Leviticus 13:12

“And if the leprosy breaks out widely in the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the one with the sore from his head to his feet, as far as the priest’s eyes can see,”

Leviticus 13:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 13:12, word by word

the 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.

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breaks out widelyפָּרוֹחַparoach

break out

For a skin disease to spread.

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in the skinעוֹרor

skin, leather

Skin, hide; leather.

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coversכִסְּתָהchista

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

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of the one with the soreנֶּגַעnega

sore

An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.

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from his headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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his feetרַגְלָיraglay

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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the priest’sכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

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

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eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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can seeמַרְאֵהmare

sight

What is seen; how something appears before the eyes.

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The context

11it is a chronic leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall declare him unclean; he shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.

12 · This verse (above)

13the priest shall examine him, and if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall declare clean the one with the sore; it has all turned white; he is clean.

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