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And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. (KJV)
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וְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'Ahand he will see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 1
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 2
וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 3
מַרְאֶ֙הָ֙mar.'E.haappearance its
Lemma: מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) · Strong's: H4758
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: appearance
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4758; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 4
שָׁפָ֣לsha.Fal[is] deep
Lemma: שָׁפָל (sha.phal) · Strong's: H8217
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: low
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 14:37, 2 Samuel 6:22, Job 5:11, Psalms 138:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8217; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 5
מִן\־min-more than
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 6
הָע֔וֹרha.'Orthe skin
Lemma: עוֹר (or) · Strong's: H5785
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: skin
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:16, Exodus 22:27, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5785; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 7
וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּu.se.'a.Rahand hair its
Lemma: שֵׂעָר (se.ar) · Strong's: H8181
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: hair
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8181; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 8
הָפַ֣ךְha.Fakhit has turned
Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to overturn
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 9
לָבָ֑ןla.Vanwhite
Lemma: לָבָן (la.van) · Strong's: H3836
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: white
Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:37, Genesis 49:12, Exodus 16:31, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3836; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 10
וְטִמְּא֧וֹve.ti.me.'Oand he will declare unclean him
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: to defile
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 11
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 12
נֶֽגַע\־ne.ga'-[is] a plague of
Lemma: נֶ֫גַע (ne.ga) · Strong's: H5061
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: plague
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 12:17, Exodus 11:1, Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5061; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 13
צָרַ֥עַתtza.Ra.'ata serious skin disease
Lemma: צָרַ֫עַת (tsa.ra.at) · Strong's: H6883
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: leprosy
Used 35 times. Also: Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:8, Leviticus 13:9, Leviticus 13:11, Leviticus 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6883; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 14
הִ֖ואhi'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 15
בַּשְּׁחִ֥יןba.she.Chinin the boil
Lemma: שְׁחִין (she.chin) · Strong's: H7822
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: boil
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 9:9, Exodus 9:10, Exodus 9:11, Leviticus 13:18, Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7822; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 16
פָּרָֽחָה\׃pa.Ra.chahit has broken out
Lemma: פָּרַח (pa.rach) · Strong's: H6524B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to break out
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 9:9, Exodus 9:10, Leviticus 13:12, Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:39, Leviticus 13:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6524B; TAHOT Leviticus 13:20 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| shall examine it | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| and if | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| it appears | → | מַרְאֶה H4758 appearance |
| to be beneath | → | שָׁפָל H8217 low |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the skin | → | עוֹר H5785 skin |
| and the hair in it | → | שֵׂעָר H8181 hair |
| has turned | → | הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn |
| white | → | לָבָן H3836 white |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| . . . | → | נֶ֫גַע H5061 plague |
| shall pronounce him unclean | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| it | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is a diseased infection | → | צָרַ֫עַת H6883 leprosy |
| that has broken out | → | פָּרַח H6524B to break out |
| in the boil | → | שְׁחִין H7822 boil |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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