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Afflictions of skin and cloth · Leviticus 13

Afflictions of skin and cloth (Leviticus 13) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.

Translator's notes:

• Leviticus 13:2 — צָרַעַת (tzara'at): chose "tzara'at". Alternatives: "leprosy", "a serious skin disease". Why: the Hebrew word covers afflictions of skin, cloth, and houses in this chapter and the next, which no single English disease name covers; it is not the modern disease called leprosy.

• Leviticus 13:30 — נֶתֶק (neteq): chose "scall". Alternatives: "itch", "scab", "a scaly patch". Why: the word names this one head-and-beard…

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