Leviticus 13:31
But if he perceive the place of the spot is equal with the flesh that is near it, and the hair black: he shall shut him up seven days,
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Sin autem viderit locum maculæ æqualem vicinæ carni, et capillum nigrum : recludet eum septem diebus,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐὰν ἴδῃ ὁ ἱερεὺς τὴν ἁφὴν τοῦ τραύματος, καὶ ἰδοὺ οὐχ ἡ ὄψις ἐνκοιλοτέρα τοῦ δέρματος, καὶ θρὶξ ξανθίζουσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ ἀφοριεῖ ὁ ἱερεὺς τὴν ἁφὴν τοῦ θραύσματος ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας·
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וְכִֽי יִרְאֶ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת נֶ֣גַע הַנֶּ֗תֶק וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֵין מַרְאֵ֨הוּ֙ עָמֹ֣ק מִן הָע֔וֹר וְשֵׂעָ֥ר שָׁחֹ֖ר אֵ֣ין בּ֑וֹ וְהִסְגִּ֧יר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת נֶ֥גַע הַנֶּ֖תֶק שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים
Haydock's commentary
Black. The Hebrew, Samaritan, &c., prefix "not," which ought probably to be away, as the natural colour of the hair, in that country, is black; while yellow, or white hair, give reason to suspect leprosy; and (ver. 32,) the Hebrew says, "if there be no yellow hair in it," which insinuates that it was black before. The Septuagint have explained both verses in the same sense, as they found the negation also. If we admit it, we may distinguish black hair from that which approaches to brown, or light-coloured hair. When therefore a person, who had before black hair, has experienced some change, he must be shut up seven days; after which, if his hair be not become yellow or reddish, he must be shaved, &c. (Calmet)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.