But ifוְאִםthe bright spotבַּהֶרֶתis whiteלְבָנָה הִואon the skinבְּעוֹרof his bodyבְּשָׂרוֹand its appearanceמַרְאֶהָis notאֵיןdeeperוְעָמֹקthanמִןthe skin,הָעוֹרand its hairוּשְׂעָרָהhas notלֹאturnedהָפַךְwhite,לָבָןthe priestהַכֹּהֵןshall isolateוְהִסְגִּירthe one with the soreהַנֶּגַעsevenשִׁבְעַתdays.יָמִים
Leviticus 13:4
Study it in the app“But 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:4, word by word
- the bright spotבַּהֶרֶתbaheret
bright spot
A white, shiny spot on the skin.
Where else “baheret” appears- is whiteלְבָנָהlevana
white
White. It is the same word as the name "Laban".
Where else “levana” 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- and its appearanceמַרְאֶmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- deeperעָמֹקamok
deep
Deep, sunken; figuratively, hard to understand.
Where else “amok” appears- and its hairשְׂעָרָseara
hair
Hair, body hair.
Where else “seara” appears- turnedהָפַךְhafach
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “hafach” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall isolateהִסְגִּירhisgir
isolate
To keep someone apart for days for leprosy.
Where else “hisgir” appears- the one with the soreנֶּגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” appears- sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5The priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if the sore has stayed as it was in his eyes and the sore has not spread in the skin, the priest shall isolate him seven days a second time.