And the leperוְהַצָּרוּעַwhoאֲשֶׁרhasבּוֹthe soreהַנֶּגַע—his garmentsבְּגָדָיוshall beיִהְיוּtorn,פְרֻמִיםand the hair of his headוְרֹאשׁוֹshall hang loose,יִהְיֶה פָרוּעַand he shall cover himselfוְ יַעְטֶהup toעַלthe mustacheשָׂפָםand cry out,יִקְרָא‘Unclean,וְטָמֵאunclean!’טָמֵא
Leviticus 13:45
Study it in the app“And the leper who has the sore —his garments shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall hang loose, and he shall cover himself up to the mustache and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:45, word by word
- And the leperצָּרוּעַtsarua
have leprosy
Have tsaraat ("leprosy"): a skin disease that made a person unclean (Leviticus 13). It is not exactly the disease called leprosy today.
Where else “tsarua” appears- the soreנֶּגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” appears- —his garmentsבְּגָדָיbegaday
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “begaday” appears- shall beיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- tornפְרֻמִיםferumim
tear
Tear a garment.
Where else “ferumim” appears- and the hair of his headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- shall hang looseפָרוּעַfarua
let hair hang
To leave one's hair unbound in mourning.
Where else “farua” appears- and he shall cover himselfיַעְטֶהyate
cover, wrap
Cover oneself, wrap oneself in a garment; cover.
Where else “yate” appears- the mustacheשָׂפָםsafam
mustache
Mustache; the beard covering the upper lip.
Where else “safam” appears- and cry outיִקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- ‘Uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears
Translation note
The leper lives outside the camp (13:46). In Mark 1:40-45 Jesus touches a leper, heals him and sends him to show himself to the priest and offer what Moses commanded (compare Leviticus 14:2-32).
The context
44he is a leprous man; he is unclean; the priest shall surely declare him unclean; his sore is on his head.
45 · This verse (above)
46All the days that the sore is on him he shall be unclean; he is unclean; he shall live alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.