The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.

¶ The preestes must iudge who are Lepers.

CAPI. XIII.

ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses and [unspec A] Aaron, sayeng. When there appeareth a rysynge in any mans flesshe, eyther a scab, or a glystrynge whyte: and the plage of leprosye be in the skyn of his fleshe, he shalbe brought vnto Aaron the preest, or vnto one of his sonnes the preestes: and the preest shal loke on the sore in the skyn of his flesshe.

And when the heere in the sore is turned vn∣to whyte, and the sore also seme to be lower then the skyn of his flesshe, it wyll be a plage of leprosye, and the preest shall loke on hym / and iudge hym vncleane.

If there be but a whyte specke in the skyn of his flesshe, and seme not to be lower then the skynne, nor the heere therof is tourned vnto whyte, the preest shal shut hym vp. vii. dayes

And the preest shall loke vpon hym agayne the seuēth day. And yf the plage seme to hym to abyde styll, and the plage growe not in the skyn, the Preest shall shut hym vp yet seuen dayes moo. And the preest shall loke on hym agayne the seuenth day. Then yf the plage be darker and not growen in the skynne, the Preest shall iudge hym cleane, for it is but a scurffe. And he shal washe his clothes, and be cleane. But and yf the scab grow in the skyn after that he is sene of the preest, and iudged cleane, he shall be sene of the preest agayne.

Yf the Preest se that the scabbe be growne a¦brode, in the skynne ☞ the preest shall make hym vncleane: for it is a leprosye.

When the plage of leprosye is in a man / [unspec B] he shall be brought vnto the Preest / and the preest shall se hym / & yf the rysynge be whyte in the skyn, and haue made the heere whyte / and there be rawe flesshe in the soore / it wyll be an olde leprosye in the skyn of his flesshe. And the preest shall make hym vncleane, and shall not shut hym vp, seynge he is vnclene.

If a leprosye breake out abrode in the skyn and couer all the skyn from his heade to his foore, where soeuer the preest loketh, and the Preest loke vpon hym. And yf the leprosye haue couered all his flesshe, he shal iudge the plage to be cleane bycause it is all turned in to whytnesse, and he shall be cleane. But and yf there be rawe fleshe on hym whē he is sene he shall be vncleane.

And the preest shall se the rawe flesshe, and declare hym to be vnclene. For the rawe flesh is vncleane seynge it is a leprosye. Or yf the rawe flesshe depart agayne and chaunge vn¦to whyte, he shall come to the preest, and the preest shall se hym and beholde. If the sore be chaunged vnto whyte ❀ (and couer the hole man) the preest shall iudge the plage cleane and he shall be cleane. The flesshe also in whose skynne there is a byle / and is healed, and in the place of the byle there appeare a whyte rysynge, eyther a shynyng whyte and somwhat reddyshe, it shalbe sene of the preest And yf when the preest seeth hym, it appeare lower then the skynne, and the heere therof be chaūged vnto whyte, the preest shal iudge hym vncleane, for it is a place of leprosye bro¦ken out of the byle.

But yf the preest loke on it and there be no [unspec C] whyte heeres therin, and yf it be not lower then the skynne, but be darker, the preest shal shut hym vp seuen dayes. And yf it spreade abrode in the flesshe, ☞ the preest shall make hym vncleane, seyng it is the plage. But and yf the spot stande styll, and growe not, it is the prynte of an hoote byle, and therfore the preest shall declare hym to be cleane.

If there be any flesshe, in whose skynne there is a hoote burnyng, and the flesshe that burneth haue a whyte spotte, somwhat red∣dysshe or whyte, the preest shal loke vpon it. And yf the heere in that bryght spot be chaū∣ged to whyte, and it appeare lower then the skynne, it is a leprosye broken out of the bur∣nynge. And therfore the Preest shall iudge hym vncleane, seynge it is the plage of lepro¦sye. But yf the Preest loke on it / and there be no whyte heere in the bryght spot, and be no lower then the other skynne, but be bar∣ker, the preest shal shut hym vp seuen dayes. And the preest shall loke on hym the seuenth daye. And yf it be growen abrode in the skyn the preest shall iudge hym vncleane, seyng it is the plage of leprosye. And yf the spot stand styll in it, and growe not in the skynne, but is darke, it is a rysynge of the burnynge, and the preest shall therfore declare hym cleane, seynge it is the prynte of the burnynge.

If man or woman hath a sore vpon the [unspec D] heade or the beerde, the preest shall se it. And yf it appeare lower then the skyn, and there be in it a yelowe heere: and thyn (❀ more then it vvas vvont to be.) the preest shal iudge hym vncleane, sayenge that the same fretynge is a token of leprosy vpon the head or beerde.

