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The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examine him,וְרָאָהוּand ifוְהִנֵּהthe soreהַנֶּגַעhas turnedנֶהְפַּךְwhite,לְלָבָןthe priestהַכֹּהֵןshall declare cleanוְטִהַרthe one with the sore;הַנֶּגַעhe isהוּאclean.טָהוֹר
Leviticus 13:17
Study it in the app“The priest shall examine him, and if the sore has turned white, the priest shall declare clean the one with the sore; he is clean.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:17, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall examine himרָאָraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- the soreנֶּגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” appears- has turnedנֶהְפַּךְnehpach
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “nehpach” appears- whiteלָבָןlavan
white
White. It is the same word as the name "Laban".
Where else “lavan” appears- shall declare cleanטִהַרtihar
declare clean
To wash someone of impurity, or pronounce them free of it.
Where else “tihar” appears- cleanטָהוֹרtahor
clean
Fit under the law for worship, without stain.
Where else “tahor” appears
The context
16Or if the raw flesh changes again and turns white, he shall come to the priest.
17 · This verse (above)
18When the body has an ulcer in its skin and it has healed,