Leviticus 14:36

“The priest shall command that they empty the house before the priest comes to examine the mark, so that everything that is in the house does not become unclean; and afterward the priest shall come to examine the house.”

Leviticus 14:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 14:36, 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".

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that they emptyפִנּוּfinu

clear

To clear a place for someone about to come in.

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the houseבַּיִתbayit

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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beforeטֶרֶםterem

not yet, before

Not yet; before.

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comesיָבֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

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to examineרְאוֹתreot

see

To see with one's eyes.

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the markנֶּגַעnega

sore

An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.

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become uncleanיִטְמָאyitma

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

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The context

35the one to whom the house belongs shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘Something like a mark has appeared to me in the house.’

36 · This verse (above)

37He shall examine the mark, and if the mark in the walls of the house is greenish or reddish hollows, and they appear lower than the wall,

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