Leviticus 13:3

“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.”

Leviticus 13:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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