Leviticus
Leviticus 13:4
4If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| however | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the spot | בַּהֶרֶת֩ | ba·he·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H934 brightness, bright spot |
| on his skin | בְּע֣וֹר | bə·‘ō·wr | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5785 skin |
| is white | לְבָנָ֨ה | lə·ḇā·nāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H3836 white |
| and does not | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| appear | מַרְאֶ֣הָ | mar·’e·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| to be deeper | וְעָמֹק֙ | wə·‘ā·mōq | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H6013 deep |
| than | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the skin | הָע֔וֹר | hā·‘ō·wr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5785 skin |
| and the hair in it | וּשְׂעָרָ֖ה | ū·śə·‘ā·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8181 hair |
| has not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| turned | הָפַ֣ךְ | hā·p̄aḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| white | לָבָ֑ן | lā·ḇān | Adjective - masculine singular | H3836 white |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| shall isolate | וְהִסְגִּ֧יר | wə·his·gîr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| the infected person | הַנֶּ֖גַע | han·ne·ḡa‘ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot |
| for seven | שִׁבְעַ֥ת | šiḇ·‘aṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| days | יָמִֽים׃ | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
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