King James Version

2 Chronicles 26:19

Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

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וַיִּזְעַף֙vayizafand be wrothזָעַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be wroth”, the next action in the storyH2196properly, to boil up, i.e. (figuratively) to be peevish or angryfret, sad, worse liking, be wroth.עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּuziyahvUzziahעֻזִּיָּהnoun, proper name — “Uzziah”H5818Uzzijah, the name of five IsraelitesUzziah.וּבְיָד֥וֹuveyadvoand in handיָדconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […מִקְטֶ֖רֶתmiqteretcenserמִקְטֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “censer”, the ordinary formH4730something to fume (incense) in, i.e. a coal-pancenser.לְהַקְטִ֑ירlehaqtirto burnקָטַרpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to burn”, the to-form of the verbH6999to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).וּבְזַעְפּ֣וֹuvezapvoand in be wrothזָעַףconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in be wroth”, the to-form of the verbH2196properly, to boil up, i.e. (figuratively) to be peevish or angryfret, sad, worse liking, be wroth.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).הַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםhakohanimthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.וְ֠הַצָּרַעַתvehatsaraatand the leprosyצָרַעַתconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the leprosy”, the ordinary formH6883leprosyleprosy.זָרְחָ֨הzarechahas soon as it is upזָרַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as soon as it is up”, a completed actionH2224properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.בְמִצְח֜וֹvemitschvoin foreheadמֵצַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in forehead”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4696the forehead (as open and prominent)brow, forehead, [phrase] impudent.לִפְנֵ֤יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙hakohanimthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.בְּבֵ֣יתbeveytin familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יְהוָ֔הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מֵעַ֖לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…לְמִזְבַּ֥חlemizbachto altarמִזְבֵּחַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to altar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4196an altaraltar.הַקְּטֹֽרֶתhaqtoretthe incenseקְטֹרֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the incense”, the ordinary formH7004a fumigation(sweet) incense, perfume.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Uzziah was wroth; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy broke forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the altar of incense.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Uzziah was wroth; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy brake forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah, beside the altar of incense.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Uzziah is wroth, and in his hand [is] a censer to make perfume, and in his being wroth with the priests — the leprosy hath risen in his forehead, before the priests, in the house of Jehovah, from beside the altar of perfume.

World English Bible

Then Uzziah was angry. He had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and while he was angry with the priests, the leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in Yahweh’s house, beside the altar of incense.

Darby Translation

And Uzziah was wroth; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah, beside the incense altar.

Douay-Rheims

And Ozias was angry, and holding in his hand the censer to burn incense, threatened the priests. And presently there rose a leprosy in his forehead before the priests, in the house of the Lord at the altar of incense.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Ozias was angry, and in his hand was the censer to burn incense in the temple: and when he was angry with the priests, then the leprosy rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, over the altar of incense.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐθυμώθη Ὀζίας, καὶ ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοὺ τὸ θυμιατήριον τοῦ θυμιάσαι ἐν τῷ ναῷ· καὶ ἐν τῷ θυμωθῆναι αὐτὸν πρὸς τοὺς ἱερεῖς, καὶ ἡ λέπρα ἀνέτειλεν ἐν τῷ μετώπῳ αὐτοῦ ἐναντίον τῶν ἱερέων ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου ἐπάνω τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τῶν θυμιαμάτων.