Focused Passage

Leviticus 13:24-28

Priestly Examination of Skin Disease, Uncleanness, and Contaminated Garments

The LORD commands Moses and Aaron to instruct the priests how to examine swelling, rash, bright spots, raw flesh, boils, burns, scalp disease, harmless rashes, baldness-related conditions, confirmed defiling disease, and contaminated fabric or leather, so that clean and unclean may be rightly distinguished.

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24When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,

25the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

26But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

27On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

28But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest is to pronounce him clean; for it is only the scar from the burn.

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Verse 24

Original words

Whenכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthere isיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara burnמִכְוַת־H4348Noun - feminine singular construct. . .אֵ֑שׁH784Noun - common singularon someone’s skinבְעֹר֖וֹH5785Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularא֣וֹא֣וֹH176Conjunction-בָשָׂ֔רH1320Noun - masculine singularand the rawמִֽחְיַ֣תH4241Noun - feminine singular construct[area] of the burnהַמִּכְוָ֗הH4348Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .בַּהֶ֛רֶתH934Noun - feminine singularbecomesוְֽהָיְתָ֞הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularreddish-whiteלְבָנָ֥הH3836Adjective - feminine singular. . .אֲדַמְדֶּ֖מֶתH125Adjective - feminine singular constructorא֥וֹH176Conjunctionwhiteלְבָנָֽה׃H3836Adjective - feminine singular
Verse 25

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the priestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularmust examine itוְרָאָ֣הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֹתָ֣הּH853Preposition | third person feminine singularIfוְהִנֵּ֣הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionthe hairשֵׂעָ֨רH8181Noun - masculine singularin the spotבַּבַּהֶ֗רֶתH934Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularhas turnedנֶהְפַּךְ֩H2015Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularwhiteלָבָ֜ןH3836Adjective - masculine singularand the spot appearsוּמַרְאֶ֙הָ֙H4758Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularto be deeperעָמֹ֣קH6013Adjective - masculine singularthanמִן־H4480Prepositionthe skinהָע֔וֹרH5785Article | Noun - masculine singularitהִ֔ואH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularis a diseaseצָרַ֣עַתH6883Noun - feminine singularthat has broken outפָּרָ֑חָהH6524Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularin the burnבַּמִּכְוָ֖הH4348Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularThe priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .נֶ֥גַעH5061Noun - masculine singular constructmust pronounce him uncleanוְטִמֵּ֤אH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֹתוֹ֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularitהִֽוא׃H1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularis a diseased infectionצָרַ֖עַתH6883Noun - feminine singular
Verse 26

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But ifוְאִ֣ם׀H518Conjunctionthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularexamines itיִרְאֶ֣נָּהH7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularand there isוְהִנֵּ֤הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionnoאֵֽין־H369Adverbwhiteלָבָ֔ןH3836Adjective - masculine singularhairשֵׂעָ֣רH8181Noun - masculine singularin the spotבַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙H934Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularand it is notאֵינֶ֛נָּהH369Adverb | third person feminine singular. . .מִן־H4480Prepositionbeneathוּשְׁפָלָ֥הH8217Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singularthe skinהָע֖וֹרH5785Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .וְהִ֣ואH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singularbut has fadedכֵהָ֑הH3544Adjective - feminine singularthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularshall isolate himוְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹH5462Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularfor sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִֽים׃H3117Noun - masculine plural
Verse 27

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On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יH7637Article | Number - ordinal masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularis to reexamine himוְרָאָ֥הוּH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularand ifאִם־H518Conjunctionit has spread furtherפָּשֹׂ֤הH6581Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תִפְשֶׂה֙H6581Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularon the skinבָּע֔וֹרH5785Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe priestהַכֹּהֵן֙H3548Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singular-נֶ֥גַעH5061Noun - masculine singular constructmust pronounce him uncleanוְטִמֵּ֤אH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularitהִֽוא׃H1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularis a diseased infectionצָרַ֖עַתH6883Noun - feminine singular
Verse 28

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But ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionthe spotהַבַּהֶ֜רֶתH934Article | Noun - feminine singularis unchangedתַעֲמֹ֨דH5975Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .תַּחְתֶּיהָ֩H8478Preposition | third person feminine singularand has notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlespreadפָשְׂתָ֤הH6581Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularon the skinבָעוֹר֙H5785Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularbut has fadedכֵהָ֔הH3544Adjective - feminine singularitוְהִ֣ואH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singularis a swellingשְׂאֵ֥תH7613Noun - feminine singular constructfrom the burnהַמִּכְוָ֖הH4348Article | Noun - feminine singularand the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularis to pronounce him cleanוְטִֽהֲרוֹ֙H2891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularforכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionitהִ֑ואH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularis only the scarצָרֶ֥בֶתH6867Noun - feminine singular constructfrom the burnהַמִּכְוָ֖הH4348Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .הִֽוא׃פH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singular

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