Leviticus 13:25 BSB

Leviticus 13:25

the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

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ASV

then the priest shall look upon it; and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin; it is leprosy, it hath broken out in the burning: and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

KJV

Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

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Commentary

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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Several of these characteristics, taken separately, belong to other blemishes of the skin as well; so that none of them was to be taken alone, and it was only when the whole of them concurred that the Jewish priest, in his capacity of physician, was to pronounce the disease a malignant leprosy.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְרָאָ֣ה	ve.ra.'Ah	and he will see	H7200 →
אֹתָ֣הּ	'o.Tah	<obj.> it	H853 →
הַכֹּהֵ֡ן	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
וְהִנֵּ֣ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
נֶהְפַּךְ֩	neh.paKh	it has been turned	H2015 →
שֵׂעָ֨ר	se.'Ar	[the] hair	H8181 →
לָבָ֜ן	la.Van	white	H3836 →
בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶת	ba.ba.He.ret	in the bright spot	H934 →
וּמַרְאֶ֙הָ֙	u.mar.'E.ha	and appearance its	H4758 →
עָמֹ֣ק	'a.Mok	[is] deep	H6013 →
מִן־	min-	more than	H4480 →
הָע֔וֹר	ha.'Or	the skin	H5785 →
צָרַ֣עַת	tza.Ra.'at	[is] a serious skin disease	H6883 →
הִ֔וא	hi'	it	H1931 →
בַּמִּכְוָ֖ה	ba.mikh.Vah	in the burn	H4348 →
פָּרָ֑חָה	pa.Ra.chah	it has broken out	H6524 →
וְטִמֵּ֤א	ve.ti.Me'	and he will declare unclean	H2930 →
אֹתוֹ֙	'o.To	<obj.> him	H853 →
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
נֶ֥גַע	Ne.ga'	[is] a plague of	H5061 →
צָרַ֖עַת	tza.Ra.'at	a serious skin disease	H6883 →
הִֽוא׃	hi'	it	H1931 →

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