Focused Passage

Leviticus 13:9-17

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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9When anyone develops a skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.

10The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

11it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.

12But if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see,

13the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean.

14But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.

15When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.

16But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.

17The priest will reexamine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest is to pronounce the infected person clean; then he is clean.

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

Whenכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionanyoneבְּאָדָ֑םH120Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singulardevelopsתִהְיֶ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulara skin diseaseנֶ֣גַעH5061Noun - masculine singular constructצָרַ֔עַתצָרַ֔עַתH6883Noun - feminine singularhe must be broughtוְהוּבָ֖אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃H3548Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwill examine himוְרָאָ֣הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand ifוְהִנֵּ֤הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionthere is a whiteלְבָנָה֙H3836Adjective - feminine singularswellingשְׂאֵת־H7613Noun - feminine singularon the skinבָּע֔וֹרH5785Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthatוְהִ֕יאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singularhas turnedהָפְכָ֖הH2015Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularthe hairשֵׂעָ֣רH8181Noun - masculine singularwhiteלָבָ֑ןH3836Adjective - masculine singular. . .וּמִֽחְיַ֛תH4241Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructand there is rawחַ֖יH2416Adjective - masculine singularfleshבָּשָׂ֥רH1320Noun - masculine singularin the swellingבַּשְׂאֵֽת׃H7613Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 11

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itהִוא֙H1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularis a chronicנוֹשֶׁ֤נֶתH3462Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singularskin diseaseצָרַ֨עַתH6883Noun - feminine singular. . .בְּע֣וֹרH5785Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .בְּשָׂר֔וֹH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularmust pronounce him uncleanוְטִמְּא֖וֹH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularHe need notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleisolate himיַסְגִּרֶ֔נּוּH5462Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionheהֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis uncleanטָמֵ֖אH2931Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 12

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But ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionthe skin diseaseהַצָּרַ֙עַת֙H6883Article | Noun - feminine singularbreaks outפָּר֨וֹחַH6524Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תִּפְרַ֤חH6524Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularall over his skinבָּע֔וֹרH5785Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularso that itהַצָּרַ֗עַתH6883Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֵ֚תH853Direct object markercoversוְכִסְּתָ֣הH3680Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe skinע֣וֹרH5785Noun - masculine singular constructof the infected personהַנֶּ֔גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singularfrom headמֵרֹאשׁ֖וֹH7218Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singulartoוְעַד־H5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositionfootרַגְלָ֑יוH7272Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular. . .לְכָל־H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructas far as the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃H3548Article | Noun - masculine singularcan seeמַרְאֵ֖הH4758Noun - masculine singular construct. . .עֵינֵ֥יH5869Noun - cdc
Verse 13

Original words

the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularshall examine himוְרָאָ֣הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand ifוְהִנֵּ֨הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionthe diseaseהַצָּרַ֙עַת֙H6883Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhas coveredכִסְּתָ֤הH3680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singularhis entireכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructbodyבְּשָׂר֔וֹH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularhe is to pronounce the infected personהַנָּ֑גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singularcleanוְטִהַ֖רH2891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerSince it has all turnedהָפַ֥ךְH2015Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .כֻּלּ֛וֹH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwhiteלָבָ֖ןH3836Adjective - masculine singularheהֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis cleanטָה֥וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

But wheneverוּבְי֨וֹםH3117Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructrawחַ֖יH2416Adjective - masculine singularfleshבָּשָׂ֥רH1320Noun - masculine singularappearsהֵרָא֥וֹתH7200Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructon [someone]בּ֛וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularhe will be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃H2930Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 15

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When the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerseesוְרָאָ֧הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe rawהַחַ֖יH2416Article | Adjective - masculine singularfleshהַבָּשָׂ֥רH1320Article | Noun - masculine singularhe must pronounce him uncleanוְטִמְּא֑וֹH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularThe rawהַחַ֛יH2416Article | Adjective - masculine singularfleshהַבָּשָׂ֥רH1320Article | Noun - masculine singularis uncleanטָמֵ֥אH2931Adjective - masculine singularitה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis a skin diseaseצָרַ֥עַתH6883Noun - feminine singular. . .הֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Verse 16

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Butא֣וֹH176Conjunctionifכִ֥יH3588Conjunctionthe rawהַחַ֖יH2416Article | Adjective - masculine singularfleshהַבָּשָׂ֥רH1320Article | Noun - masculine singularchangesיָשׁ֛וּבH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularand turnsוְנֶהְפַּ֣ךְH2015Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwhiteלְלָבָ֑ןH3836Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singularhe must goוּבָ֖אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃H3548Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

The priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwill reexamine himוְרָאָ֙הוּ֙H7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularand ifוְהִנֵּ֛הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionthe infectionהַנֶּ֖גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singularhas turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְH2015Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularwhiteלְלָבָ֑ןH3836Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singularthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeris to pronounce the infected personהַנֶּ֖גַעH5061Article | Noun - masculine singularcleanוְטִהַ֧רH2891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthen heהֽוּא׃פH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis cleanטָה֥וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singular

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