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the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall commandוְצִוָּהthat they washוְכִבְּסוּthat in whichאֲשֶׁר בּוֹthe mark is,הַנָּגַעand he shall isolate itוְהִסְגִּירוֹsevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםa second time.שֵׁנִית
Leviticus 13:54
Study it in the app“the priest shall command that they wash that in which the mark is, and he shall isolate it seven days a second time.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:54, word by word
- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall commandצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- that they washכִבְּסוּchibsu
wash
To wash clothes; or wash from sin.
Where else “chibsu” appears- the mark isנָּגַעnaga
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “naga” appears- and he shall isolate itהִסְגִּירhisgir
isolate
To keep someone apart for days for leprosy.
Where else “hisgir” 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- a second timeשֵׁנִיתshenit
again
Once more, after having been done before.
Where else “shenit” appears
The context
53But if the priest examines it and, look, the mark has not spread in the garment or in the woven material or in the knitted material or in any article of skin,
54 · This verse (above)
55The priest shall examine the mark after it has been washed, and if the mark has not changed its appearance —even though the mark has not spread— it is unclean; you shall burn it with fire; it is a corrosion, whether on its back or on its front.