This verse presents the case of a reexamination with negative results after seven days of isolation. There is no equivalent to it at the beginning of the chapter, but all the elements of meaning are discussed elsewhere. See verses 8 and 22.

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 .