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13 Moreover, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 “The man that shall have a swelling or a scab in the skin of his flesh, or a white spot, so that it is like the plague of leprosy in the skin of his flesh. Then he shall be brought to Aaron the Priest, or to one of his sons the priests.
3 “And the priest shall look at the sore on the skin of his flesh. If the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore is seen to be lower than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy. Therefore the priest shall look at him and pronounce him unclean.
4 “But if the white spot is on the skin of his flesh and seems not to be lower than the skin nor its hair turned white, then the priest shall shut up he who has the plague for seven days.
5 “Afterward, the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. And if the plague seems to abide in him still, and the plague has not grown on the skin, the priest shall isolate him for seven more days.
6 “Then the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day. And if the plague is dark, and the sore has not grown on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is a scab. Therefore, he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
7 “If the scab grows more on the skin after he has been seen by the priest to be purged, he shall be seen by the priest again.
8 “Then the priest shall look, and if the scab grows on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.
9 “When the plague of leprosy is in a man, he shall be brought to the priest.
10 “And the priest shall see him. And if the swelling is white on the skin, and has made the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
11 “it is an old leprosy on the skin of his flesh. And the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.
12 “Also, if the leprosy breaks out on the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the plague, from his head to his feet, wherever the priest looks,
13 “then the priest shall look, and if the leprosy covers all his flesh, he shall pronounce the plague to be clean, because it is all turned into whiteness. So he shall be clean.
14 “But if there is raw flesh on him when he is seen, he shall be unclean.
15 “For the priest shall see the raw flesh and declare him to be unclean. The raw flesh is unclean. It is the leprosy.
16 “Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white, then he shall come to the priest
17 “and the priest shall examine him. And if the sore turns white, then the priest shall pronounce the plague clean, for it is clean.
18 “Also, the flesh in whose skin there is a boil, and is healed,
19 “and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling or a white spot, somewhat reddish, it shall be seen by the priest.
20 “And when the priest sees it, if it appears lower than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a plague of leprosy, broken out in the boil.
21 “But if the priest examines it and it has no white hairs (and if it is not lower than the skin, but is darker) then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
22 “And if it spreads on the flesh, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a sore.
23 “But if the spot stays in its place, and does not grow, it is a burning boil. Therefore, the priest shall declare him to be clean.
24 “If there is any flesh in whose skin there is a hot burning, and the raw flesh of the burning has a white spot (somewhat reddish or pale),
25 “then the priest shall examine it. And if the hair in that spot has turned white, and it appears lower than the skin, it is a leprosy broken out in the burning. Therefore, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy.
26 “But if the priest examines it, and there is no white hair in the spot. And it is no lower than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
27 “Afterward, the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy.
28 “And if the spot stays in one place, not growing on the skin, but has faded, it is a swelling from the burning. The priest shall therefore declare him clean, for it is the scar of the burning.
29 “Also, if a man or woman has a sore on the head or in the beard,
30 “then the priest shall examine the sore. And if it appears lower than the skin, and there is a small yellow hair in it, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a black spot, and leprosy of the head or of the beard.
31 “And if the priest examines the sore of the black spot, and if it does not seem lower than the skin, nor to have any black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate he who has the sore of the black spot for seven days.
32 “Afterward, on the seventh day, the priest shall examine the sore. And if the black spot has not grown, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the black spot does not seem lower than the skin,
33 “then he shall be shaven. But he shall not shave the black spot. Rather, the priest shall isolate him who has the black spot for seven more days.
34 “And the seventh day, the priest shall examine the black spot. And if the black spot has not grown on the skin and does not seem lower than the skin, then the priest shall cleanse him. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
35 “But if the black spot has grown throughout the flesh after his cleansing,
36 “then the priest shall examine it. And if the black spot has grown on the skin, the priest shall not look for the yellow hair. It is unclean.
37 “But if the black spot seems to him unchanged, and that black hair grows therein, the black spot is healed. He is clean. And the priest shall declare him to be clean.
38 “Furthermore, if there are any white spots on the skin of the flesh of man or woman,
39 “then the priest shall examine them. And if the spots on the skin of the flesh are dull white, it is but a white spot broken out on the skin. It is clean.
40 “And the man whose hair has fallen from his head, and is bald, is clean.
41 “And if his head loses the hair on his forehead, and is bald there, he is clean.
42 “But if there is on the bald head, or on the bald forehead, a white reddish sore, it is a leprosy springing on his bald head, or on his bald forehead.
43 “Therefore, the priest shall examine it. And if the swelling of the sore is white reddish on his bald head, or on his bald forehead, appearing like leprosy on the skin of the flesh,
44 “he is a leper and unclean. The priest shall pronounce him entirely unclean. For the sore is on his head.
45 “Also, the leper in whom the plague is shall have his clothes torn, and his head shaved, and shall put a covering upon his lips, and shall cry, “I am unclean! I am unclean!”.
46 “As long as the disease shall be upon him, he shall be polluted. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone. His habitation shall be outside the camp.
47 “Also, the garment that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment,
48 “whether it is in the warp or in the woof of linen or of woolen, either on a skin, or on anything made of skin,
49 “¬(and if the sore is green or somewhat reddish on the garment or on the skin, or in the warp or in the woof, or on anything that is made of skin) it is a plague of leprosy and shall be shown to the priest.
