Reference

Leviticus 13:34

Seventh-Day Sabbath Pre-Law Clean/Unclean Distinction Symbolic / Spiritual Interpretation

“And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.”

And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;

He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:

And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;

Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.

Counter-Arguments

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

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse mentions "the seventh day" as a point in a diagnostic timeline for a skin condition, not as a day of rest or a Sabbath. There is no explicit or implicit connection to the concept of a Sabbath.

Pre-Law Clean/Unclean Distinction

The book of Leviticus is part of the Pentateuch, which describes the Mosaic Law given at Sinai. Therefore, any distinction mentioned within Leviticus is inherently part of the Mosaic Law, not something that existed "before" it. The verse itself is a direct instruction within the Mosaic Law regarding clean and unclean states.

Symbolic / Spiritual Interpretation

The passage is explicitly discussing a physical skin condition ("scall") and the ritualistic procedures for determining if a person is physically clean or unclean according to the Law. The instruction to "wash his clothes" further emphasizes the physical and ritualistic nature of the cleansing. There is no textual indicator within this specific verse that suggests a symbolic or spiritual interpretation of "clean" or "unclean" in this context. The language is direct and prescriptive regarding a p

Seventh-Day Sabbath

Related Verses

Leviticus 13:6

“And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.”

Leviticus 13:32

“And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;”

Leviticus 13:31

“And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:”

Leviticus 13:37

“But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.”

Leviticus 13:27

“And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.”

Thematic Connections

Seventh-Day Sabbath Pre-Law Clean/Unclean Distinction Symbolic / Spiritual Interpretation

Private Study Note

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