Leviticus 13:7

“But if the eruption spreads widely in the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his purification, he shall show himself a second time to the priest.”

Leviticus 13:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 13:7, word by word

the eruptionמִּסְפַּחַתmispachat

scab, eruption

A mild skin eruption, not serious.

Where else “mispachat” appears
spreads widelyפָּשֹׂהpaso

spread

Spread, extend; said of a mark on the skin or on a fabric that grows.

Where else “paso” appears
in the skinעוֹרor

skin, leather

Skin, hide; leather.

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he has shown himselfהֵרָאֹתheraot

show

To make someone see something.

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the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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for his purificationטָהֳרָתtahorat

purification

Purification: the passage from unclean to clean, and the time it lasts.

Where else “tahorat” appears
a second timeשֵׁנִיתshenit

again

Once more, after having been done before.

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The context

6The priest shall examine him on the seventh day a second time, and if the sore has faded and the sore has not spread in the skin, the priest shall declare him clean; it is an eruption; he shall wash his garments and be clean.

7 · This verse (above)

8The priest shall examine him, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is leprosy.

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