24 "When someone has a burn on their skin and a reddish-white or white spot appears in the raw flesh of the burn,
24 "Or, when the body has a burn on its skin and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a spot, reddish-white or white,
24 "When a person has a burn on his skin and the raw flesh turns into a reddish-white or white shiny spot,
24 "Or if the body receives a burn on its skin by fire, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white or white,
24 "If anyone has suffered a burn on the skin and the burned area changes color, becoming either reddish white or shiny white,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 13:24
Commentary on Leviticus 13:18-44
(Read Leviticus 13:18-44)
The priest is told what judgment to make, if there were any appearance of a leprosy in old sores; and such is the danger of those who having escaped the pollutions of the world are again entangled therein. Or, in a burn by accident, verse 24. The burning of strife and contention often occasions the rising and breaking out of that corruption, which proves that men are unclean. Human life lies exposed to many grievances. With what troops of diseases are we beset on every side; and thy all entered by sin! If the constitution be healthy, and the body lively and easy, we are bound to glorify God with our bodies. Particular note was taken of the leprosy, if in the head. If the leprosy of sin has seized the head; if the judgment be corrupted, and wicked principles, which support wicked practices, are embraced, it is utter uncleanness, from which few are cleansed. Soundness in the faith keeps leprosy from the head.