Leviticus 13:23 Go deeper
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But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. (KJV)
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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and 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 13:23 word 1
תַּחְתֶּ֜יהָtach.Tei.hain place its
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: underneath: stand
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 16:29, Leviticus 13:28, Joshua 4:9, Joshua 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478I; TAHOT Leviticus 13:23 word 2
תַּעֲמֹ֤דta.'a.Modit will stay
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Leviticus 13:23 word 3
הַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙ha.ba.He.retthe bright spot
Lemma: בַּהֶ֫רֶת (bo.he.ret) · Strong's: H0934
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bright spot
Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:24, Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0934; TAHOT Leviticus 13:23 word 4
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 13:23 word 5
פָשָׂ֔תָהfa.Sa.tahit has spread
Lemma: פָּשָׂה (pa.sah) · Strong's: H6581
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to spread
Used 22 times. Also: Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:8, Leviticus 13:22, Leviticus 13:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6581; TAHOT Leviticus 13:23 word 6
צָרֶ֥בֶתtza.Re.vet[is] [the] scar of
Lemma: צָרֶ֫בֶת (tsa.re.vet) · Strong's: H6867B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: scar
Used 2 times. Also: Leviticus 13:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6867B; TAHOT Leviticus 13:23 word 7
הַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.Chinthe 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 13:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7822; TAHOT Leviticus 13:23 word 8
הִ֑ואhi'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 13:23 word 9
וְטִהֲר֖וֹve.ti.ha.Roand he will declare pure him
Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: be pure
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 35:2, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2891; TAHOT Leviticus 13:23 word 10
הַכֹּהֵֽן\׃\ \סha.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 13:23 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| the spot | → | בַּהֶ֫רֶת H0934 bright spot |
| remains | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| unchanged | → | תַּחַת H8478I underneath: stand |
| and does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| spread | → | פָּשָׂה H6581 to spread |
| it | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is only the scar | → | צָרֶ֫בֶת H6867B scar |
| from the boil | → | שְׁחִין H7822 boil |
| and the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| shall pronounce him clean | → | טָהֵר H2891 be pure |
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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