Leviticus 13:19

And in the place of the boil. — If the cicatriced sore breaks out again, and exhibits the usual symptoms of leprosy, the patient is to show himself to the priest.

White, and somewhat reddish. — Better, of a white-reddish colour. This symptom is peculiar to re-opened cicatriced sores, and hence has not been mentioned before. The authorities in the time of Christ describe the mixture of red and white as follows : — “It has the appearance of red wine poured into water, and is either a palish white or somewhat darker.”