Leviticus 13:18

18 "When a person has a boil and it heals

Leviticus 13:18 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 13:18

The flesh also, in which, [even] in the skin thereof, was a
boil
Or hot ulcer, by which, says Maimonides ^F14 you may understand any stroke by a stone, stick, or iron, or any other thing: and in the Misnah ^F15, it is asked, what is an ulcer (or boil)? a stroke by wood, stone, pitch, or hot water; all that is from the force of fire is an ulcer: and is healed;
by the use of medicine, and the part, in all appearance, as well and as sound as ever.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 In Misn. Negaim, c. 6. sect. 8.
F15 Ib. c. 9. sect. 1.

Leviticus 13:18 In-Context

16 But if the open sores dry up and turn white, he is to come back to the priest

17 who will reexamine him; if the sores have turned white, the priest will pronounce the person with the sores clean. He is clean.

18 "When a person has a boil and it heals

19 and in place of the boil there is white swelling or a reddish-white shiny spot, the person must present himself to the priest

20 for an examination. If it looks like it has penetrated the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest will pronounce him unclean. It is a serious skin disease that has broken out in the boil.