52 He must burn the fabric, the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has been spoiled; because the defiling mold is persistent, the article must be burned.

Other Translations of Leviticus 13:52

King James Version

52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.

English Standard Version

52 And he shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, the wool or the linen, or any article made of skin that is diseased, for it is a persistent leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire.

The Message

52 He must burn the garment. Because of the persistent and contaminating fungus, the material must be burned.

New King James Version

52 He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the garment shall be burned in the fire.

New Living Translation

52 The priest must burn the item-the clothing, the woolen or linen fabric, or piece of leather-for it has been contaminated by a serious mildew. It must be completely destroyed by fire.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 13:52

Commentary on Leviticus 13:47-59

(Read Leviticus 13:47-59)

The garment suspected to be tainted with leprosy was not to be burned immediately. If, upon search, it was found that there was a leprous spot, it must be burned, or at least that part of it. If it proved to be free, it must be washed, and then might be used. This also sets forth the great evil there is in sin. It not only defiles the sinner's conscience, but it brings a stain upon all he has and all that he does. And those who make their clothes servants to their pride and lust, may see them thereby tainted with leprosy. But the robes of righteousness never fret, nor are moth-eaten.