44 He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.
44 the man is diseased and is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean because of the sore on his head.
44 he is a leprous man, he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; his disease is on his head.
44 he has a serious skin disease and is unclean. The priest has to pronounce him unclean because of the sore on his head.
44 he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him unclean; his sore is on his head.
44 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.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 13:44
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.