The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examineוְרָאָהthe soreהַנֶּגַעon the skinבְּעוֹרof the body;הַבָּשָׂרand if the hairוְשֵׂעָרin the soreבַּנֶּגַעhas turnedהָפַךְwhiteלָבָןand the appearanceוּמַרְאֵהof the soreהַנֶּגַעis deeperעָמֹקthan the skinמֵעוֹרof his body,בְּשָׂרוֹit isהוּאa leprousצָרַעַתsore;נֶגַעwhen the priestוְ הַכֹּהֵןhas examined himרָאָהוּhe shall declare him unclean.וְטִמֵּא אֹתוֹ
Leviticus 13:3
Study it in the app“The 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:3, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall examineרָאָהraa
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- on the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- of the bodyבָּשָׂרbasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appears- and if the hairשֵׂעָרsear
hair
Hair, body hair.
Where else “sear” 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- and the appearanceמַרְאֵהmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- is deeperעָמֹקamok
deep
Deep, sunken; figuratively, hard to understand.
Where else “amok” 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- he shall declare him uncleanטִמֵּאtime
declare unclean
To pronounce someone unclean, and so keep him away from what is holy.
Where else “time” appears
The context
2“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.
3 · This verse (above)
4But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, and its hair has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the one with the sore seven days.