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The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examine him,וְרָאָהand ifוְהִנֵּהthe eruptionהַמִּסְפַּחַתhas spreadפָּשְׂתָהin the skin,בָּעוֹרthe priestהַכֹּהֵןshall declare him unclean;וְטִמְּאוֹit isהִואleprosy.צָרַעַת
Leviticus 13:8
Study it in the app“The priest shall examine him, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is leprosy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:8, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall examine himרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- the eruptionמִּסְפַּחַתmispachat
scab, eruption
A mild skin eruption, not serious.
Where else “mispachat” appears- has spreadפָּשְׂתָהpasta
spread
Spread, extend; said of a mark on the skin or on a fabric that grows.
Where else “pasta” appears- in the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- shall declare him uncleanטִמְּאtim
declare unclean
To pronounce someone unclean, and so keep him away from what is holy.
Where else “tim” appears- leprosyצָרַעַתtsaraat
leprosy (tsaraat)
Tsaraat, translated "leprosy": a skin disease that made a person unclean; the same word is used for marks on clothing and on houses (Leviticus 13-14). It covers more than the disease that bears that name today.
Where else “tsaraat” appears
The context
7But 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.
8 · This verse (above)
9When a leprous sore is in a human being, he shall be brought to the priest.