And yf the preest loke on the sore of the prynt and it seme not lower then the skyn, and that the heere is not blacke, ☞ the Preest shall shut vp the fretyng sore seuen dayes. And in the seuenth daye the preest shall loke on the sore: and yf the sore be not growen, and there be in it no yelowe heere, and the sore seme not lower then the skyn, he shalbe shauē: but the place of the sore shall he not shaue, and the preest shal shut vp the sore seuen dayes moo.

And in the seuenth day the preest shal loke on the sore. And yf the sore be not growen in the skyn, nor seme lower then the other skyn, the preest shall clense hym, and he shal washe his clothes, & be clene. But yf the sore growe in the fleshe after his clensyng, the preest shal loke on him. And yf the sore be growen in the skyn, the preest shal not seke for yelowe heere for he is vnclene, But yf he se the prynt stand styll, and that there is blacke heere growne vp therin, the sore is healed, and he shall be cleane, and the preest shall declare hym to be cleane. If there be whyte spottes in the skyn of the flesshe of mā or woman, the preest shal loke vpon it. And yf the spottes in the skyn of theyr flesshe be somwhat darke and whyte withal, ❀ (he may be sure that it is no leprosye. it is a frekell growynge in the flesshe. Ther∣fore is he cleane.

And the man (whose heade is destitute of [unspec E] heere, wherby he is made balde) is cleane.

And he that hath his heere fallen from his foreheade, is foreheade balde and cleane. If there be in the balde heade or balde forehead a whyte reddysshe sore scab, there is leprosye spronge vp in his balde heade or balde fore∣heade. And the preest shall loke vpon hym, & yf the rysynge of the soore be whyte reddyshe in his balde heade or balde forehead after the maner of a leprosye which is in the skynne of the flesshe, then he is a leperous man, and vn¦cleane. And the Preest shall make hym vn∣cleane, for the plage therof is in his heed.

The leper in whome the plage is / shall haue his clothes rent / and his head bare, and shall put a couerynge vpon his lyppe, and shall be called vncleane, and defyled. And as longe as the dysease lasteth vpon hym, he shalbe de¦fyled and vncleane: he shall dwel alone, euen * 1.1 without the hoost shall his habytacyon be.

The clothe that the plage of leprosye is [unspec F] in, whyther it be lynnen, or wollen: whyther it be in the warpe, or woofe of lynnen, or of wollen: eyther in a skyn or any thynge made of skynne, yf the dysease be pale or somwhat reddysshe in the cloth or skyn: whyther it be in the warpe or woofe or any thynge that is made of skyn, then it is a plage of leprosye, & shall be shewed vnto the preest. The Preest therfore shall se the plage, and shut it vp. vii. dayes, and loke on the plage the seuenth day Whiche yf it be increased in the clothe (why∣ther it be in the warpe or in the woofe, or in a skyn, or in any thynge that is made of skyn) it is the leprosye of a fretynge sore: it is vn∣cleane: and that clothe shalbe burnte, eyther warpe or woofe whyther it be wollen or lyn∣nen, or any thynge that is made of skynne. wherin the plage is, for it is a fretyng lepro∣sye, it shall be burnt in the fyre.

If the preest se that the plage is not growen [unspec G] in the cloth: eyther in the warpe or woofe, or in what soeuer thyng of skyn it be, the preest shall cōmaunde them to wasshe the thynge / wherin the plage is, and he shall shut it vp seuen dayes moo. And the preest shal loke on the plage agayne, after that it is wasshed.

And yf the plage haue not chaunged his co∣loure, and is spred no further abrode, it is vn¦cleane. Thou shalte burne it in the fyre, for it is fret inwarde: in parte or in all togyther.

And yf the preest se that the plage is darker after that it is wasshed, he shall rent it out of the clothe, or out of the skynne, or out of the warpe, or out of the woofe. And yf it appeare any more in the cloth (eyther in the warpe or in the woofe, or in any thynge made of skyn) it is a waxynge plage. Thou shalt burne the plage that is in it. Moreouer the clothe, ey∣ther warpe or woofe, or what soeuer thynge of skyn it be whiche thou hast wasshed, yf the plage be departed therfro, it shal be wasshed once agayne: and then shall it be cleane.

This is the lawe of the plage of leprosye in a cloth whyther it be wollen or lynnen: eyther in the warp or woofe, or in any thyng of skyn¦nes, to make it cleane or vncleane.

Notes

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  Nume. v. a 4. ••e. 15. a.