“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:”
But if, when the priest examines the sore, it does not appear to be more than skin deep and there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days. The ambiguous scalp/chin presentation — not deep and no black hair — triggers the seven-day isolation. The reference to black hair (versus the yellow and thin hair of the defiling condition) communicates the positive criterion for the scalp and chin: healthy hair on the scalp is black. The absence of the healthy black hair, combined with no clearly defiling presentation, justifies the observation period.
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