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“Thisזֹאתshall beתִּהְיֶהthe instructionתּוֹרַתfor the leperהַמְּצֹרָעon the dayבְּיוֹםof his purification:טָהֳרָתוֹhe shall be broughtוְהוּבָאtoאֶלthe priest.הַכֹּהֵן
Leviticus 14:2
Study it in the app““This shall be the instruction for the leper on the day of his purification: he shall be brought to the priest.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 14:2, word by word
- shall beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- the instructionתּוֹרַתtorat
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torat” appears- for the leperמְּצֹרָעmetsora
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 “metsora” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of his purificationטָהֳרָתtahorat
purification
Purification: the passage from unclean to clean, and the time it lasts.
Where else “tahorat” appears- he shall be broughtהוּבָאhuva
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “huva” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears
Translation note
This rite does not cure the disease: it is done when the sore has already been healed (14:3), and afterward the person may enter the camp (14:8). Jesus commanded a healed leper to present the offering that Moses commanded (Matthew 8:4).
The context
1YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3The priest shall go out to outside the camp, and the priest shall examine him, and if the leprous sore has been healed in the leper,