Reference

Leviticus 13:14

But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.
12

And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;

13

Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.

14

But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.

15

And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.

16

Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Pre-Law Clean/Unclean Distinction

This verse is found within the book of Leviticus, which details the Mosaic Law given at Sinai, and therefore describes a distinction within that established legal framework, not prior to it. The verse itself does not contain any temporal indicators suggesting the distinction existed before the law was given.

Levitical Dietary Law

This verse discusses the appearance of "raw flesh" in a person as a condition for being "unclean," which is a matter of ritual purity related to skin diseases, not dietary restrictions on what can be eaten.

Symbolic / Spiritual Interpretation

The verse explicitly describes a physical condition ("raw flesh appeareth") that renders a person ritually unclean, without any direct indication that this uncleanness is symbolic of spiritual purity or moral holiness. The language is entirely focused on a tangible, observable bodily state.