King James Version

Leviticus 13:39

Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.

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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…הַכֹּהֵ֗ןhakohenthe 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.וְהִנֵּ֧הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.בְעוֹרveorin hideעוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.בְּשָׂרָ֛םbesarambodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.בֶּהָרֹ֖תbeharotbright spotבֹּהֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “bright spot”, the ordinary formH934a whitish spot on the skinbright spot.כֵּה֣וֹתkehotsomewhat darkכֵּהֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “somewhat dark”, the ordinary formH3544feeble, obscuresomewhat dark, darkish, wax dim, heaviness, smoking.לְבָנֹ֑תlevanotwhiteלָבָןadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “white”, the ordinary formH3836whitewhite.בֹּ֥הַקbohaqfreckled spotבֹּהַקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “freckled spot”, the ordinary formH933white scurffreckled spot.ה֛וּאhuas 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.פָּרַ֥חparachflourishפָּרַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, 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).בָּע֖וֹרbaorin hideעוֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in hide”, the ordinary formH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.טָה֥וֹרtahorpureטָהוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “pure”, the ordinary formH2889pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)clean, fair, pure(-ness).הֽוּאhuas 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)

then the priest shall look; and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be of a dull white, it is a tetter, it hath broken out in the skin: he is clean.

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American Standard Version (1901)

then the priest shall look; and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be of a dull white, it is a tetter, it hath broken out in the skin; he is clean.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the priest hath seen, and lo, in the skin of their flesh white weak bright spots, it [is] a freckled spot broken out in the skin; he [is] clean.

World English Bible

then the priest shall examine them. Behold, if the bright spots on the skin of their body are a dull white, it is a harmless rash. It has broken out in the skin. He is clean.

Darby Translation

and the priest look, and behold, there are in the skin of their flesh pale white spots, it is an eruption which is broken out in the skin: he is clean.

Douay-Rheims

The priest shall view them. If he find that a darkish whiteness shineth in the skin, let him know that it is not the leprosy, but a white blemish, and that the man is clean.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

then the priest shall look; and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be of a dull white, it is a tetter, it hath broken out in the skin: he is clean.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

then the priest shall look; and, behold, there being bright spots of a bright whiteness in the skin of their flesh, it is a tetter; it bursts forth in the skin of his flesh; he is clean.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ὄψεται ὁ ἱερεὺς, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐν δέρματι τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ αὐγάσματα αὐγάζοντα λευκαθίζοντα, ἀλφός ἐστιν· ἐξανθεῖ ἐν τῷ δέρματι τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ, καθαρός ἐστιν.