And the priest: Good News Translation translates here, as in verse 10, with a relative pronoun which clearly refers to the priest. This provides a more natural structure in English and avoids needless repetition. A similar construction may be used in many other languages.

The disease: this is the same word that is translated “spot” in verse 3. It refers to the affected area on the skin.

He is clean: in some languages this phrase fits better before the pronouncement of the priest, as in Good News Translation. The statement of the priest can come only after the fact. So it is more logical to state the fact first.

Quoted with permission from Péter-Contesse, René and Ellington, John. A Handbook on Leviticus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1990. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .