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

10 The 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,

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

12 But 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,

13 the 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.

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

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

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

17 The 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

When כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction anyone בְּאָדָ֑ם H120 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular develops תִהְיֶ֖ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular a skin disease נֶ֣גַע H5061 Noun - masculine singular construct צָרַ֔עַת צָרַ֔עַת H6883 Noun - feminine singular he must be brought וְהוּבָ֖א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priest הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

The priest הַכֹּהֵ֗ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will examine him וְרָאָ֣ה H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and if וְהִנֵּ֤ה H2009 Conjunctive waw | Interjection there is a white לְבָנָה֙ H3836 Adjective - feminine singular swelling שְׂאֵת־ H7613 Noun - feminine singular on the skin בָּע֔וֹר H5785 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular that וְהִ֕יא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular has turned הָפְכָ֖ה H2015 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular the hair שֵׂעָ֣ר H8181 Noun - masculine singular white לָבָ֑ן H3836 Adjective - masculine singular . . . וּמִֽחְיַ֛ת H4241 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct and there is raw חַ֖י H2416 Adjective - masculine singular flesh בָּשָׂ֥ר H1320 Noun - masculine singular in the swelling בַּשְׂאֵֽת׃ H7613 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 11

Original words

it הִוא֙ H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular is a chronic נוֹשֶׁ֤נֶת H3462 Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular skin disease צָרַ֨עַת H6883 Noun - feminine singular . . . בְּע֣וֹר H5785 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . בְּשָׂר֔וֹ H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and the priest הַכֹּהֵ֑ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular must pronounce him unclean וְטִמְּא֖וֹ H2930 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular He need not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle isolate him יַסְגִּרֶ֔נּוּ H5462 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular for כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction he הֽוּא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is unclean טָמֵ֖א H2931 Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

But if וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction the skin disease הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ H6883 Article | Noun - feminine singular breaks out פָּר֨וֹחַ H6524 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . תִּפְרַ֤ח H6524 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular all over his skin בָּע֔וֹר H5785 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular so that it הַצָּרַ֗עַת H6883 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֵ֚ת H853 Direct object marker covers וְכִסְּתָ֣ה H3680 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the skin ע֣וֹר H5785 Noun - masculine singular construct of the infected person הַנֶּ֔גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular from head מֵרֹאשׁ֖וֹ H7218 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular to וְעַד־ H5704 Conjunctive waw | Preposition foot רַגְלָ֑יו H7272 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular . . . לְכָל־ H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct as far as the priest הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular can see מַרְאֵ֖ה H4758 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . עֵינֵ֥י H5869 Noun - cdc
Verse 13

Original words

the priest הַכֹּהֵ֗ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular shall examine him וְרָאָ֣ה H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and if וְהִנֵּ֨ה H2009 Conjunctive waw | Interjection the disease הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ H6883 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker has covered כִסְּתָ֤ה H3680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular his entire כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct body בְּשָׂר֔וֹ H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular he is to pronounce the infected person הַנָּ֑גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular clean וְטִהַ֖ר H2891 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Since it has all turned הָפַ֥ךְ H2015 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . כֻּלּ֛וֹ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular white לָבָ֖ן H3836 Adjective - masculine singular he הֽוּא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is clean טָה֥וֹר H2889 Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

But whenever וּבְי֨וֹם H3117 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct raw חַ֖י H2416 Adjective - masculine singular flesh בָּשָׂ֥ר H1320 Noun - masculine singular appears הֵרָא֥וֹת H7200 Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct on [someone] בּ֛וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular he will be unclean יִטְמָֽא׃ H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 15

Original words

When the priest הַכֹּהֵ֛ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker sees וְרָאָ֧ה H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular the raw הַחַ֖י H2416 Article | Adjective - masculine singular flesh הַבָּשָׂ֥ר H1320 Article | Noun - masculine singular he must pronounce him unclean וְטִמְּא֑וֹ H2930 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular The raw הַחַ֛י H2416 Article | Adjective - masculine singular flesh הַבָּשָׂ֥ר H1320 Article | Noun - masculine singular is unclean טָמֵ֥א H2931 Adjective - masculine singular it ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is a skin disease צָרַ֥עַת H6883 Noun - feminine singular . . . הֽוּא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Verse 16

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But א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction if כִ֥י H3588 Conjunction the raw הַחַ֖י H2416 Article | Adjective - masculine singular flesh הַבָּשָׂ֥ר H1320 Article | Noun - masculine singular changes יָשׁ֛וּב H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular and turns וְנֶהְפַּ֣ךְ H2015 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular white לְלָבָ֑ן H3836 Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular he must go וּבָ֖א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priest הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

The priest הַכֹּהֵ֔ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will reexamine him וְרָאָ֙הוּ֙ H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular and if וְהִנֵּ֛ה H2009 Conjunctive waw | Interjection the infection הַנֶּ֖גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular has turned נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ H2015 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular white לְלָבָ֑ן H3836 Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular the priest הַכֹּהֵ֛ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker is to pronounce the infected person הַנֶּ֖גַע H5061 Article | Noun - masculine singular clean וְטִהַ֧ר H2891 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular then he הֽוּא׃פ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is clean טָה֥וֹר H2889 Adjective - masculine singular

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