In our study of Leviticus chapter 13, we learned two very important Hebrew words. The first word is TZARA-AT. Although most English bibles will translate TZARA-AT into “leprosy”, that is a big mistake. TZARA-AT was NOT leprosy, but rather any of the wide variety of skin infections one could contract that were generally NOT life-threatening. […]

“But if, when the cohen examines it, he sees that the infection has not spread on the garment or in the threads, woven-in parts or leather item, then the cohen is to order that the article having the infection be washed and isolated for seven more days.”-Leviticus 13:53-54 The rules governing TZARA-AT on cloth and leather should be familiar to […]

“When tzara‘at infects an article of clothing, whether it be a woolen or a linen garment, on the threads or the woven-in parts of either linen or wool, or on a hide or item made of leather; then if the stain on the garment, hide, threads, woven-in parts or leather item is greenish or reddish, it is an infection […]

“Everyone who has tzara‘at sores is to wear torn clothes and unbound hair, cover his upper lip and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ As long as he has sores, he will be unclean; since he is unclean, he must live in isolation; he must live outside the camp.“-Leviticus 13:45-46 In my last post, I introduced a new Hebrew word: METSORA. […]

Then the cohen is to examine him; if he sees that there is a reddish-white swelling on his bald scalp or forehead, appearing like tzara‘at on the rest of the body, he is a person with tzara‘at; he is unclean; the cohen must declare him unclean; the sore is on his head.  “Everyone who has tzara‘at sores is to wear torn clothes and unbound hair, […]