The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examine it,וְרָאָהand ifוְהִנֵּהits appearanceמַרְאֶהָis lowerשָׁפָלthanמִןthe skinהָעוֹרand its hairוּשְׂעָרָהּhas turnedהָפַךְwhite,לָבָןthe priestהַכֹּהֵןshall declare him unclean;וְטִמְּאוֹit isהִואa leprousצָרַעַתsore;נֶגַעit has broken outפָּרָחָהin the ulcer.בַּשְּׁחִין
Leviticus 13:20
Study it in the app“The priest shall examine it, and if its appearance is lower than the skin and its hair has turned white, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is a leprous sore; it has broken out in the ulcer.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:20, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall examine itרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- its appearanceמַרְאֶmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- is lowerשָׁפָלshafal
low
Of small height.
Where else “shafal” appears- the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- and its hairשְׂעָרָseara
hair
Hair, body hair.
Where else “seara” appears- has turnedהָפַךְhafach
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “hafach” appears- whiteלָבָןlavan
white
White. It is the same word as the name "Laban".
Where else “lavan” appears- shall declare him uncleanטִמְּאtim
declare unclean
To pronounce someone unclean, and so keep him away from what is holy.
Where else “tim” appears- a leprousצָרַעַתtsaraat
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- it has broken outפָּרָחָהparacha
break out
For a skin disease to spread.
Where else “paracha” appears- in the ulcerשְּׁחִיןshechin
boil
Boil: a painful inflammation of the skin (Exodus 9:9; Job 2:7).
Where else “shechin” appears
The context
19and there is in the place of the ulcer a white swelling or a reddish white bright spot, it shall be shown to the priest.
20 · This verse (above)
21But if the priest examines it and, look, there is no white hair in it and it is not lower than the skin but it has faded, the priest shall isolate him seven days.