But ifוְאִםthe eruptionהַמִּסְפַּחַתspreads widelyפָּשֹׂה תִפְשֶׂהin the skinבָּעוֹרafterאַחֲרֵיhe has shown himselfהֵרָאֹתוֹtoאֶלthe priestהַכֹּהֵןfor his purification,לְטָהֳרָתוֹhe shall show himselfוְנִרְאָהa second timeשֵׁנִיתtoאֶלthe priest.הַכֹּהֵן
Leviticus 13:7
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “or” appears- he has shown himselfהֵרָאֹתheraot
show
To make someone see something.
Where else “heraot” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- 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.
Where else “shenit” appears
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.