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

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

49 and 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.

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

51 On 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.

52 He 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

If כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction any fabric וְהַבֶּ֕גֶד H899 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular is יִהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular vvv ב֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular contaminated נֶ֣גַע H5061 Noun - masculine singular construct with mildew צָרָ֑עַת H6883 Noun - feminine singular any wool צֶ֔מֶר H6785 Noun - masculine singular or א֖וֹ H176 Conjunction . . . בְּבֶ֥גֶד H899 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct linen פִּשְׁתִּֽים׃ H6593 Noun - feminine plural garment בְּבֶ֣גֶד H899 Preposition-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

- א֤וֹ H176 Conjunction any weave בִֽשְׁתִי֙ H8359 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction knit בְעֵ֔רֶב H6154 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular of linen לַפִּשְׁתִּ֖ים H6593 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural or wool וְלַצָּ֑מֶר H6785 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction any article of leather בְע֔וֹר H5785 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular . . . א֖וֹ H176 Conjunction . . . בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct - מְלֶ֥אכֶת H4399 Noun - feminine singular construct - עֽוֹר׃ H5785 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 49

Original words

and if the mark הַנֶּ֜גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular in the fabric בַּבֶּגֶד֩ H899 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular א֨וֹ א֨וֹ H176 Conjunction leather בָע֜וֹר H5785 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֽוֹ־ H176 Conjunction weave בַשְּׁתִ֤י H8359 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular - אוֹ־ H176 Conjunction knit בָעֵ֙רֶב֙ H6154 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction - בְכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct leather ע֔וֹר H5785 Noun - masculine singular article כְּלִי־ H3627 Noun - masculine singular construct is וְהָיָ֨ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular green יְרַקְרַ֣ק׀ H3422 Adjective - masculine singular or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction red אֲדַמְדָּ֗ם H125 Adjective - masculine singular then it is ה֑וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular contaminated נֶ֥גַע H5061 Noun - masculine singular construct with mildew צָרַ֖עַת H6883 Noun - feminine singular and must be shown וְהָרְאָ֖ה H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker to the priest הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 50

Original words

And the priest הַכֹּהֵ֖ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker is to examine וְרָאָ֥ה H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular the mildew הַנָּ֑גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular and isolate וְהִסְגִּ֥יר H5462 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the contaminated [fabric] הַנֶּ֖גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular for seven שִׁבְעַ֥ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct days יָמִֽים׃ H3117 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 51

Original words

On the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י H7637 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular day בַּיּ֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular the priest shall reexamine וְרָאָ֨ה H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular it אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker and if כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the mildew הַנֶּ֜גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular - הַנֶּ֙גַע֙ H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular has spread פָשָׂ֤ה H6581 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular in the fabric בַּ֠בֶּגֶד H899 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular weave בַשְּׁתִ֤י H8359 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . אֽוֹ־ H176 Conjunction knit בָעֵ֙רֶב֙ H6154 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction or אֽוֹ־ H176 Conjunction leather בָע֔וֹר H5785 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular then regardless of לְכֹ֛ל H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular how אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative it הָע֖וֹר H5785 Article | Noun - masculine singular is used יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה H6213 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . לִמְלָאכָ֑ה H4399 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular [it] הַנֶּ֖גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular is a harmful מַמְאֶ֛רֶת H3992 Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular mildew צָרַ֧עַת H6883 Noun - feminine singular [the article] הֽוּא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is unclean טָמֵ֥א H2931 Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 52

Original words

He is to burn וְשָׂרַ֨ף H8313 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the fabric הַבֶּ֜גֶד H899 Article | Noun - masculine singular weave הַשְּׁתִ֣י׀ H8359 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker knit הָעֵ֗רֶב H6154 Article | Noun - masculine singular whether א֥וֹ H176 Conjunction vvv אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative vvv יִהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular vvv ב֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular the contaminated item [is] הַנָּ֑גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular wool בַּצֶּ֙מֶר֙ H6785 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular or linen בַפִּשְׁתִּ֔ים H6593 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural . . . א֚וֹ H176 Conjunction - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction - כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct leather הָע֔וֹר H5785 Article | Noun - masculine singular - כְּלִ֣י H3627 Noun - masculine singular construct Since כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the mildew צָרַ֤עַת H6883 Noun - feminine singular is harmful מַמְאֶ֙רֶת֙ H3992 Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular [the article] הִ֔וא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular must be burned up בָּאֵ֖שׁ H784 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular . . . תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ H8313 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

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