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But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: (KJV)
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וְאִ֣ם\׀ve.'Imand if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Leviticus 13:21 word 1
יִרְאֶ֣נָּהyir.'E.nahhe will see it
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 13:21 word 2
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 13:21 word 3
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 13:21 word 4
אֵֽין\־'ein-there not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Leviticus 13:21 word 5
שֵׂעָ֣רse.'Ar[is] hair
Lemma: שֵׂעָר (se.ar) · Strong's: H8181
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: hair
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:20, Leviticus 13:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8181; TAHOT Leviticus 13:21 word 6
לָבָ֔ןla.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 13:21 word 7
וּשְׁפָלָ֥הu.she.fa.Lahand [is] deep
Lemma: שָׁפָל (sha.phal) · Strong's: H8217
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: low
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 13:20, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 14:37, 2 Samuel 6:22, Job 5:11, Psalms 138:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8217; TAHOT Leviticus 13:21 word 8
אֵינֶ֛נָּה'ei.Ne.nahnot it
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Leviticus 13:21 word 9
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 13:21 word 10
הָע֖וֹרha.'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 13:21 word 11
וְהִ֣יאve.Hi'and 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 13:21 word 12
כֵהָ֑הkhe.Hah[is] dull
Lemma: כֵּהֶה (ke.heh) · Strong's: H3544
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: faint
Used 7 times. Also: Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 13:28, Leviticus 13:39, 1 Samuel 3:2, Isaiah 42:3, Isaiah 61:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3544; TAHOT Leviticus 13:21 word 13
וְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹve.his.gi.Roand he will shut up him
Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to shut
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Leviticus 13:21 word 14
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.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 13:21 word 15
שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'Atseven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Leviticus 13:21 word 16
יָמִֽים\׃ya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Leviticus 13:21 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But when | → | אִם H0518A if |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| examines it | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| if | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| there is no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| white | → | לָבָן H3836 white |
| hair | → | שֵׂעָר H8181 hair |
| in it | → | |
| and it is not | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| beneath | → | שָׁפָל H8217 low |
| the skin | → | עוֹר H5785 skin |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| and has faded | → | כֵּהֶה H3544 faint |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| shall isolate him | → | סָגַר H5462 to shut |
| for seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
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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