2 Chronicles 26:20

When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
2 Chronicles 26:20
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּ֣פֶן אֵלָ֡יו עֲזַרְיָהוּ֩ כֹהֵ֨ן הָרֹ֜אשׁ וְכָל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וְהִנֵּה־ה֤וּא מְצֹרָע֙ בְּמִצְח֔וֹ וַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּ מִשָּׁ֑ם וְגַם־הוּא֙ נִדְחַ֣ף לָצֵ֔את כִּ֥י נִגְּע֖וֹ יְהוָֽה׃

  1. וַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fen“and he turned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנָה · “to turn” · Strong's H6437G
  2. אֵלָ֡יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. עֲזַרְיָהוּ֩'a.zar.ya.Hu“Azariah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ · “Azariah” · Strong's H5838N
  4. כֹהֵ֨ןkho.Hen“[the] priest of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  5. הָרֹ֜אשׁha.Rosh“the head”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹאשׁ · “leader” · Strong's H7218H
  6. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. הַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.Nim“the priests”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  8. וְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  9. ה֤וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  10. מְצֹרָע֙me.tzo.Ra'“[was] leprous”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָרַע · “be leprous” · Strong's H6879
  11. בְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.Cho“on forehead his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מֵ֫צַח · “forehead” · Strong's H4696
  12. וַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּvai.yav.hi.Lu.hu“and they hastened him”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּהַל · “to dismay” · Strong's H0926
  13. מִשָּׁ֑םmi.Sham“from there”
    Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  14. וְגַם־ve.gam-“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  15. הוּא֙hu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  16. נִדְחַ֣ףnid.Chaf“he hurried himself”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּחַף · “to hasten” · Strong's H1765
  17. לָצֵ֔אתla.Tzet“to go out”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  18. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  19. נִגְּע֖וֹni.ge.'O“he had struck him”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַע · “to touch” · Strong's H5060
  20. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)