Leviticus
Leviticus 13:55
55After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | אַחֲרֵ֣י׀ | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| it has been washed | הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס | huk·kab·bês | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H3526 (tread), wash |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| is to reexamine it | וְרָאָ֨ה | wə·rā·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| and if | וְ֠הִנֵּה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the mildewed | הַנֶּ֗גַע | han·ne·ḡa‘ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot |
| article | הַנֶּ֤גַע | han·ne·ḡa‘ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot |
| has not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| changed | הָפַ֨ךְ | hā·p̄aḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| in appearance | עֵינוֹ֙ | ‘ê·nōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| it | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is unclean | טָמֵ֣א | ṭā·mê | Adjective - masculine singular | H2931 unclean |
| Even though the mildew | וְהַנֶּ֣גַע | wə·han·ne·ḡa‘ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot |
| has not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| spread | פָשָׂ֔ה | p̄ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6581 spread |
| you must burn it | תִּשְׂרְפֶ֑נּוּ | tiś·rə·p̄en·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H8313 burn |
| whether | הִ֔וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| the rot is | פְּחֶ֣תֶת | pə·ḥe·ṯeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H6356 a boring or eating out |
| on the front | בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃ | ḇə·ḡab·baḥ·tōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1372 bald forehead |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| back | בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ | bə·qā·raḥ·tōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7146 baldness of head |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.