Deuteronomy 24:8

“Be on your guard in a plague of leprosy, taking great care to do according to all that the Levitical priests instruct you; as I commanded them, you shall take care to do.”

Deuteronomy 24:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 24:8, word by word

Be on your guardהִשָּׁמֶרhishamer

take care

To watch out for oneself.

Where else “hishamer” appears
in a plagueנֶגַעnega

sore

An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.

Where else “nega” appears
of leprosyצָּרַעַתtsaraat

leprosy (tsaraat)

Tsaraat, translated "leprosy": a skin disease that made a person unclean; the same word is used for marks on clothing and on houses (Leviticus 13-14). It covers more than the disease that bears that name today.

Where else “tsaraat” appears
taking great careמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

Where else “meod” appears
to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

carry out

To do what is commanded.

Where else “asot” appears
the Leviticalלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “leviyim” appears
priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohanim” appears
instructיוֹרוּyoru

teach

To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.

Where else “yoru” appears
I commanded themצִוִּיתִtsiviti

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsiviti” appears

Translation note

The instructions are in Leviticus 13–14.

The context

7If a man is found stealing a person from his brothers, from the sons of Israel, and he treats him as a slave and sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from your midst.

8 · This verse (above)

9Remember what YHWH your Elohim did to Miriam on the way when you came out of Egypt.

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