“Whenכִּיa human beingאָדָםhasיִהְיֶהon the skinבְעוֹרof his bodyבְּשָׂרוֹa swellingשְׂאֵתorאוֹan eruptionסַפַּחַתorאוֹa bright spot,בַהֶרֶתand it becomesוְהָיָהon the skinבְעוֹרof his bodyבְּשָׂרוֹa leprousצָרָעַתsore,לְנֶגַעhe shall be broughtוְהוּבָאtoאֶלAaronאַהֲרֹןthe priestהַכֹּהֵןorאוֹtoאֶלoneאַחַדof his sonsמִבָּנָיוthe priests.הַכֹּהֲנִים
Leviticus 13:2
Study it in the app““When a human being has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body a leprous sore, he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:2, word by word
- a human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- hasיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- on the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- of his bodyבְּשָׂרbesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besar” appears- a swellingשְׂאֵתseet
swelling
A swelling on the skin.
Where else “seet” appears- an eruptionסַפַּחַתsapachat
scab
An eruption or scab on the skin.
Where else “sapachat” appears- a bright spotבַהֶרֶתvaheret
bright spot
A white, shiny spot on the skin.
Where else “vaheret” appears- a leprousצָרָעַתtsaraat
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- soreנֶגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” appears- he shall be broughtהוּבָאhuva
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “huva” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- oneאַחַדachad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achad” appears- of his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears
Translation note
“Leprosy” translates tsaraat, which in this chapter covers several skin diseases and also mold in fabrics and houses (14:34); it is not only the disease called leprosy today. The priest does not heal: he examines and declares clean or unclean.
The context
1YHWH spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the appearance of the sore is deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore; when the priest has examined him he shall declare him unclean.