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Then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the rising of the plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh;
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A Consistent Standard
Commentators explain that the priest's task was to carefully compare the sore on a bald head to the established signs of leprosy on the skin. This demonstrates a principle of careful, consistent diagnosis based on known standards, even when circumstances differ slightly, such as the absence of hair.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
Then the priest shall look. —It is then the duty of the priest to ascertain whether the white-reddish rising in the baldn…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the priest shall look upon it The white reddish sore:
and, behold, [if] the rising of the so…
Presbyterian
The priest is told what judgment to make if there was any appearance of leprosy in old sores; and such is the danger for those who, having escaped …
