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Leviticus 13:22

And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.

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וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…פָּשֹׂ֥הpasospreadפָּשָׂהverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “spread”, the verb used for emphasisH6581to spreadspread.תִפְשֶׂ֖הtifsehspreadפָּשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “spread”, an unfinished actionH6581to spreadspread.בָּע֑וֹרbaorin hideעוֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in hide”, the ordinary formH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.וְטִמֵּ֧אvetimeand be uncleanטָמֵאconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be unclean”, a completed action in a sequenceH2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.הַכֹּהֵ֛ןhakohenthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, 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.אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נֶ֥גַעnegaplagueנֶגַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “plague”, the ordinary formH5061a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress)plague, sore, stricken, stripe, stroke, wound.הִֽואhivas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if it spread greatly in the skin, then hath the priest pronounced him unclean, it [is] a plague;

World English Bible

If it spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a plague.

Darby Translation

and if it spread much in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the sore.

Douay-Rheims

And if it spread, he shall judge him to have the leprosy:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But if it manifestly spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy; it has broken out in the ulcer.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ διαχύσει διαχέηται ἐν τῷ δέρματι, καὶ μιανεῖ αὐτὸν ὁ ἱερεὺς, ἁφὴ λέπρας ἐστίν· ἐν τῷ ἕλκει ἐξήνθησεν·