also include two turtle doves or two young pigeons,
whichever the person can afford.
One of the pair must be used for the sin offering and the
other for a burnt offering.
On the eighth day of the purification ceremony, the person being purified
must bring the offerings to the priest in the Lord's presence.
At the entrance of the tabernacle, the priest will take the lamb for the guilt
offering along with the olive oil and lift them up as a special offering to the Lord.
Then the priest will slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering.
He will take some of its blood and apply it to the lobe of the right ear, the thumb
of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified.
The priest will also pour some of the olive oil into
the palm of his own left hand.
He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some
of it seven times before the Lord.
The priest will then apply some of the oil in his palm over the blood from the
guilt offering that is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right
hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified.
The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head
of the person being purified.
Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the Lord.
Then the priest will offer the two turtle doves or the two young pigeons,
whichever the person can afford.
One of them is for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to be
presented along with the grain offering.
Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the Lord.
These are the instructions for purification for those who have
recovered from a serious skin disease, but who cannot afford to
bring the offerings normally required for the ceremony of purification.
Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, when you arrive in Canaan,
the land I am giving you as your own possession, I may contaminate some of
the houses in your land with mildew.
The owner of such a house must then go to the priest and say, it appears
that my house has some kind of mildew.
Before the priest goes in to inspect the house, he must have the house
emptied, so nothing inside will be pronounced ceremonially unclean.
Then the priest will go in and examine the mildew on the walls.
If he finds greenish or reddish streaks, and the contamination appears to go
deeper than the wall's surface, the priest will step outside the door and put
the house in quarantine for seven days.
On the seventh day, the priest must return for another inspection.
If he finds that the mildew on the walls of the house has spread,
the priest must order that the stones from those areas be removed.
The contaminated material will then be taken outside the town.
To an area designated as ceremonially unclean.
Next, the inside walls of the entire house must be scraped thoroughly
and the scrapings dumped in the unclean place outside the town.
Other stones will be brought in to replace the ones that were removed
and the walls will be replastered.
But if the mildew reappears after all the stones have been replaced and the
house has been scraped and replastered.
The priest must return and inspect the house again if he
finds that the mildew has spread.
The walls are clearly contaminated with a serious mildew, and the house is defiled.
It must be torn down, and all its stones, timbers, and plaster must
be carried out of town to the place designated as ceremonially unclean.
Those who enter the house during the period of quarantine will be
ceremonially unclean until evening, and all who sleep or eat in the
house must wash their clothing.
But if the priest returns for his inspection and finds that the mildew has
not reappeared in the house after the fresh plastering, he will pronounce it
clean because the mildew is clearly gone.
To purify the house, the priest must take two birds, a stick of cedar,
some scarlet yarn, and a hisa branch.
He will slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot filled with fresh water.
He will take the cedar stick, the hiss branch, the scarlet yarn, and the live
bird, and dip them into the blood of the slaughtered bird and into the fresh water.
Then he will sprinkle the house seven times.
When the priest has purified the house in exactly this way, he will release the live
bird in the open fields outside the town.
Through this process, the priest will purify the house and it
will be ceremonially clean.
These are the instructions for dealing with serious skin diseases, including
scabby, sores and mildew, whether on clothing or in a house, and a swelling
on the skin, a rash or discolored skin.
This procedure will determine whether a person or object is
ceremonially, clean or unclean.
These are the instructions regarding skin diseases and mildew.
This concludes today's Immer Reading experience.
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