Leviticus 13:45

“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!’”

Leviticus 13:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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