50 “Then the priest shall examine the plague and isolate that which has the plague for seven days,
51 “And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has grown in the garment or in the warp, or in the woof, or on the skin, or on anything that is made of skin, that plague is a fretting leprosy and unclean.
52 “And he shall burn the garment or the warp or the woof—whether it is woolen or linen or anything that is made of skin—wherein the plague is. For it is a fretting leprosy. It shall be burnt in the fire.
53 “But if the priest sees that the plague has not grown on the garment, or in the woof, or on whatever thing of skin it is,
54 “then the priest shall command them to wash the thing in which the plague is; and he shall isolate it for seven more days.
55 “Again, the priest shall examine the plague after it is washed. And if the plague has not changed its color, even though the plague has spread no further, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire. It is a leprous decay, whether outside or inside.
56 “And if the priest sees that the plague is darker after it is washed, he shall cut it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof.
57 “And if it still appears on the garment or in the warp, or in the woof, or on anything made of skin, it is a spreading leprosy. You shall burn the plague-infested thing in the fire.
58 “If you have washed the garment, or the warp, or the woof, or whatever thing of skin it is—if the plague has departed from it—then it shall be washed a second time and be clean.
59 “This is the Law of the Plague of Leprosy in a garment of woolen or linen, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, to make it clean or unclean.”
6 And He departed from there and came into His own country. And His disciples followed Him.
2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard Him were astonished, and said, “From where has this Man received these things? And what wisdom is this that is given to Him, that even such great works are done by His hands?
3 “Is not this that carpenter, Mary’s son, the brother of James and Joses, and of Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they were offended by Him.
4 And Jesus said to them, “A Prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and among his own kindred and in his own house.”
5 And He could do no great works there, except to lay His hands upon a few sick folk and heal them.
6 And He marveled at their unbelief, and went around the towns on every side, teaching.
7 And He called to Him the twelve and began to send them forth two by two and gave them power over unclean spirits.
8 And He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey except a staff only, neither bag nor bread nor money in their belts.
9 But that they should wear sandals and that they should not put on two coats.
10 And He said to them, “Wherever you shall enter into a house, stay there till you depart that place.
11 “And whoever shall neither receive you nor hear you, shake off the dust that is under your feet when you depart from there, for a witness to them. Truly I say to you, it shall be easier for Sodom or Gomorrah at the Day of Judgment than for that city.”
12 And they went out and preached repentance.
13 And they cast out many demons. And they anointed many who were sick with oil, and healed them.
14 Then King Herod heard of Him (for His Name was now well-known) and said, “John Baptist has risen again from the dead, and therefore great works are done by him.”
15 Others said, “It is Elijah,” and some said, “It is a Prophet like one of those Prophets.”
16 So when Herod heard it, he said, “It is John, whom I beheaded. He is risen from the dead.”
17 For Herod himself had taken John and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, who was his brother Philip’s wife. Because he had married her.
18 For John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
19 Therefore Herodias conspired against him and would have killed him, but she could not.
20 For Herod feared John (knowing that he was a just and holy man) and respected him. And when he heard him, he did so gladly.
21 But the opportunity came when Herod, on his birthday, made a banquet to his princes and captains and chief leaders of Galilee.
22 And the daughter of that same Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod, and those who sat at table together. And the King said to the maid, “Ask of me what you will and I will give it you.”
23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you shall ask of me I will give it to you, even up to the half of my kingdom.”
24 So she went forth and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “John Baptist’s head.”
25 Then she quickly returned to the King and asked, saying, “I would that you should give me, even now, on a platter, the head of John Baptist.”
26 Then the King was very sorry. Yet for his oath’s sake and for their sakes of those who sat at table with him, he would not refuse her.
27 And immediately the king sent the hangman and gave charge that John Baptist’s head should be brought in. So, he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28 And brought his head on a platter and gave it to the maid. And the maid gave it to her mother.
29 And when his disciples heard it, they came and took up his body and put it in a tomb.
39 I thought, “I will guard my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth bridled while the wicked are in my sight.
2 I was dumb and spoke nothing. I kept silent, even from good; and my sorrow was more stirred.
3 My heart was hot within me. While I was musing, the fire kindled and I spoke with my tongue:
4 “LORD, let me know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is. Let me know how long I have to live.”
5 Behold, You have made my days as a handbreadth and my age as nothing in Your sight. Surely, every man is altogether vanity in his best state. Selah.
6 Doubtless, man walks in a shadow, and disquiets himself pointlessly. He heaps up riches and cannot tell who shall gather them.
7 And now LORD, for what do I wait? My hope is even in You.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions, and do not make me a rebuke to the foolish.
9 I should have been dumb, and not have opened my mouth, because You did it.
10 Take Your plague away from me; for I am consumed by the stroke of Your hand.
11 When, with rebukes, You chastise man for iniquity, You make his beauty melt away as a moth. Surely, every man is vanity. Selah.
12 Hear my prayer, O LORD; and hear my cry. Do not keep silent at my tears; for I am a stranger with You and a sojourner, as all my fathers.
13 Keep Your anger from me, so that I may recover my strength before I go away and am no more. To him who excels: A Psalm of David.
10 He who winks with the eye, works sorrow. And he who is foolish in talk, shall be beaten.
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