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Leviticus 13:25

Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

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וְרָאָ֣הveraahand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, a completed action in a sequenceH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אֹתָ֣הּotahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, 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).הַכֹּהֵ֡ןhakohenthe 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.וְהִנֵּ֣הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.נֶהְפַּךְ֩nehpakhchangeהָפַךְverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “change”, a completed actionH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).שֵׂעָ֨רsearhairשֵׂעָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “hair”, the ordinary formH8181hair (as if tossed or bristling)hair(-y), [idiom] rough.לָבָ֜ןlavanwhiteלָבָןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “white”, the ordinary formH3836whitewhite.בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶתbabaheretin bright spotבֹּהֶרֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in bright spot”, the ordinary formH934a whitish spot on the skinbright spot.וּמַרְאֶ֨הָ֙umarehaand visionמַרְאֶהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and vision”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision[idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.עָמֹ֣קamoqdeepעָמֹקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH6013deep (literally or figuratively)([idiom] exceeding) deep (thing).מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הָע֔וֹרhaorthe hideעוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the hide”, the ordinary formH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.צָרַ֣עַתtsaraatleprosyצָרַעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “leprosy”, the ordinary formH6883leprosyleprosy.הִ֔ואhivas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, 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.בַּמִּכְוָ֖הbamikhvahin that burnethמִכְוָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in that burneth”, the ordinary formH4348a burnthat burneth, burning.פָּרָ֑חָהparachahflourishפָּרַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “flourish”, a completed actionH6524to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish[idiom] abroad, [idiom] abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).וְטִמֵּ֤אvetimeand 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.אֹתוֹ֙otvoobject 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).הַכֹּהֵ֔ןhakohenthe 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.נֶ֥גַעnegaplagueנֶגַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “plague”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5061a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress)plague, sore, stricken, stripe, stroke, wound.צָרַ֖עַתtsaraatleprosyצָרַעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “leprosy”, the ordinary formH6883leprosyleprosy.הִֽואhivas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, 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)

then the priest shall look upon it; and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin, it is leprosy, it hath broken out in the burning; and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

then the priest shall look upon it; and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin; it is leprosy, it hath broken out in the burning: and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the priest hath seen it, and lo, the hair hath turned white in the bright spot, and its appearance [is] deeper than the skin; leprosy it [is], in the burning it hath broken out, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; it [is] a plague of leprosy.

World English Bible

then the priest shall examine it; and behold, if the hair in the bright spot has turned white, and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is leprosy. It has broken out in the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy.

Darby Translation

and the priest look on it, and behold, the hair is turned white in the bright spot, and it looketh deeper than the skin, it is a leprosy which is broken out in the inflammation; and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the sore of leprosy.

Douay-Rheims

The priest shall view it, and if he see it turned white, and the place thereof is lower than the other skin: he shall declare him unclean, because the evil of leprosy is broken out in the scar.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

then the priest shall look upon him, and, behold, if the hair being white is changed to a bright colour, and its appearance is lower than the skin, it is a leprosy; it has broken out in the inflammation, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὄψεται αὐτὸν ὁ ἱερεὺς, καὶ ἰδοὺ μετέβαλε θρὶξ λευκὴ εἰς τὸ αὐγάζον, καὶ ἡ ὄψις αὐτοῦ ταπεινὴ ἀπὸ τοῦ δέρματος, λέπρα ἐστίν· ἐν τῷ κατακαύματι ἐξήνθησε· καὶ μιανεῖ αὐτὸν ὁ ἱερεὺς, ἁφὴ λέπρας ἐστίν.