40
the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall commandוְצִוָּהthat they pull outוְחִלְּצוּthe stonesהָאֲבָנִיםin whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהֵןthe mark isהַנָּגַעand throwוְהִשְׁלִיכוּthemאֶתְהֶןtoאֶלoutsideמִחוּץthe city,לָעִירtoאֶלan uncleanטָמֵאplace.מָקוֹם
Leviticus 14:40
Study it in the app“the priest shall command that they pull out the stones in which the mark is and throw them to outside the city, to an unclean place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 14:40, 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".
Where else “tsiva” appears- that they pull outחִלְּצוּchiltsu
pull off
To take something off, like a sandal.
Where else “chiltsu” appears- the stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- the mark isנָּגַעnaga
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “naga” appears- and throwהִשְׁלִיכוּhishlichu
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hishlichu” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- an uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears- placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears
The context
39The priest shall return on the seventh day and examine it, and if the mark has spread in the walls of the house,
40 · This verse (above)
41And the house he shall have scraped inside all around, and they shall pour out the clay that they scrape off to outside the city, to an unclean place.