Verse 29 literally doesn't even finish in a sentence. I should end it here for the day. Just kidding. Verse 30 says that God commands the priest needs to examine a sore on a man or woman's head. The man could even be trying to hide the leprosy in his beard, but it might look a little too obvious when it's too late. If the sore is deeper than the skin and a thin yellow hair appears then it's called the condition of scaly leprosy. The man or woman with the condition immediately becomes declared unclean.
However in Verse 31, if the scaly sore isn't deeper than the skin then there's still a chance for the man or woman who is about to quarantined. Wouldn't it be great to be a little kid who hates school and other kids' annoying chatter? The man or woman gets the isolation treatment for a full week. In Verse 32, the priest examines it again after the time has passed. I don't see how the priest is immune to those germs, but okay. I also notice that the Bible doesn't mention the priest has to examine a woman in other parts of the body at her behest or disapproval! That's great, noting that leaves out one half of the population to worry about. Just kidding.
In Verse 32, if the priest finds that sore is not deeper than the skin with no yellow hair in it, then the hair needs to be shaved off, minus the spot that has the scale. I guess this is to make it more easier to spot or because maybe there were some issues with damaging the flesh; I don't really know, I'm not a doctor and did not even try. It would be something to not try to laugh at when a beautiful woman has to shave her head. Verse 33 says that a second week of isolation goes on again. This is the first time reading I think that goes on longer for one week while dealing with leprosy!
Verse 34 says that after all of that mess, if the scale is not deeper than the skin and has not spread then the person is pronounced clean. What a way to go! Oh, also the person needs to do some laundry. It's a nice thing that it's not much of a hassle to have a machine that does the hard work for us. I'm still feeling a little lazy to push the button every once in awhile.
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