New: Plus articles on faith, family and the Bible. Read them →

Berean Standard Bible

“A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’”

Leviticus 13:45

Save as image

Study note

Leviticus 13 gives detailed rules for diagnosing skin diseases, often translated as leprosy, and for protecting the community. The person who was declared unclean lived apart from the camp.

Open Study notes above for the full note.

Compare translations

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

World English Bible (WEB)

“The leper in whom the plague is shall wear torn clothes, and the hair of his head shall hang loose. He shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the leper who has the disease on him is to go about with signs of grief, with his hair loose and his mouth covered, crying, Unclean, unclean.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

—

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el leproso en quien hubiere llaga, sus vestidos serán deshechos y su cabeza descubierta, y embozado pregonará: ¡Inmundo! ¡inmundo!

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

—

Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»La persona en la que se encuentre una infección deberá rasgar su ropa, andar despeinada, cubrirse el rostro hasta el labio superior y anunciar mientras camina: “¡Soy impuro! ¡Soy impuro!”.

Be the first to discuss this verse in Yeshva.

Share your thoughts on this verse with the Yeshva community.

Discuss in Yeshva