Leviticus 13:20

The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.
Leviticus 13:20
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְרָאָ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְהִנֵּ֤ה מַרְאֶ֙הָ֙ שָׁפָ֣ל מִן־הָע֔וֹר וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּ הָפַ֣ךְ לָבָ֑ן וְטִמְּא֧וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֛ן נֶֽגַע־צָרַ֥עַת הִ֖וא בַּשְּׁחִ֥ין פָּרָֽחָה׃

  1. וְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'Ah“and he will see”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  3. וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  4. מַרְאֶ֙הָ֙mar.'E.ha“appearance its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מַרְאֶה · “appearance” · Strong's H4758
  5. שָׁפָ֣לsha.Fal“[is] deep”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁפָל · “low” · Strong's H8217
  6. מִן־min-“more than”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  7. הָע֔וֹרha.'Or“the skin”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹר · “skin” · Strong's H5785
  8. וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּu.se.'a.Rah“and hair its”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שֵׂעָר · “hair” · Strong's H8181
  9. הָפַ֣ךְha.Fakh“it has turned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָפַךְ · “to overturn” · Strong's H2015
  10. לָבָ֑ןla.Van“white”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from לָבָן · “white” · Strong's H3836
  11. וְטִמְּא֧וֹve.ti.me.'O“and he will declare unclean him”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טָמֵא · “to defile” · Strong's H2930A
  12. הַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  13. נֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-“[is] a plague of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫גַע · “plague” · Strong's H5061
  14. צָרַ֥עַתtza.Ra.'at“a serious skin disease”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צָרַ֫עַת · “leprosy” · Strong's H6883
  15. הִ֖ואhi'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  16. בַּשְּׁחִ֥יןba.she.Chin“in the boil”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׁחִין · “boil” · Strong's H7822
  17. פָּרָֽחָה׃pa.Ra.chah“it has broken out”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from פָּרַח · “to break out” · Strong's H6524B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)