Focused Passage

Leviticus 13:47-52

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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47If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,

48any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—

49and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.

50And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days.

51On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean.

52He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.

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References and Original Words

Verse 47

Original words

Ifכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionany fabricוְהַבֶּ֕גֶדH899Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularisיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularvvvב֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularcontaminatedנֶ֣גַעH5061Noun - masculine singular constructwith mildewצָרָ֑עַתH6883Noun - feminine singularany woolצֶ֔מֶרH6785Noun - masculine singularorא֖וֹH176Conjunction. . .בְּבֶ֥גֶדH899Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructlinenפִּשְׁתִּֽים׃H6593Noun - feminine pluralgarmentבְּבֶ֣גֶדH899Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct

BSB notes

  • Forms of the Hebrew tzaraath, traditionally translated as leprosy regarding skin diseases, are translated as mildew regarding blemishes on garments, utensils, or buildings; here and throughout the remainder of this chapter.
Verse 48

Original words

-א֤וֹH176Conjunctionany weaveבִֽשְׁתִי֙H8359Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularorא֣וֹH176Conjunctionknitבְעֵ֔רֶבH6154Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularof linenלַפִּשְׁתִּ֖יםH6593Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine pluralor woolוְלַצָּ֑מֶרH6785Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularorא֣וֹH176Conjunctionany article of leatherבְע֔וֹרH5785Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular. . .א֖וֹH176Conjunction. . .בְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct-מְלֶ֥אכֶתH4399Noun - feminine singular construct-עֽוֹר׃H5785Noun - masculine singular
Verse 49

Original words

and if the markהַנֶּ֜גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singularin the fabricבַּבֶּגֶד֩H899Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularא֨וֹא֨וֹH176Conjunctionleatherבָע֜וֹרH5785Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֽוֹ־H176Conjunctionweaveבַשְּׁתִ֤יH8359Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular-אוֹ־H176Conjunctionknitבָעֵ֙רֶב֙H6154Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularorא֣וֹH176Conjunction-בְכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructleatherע֔וֹרH5785Noun - masculine singulararticleכְּלִי־H3627Noun - masculine singular constructisוְהָיָ֨הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulargreenיְרַקְרַ֣ק׀H3422Adjective - masculine singularorא֣וֹH176Conjunctionredאֲדַמְדָּ֗םH125Adjective - masculine singularthen it isה֑וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularcontaminatedנֶ֥גַעH5061Noun - masculine singular constructwith mildewצָרַ֖עַתH6883Noun - feminine singularand must be shownוְהָרְאָ֖הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerto the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃H3548Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 50

Original words

And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeris to examineוְרָאָ֥הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe mildewהַנָּ֑גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singularand isolateוְהִסְגִּ֥ירH5462Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe contaminated [fabric]הַנֶּ֖גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singularfor sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִֽים׃H3117Noun - masculine plural
Verse 51

Original words

On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יH7637Article | Number - ordinal masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe priest shall reexamineוְרָאָ֨הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularitאֶת־H853Direct object markerand ifכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe mildewהַנֶּ֜גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singular-הַנֶּ֙גַע֙H5061Article | Noun - masculine singularhas spreadפָשָׂ֤הH6581Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin the fabricבַּ֠בֶּגֶדH899Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularweaveבַשְּׁתִ֤יH8359Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .אֽוֹ־H176Conjunctionknitבָעֵ֙רֶב֙H6154Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .א֣וֹH176Conjunctionorאֽוֹ־H176Conjunctionleatherבָע֔וֹרH5785Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthen regardless ofלְכֹ֛לH3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularhowאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeitהָע֖וֹרH5785Article | Noun - masculine singularis usedיֵעָשֶׂ֥הH6213Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .לִמְלָאכָ֑הH4399Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular[it]הַנֶּ֖גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singularis a harmfulמַמְאֶ֛רֶתH3992Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singularmildewצָרַ֧עַתH6883Noun - feminine singular[the article]הֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis uncleanטָמֵ֥אH2931Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 52

Original words

He is to burnוְשָׂרַ֨ףH8313Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe fabricהַבֶּ֜גֶדH899Article | Noun - masculine singularweaveהַשְּׁתִ֣י׀H8359Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerorא֣וֹH176Conjunction-אֶת־H853Direct object markerknitהָעֵ֗רֶבH6154Article | Noun - masculine singularwhetherא֥וֹH176Conjunctionvvvאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativevvvיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularvvvב֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularthe contaminated item [is]הַנָּ֑גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singularwoolבַּצֶּ֙מֶר֙H6785Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularor linenבַפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםH6593Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural. . .א֚וֹH176Conjunction-אֶת־H853Direct object markerorא֣וֹH176Conjunction-כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructleatherהָע֔וֹרH5785Article | Noun - masculine singular-כְּלִ֣יH3627Noun - masculine singular constructSinceכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe mildewצָרַ֤עַתH6883Noun - feminine singularis harmfulמַמְאֶ֙רֶת֙H3992Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular[the article]הִ֔ואH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularmust be burned upבָּאֵ֖שׁH784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular. . .תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃H8313Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

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