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Leviticus 13:43

Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;

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וְרָאָ֨הveraahand 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…אֹת֜וֹotvoobject 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).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.וְהִנֵּ֤הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.שְׂאֵתseetdignityשְׂאֵתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “dignity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7613an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or characterbe accepted, dignity, excellency, highness, raise up self, rising.הַנֶּ֨גַע֙hanegathe plagueנֶגַעdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the plague”, the ordinary formH5061a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress)plague, sore, stricken, stripe, stroke, wound.לְבָנָ֣הlevanahwhiteלָבָןadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “white”, the ordinary formH3836whitewhite.אֲדַמְדֶּ֔מֶתadamdemetreddishאֲדַמְדָּםadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “reddish”, the ordinary formH125reddish(somewhat) reddish.בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹbeqarachtvoin bald headקָרַחַתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in bald head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7146a bald spot (on the back of the head); figuratively, a threadbare spot (on the back side of the cloth)bald head, bare within.א֣וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.בְגַבַּחְתּ֑וֹvegabachtvoin bald foreheadגַּבַּחַתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in bald forehead”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1372baldness in the forehead; by analogy, a bare spot on the right side of clothbald forehead, [idiom] without.כְּמַרְאֵ֥הkemarehas visionמַרְאֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as 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.צָרַ֖עַתtsaraatleprosyצָרַעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “leprosy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6883leprosyleprosy.ע֥וֹרorhideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.בָּשָֽׂרbasarbodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “body”, the ordinary formH1320flesh (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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, if the rising of the plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, if the rising of the plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh;

Young’s Literal Translation

and the priest hath seen him, and lo, the rising of the very red white plague in the bald back of the head, or in the bald forehead, [is] as the appearance of leprosy, in the skin of the flesh,

World English Bible

Then the priest shall examine him. Behold, if the swelling of the plague is reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the body,

Darby Translation

And the priest shall look on it, and behold, the rising of the sore is white-reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, like the appearance of the leprosy in the skin of the flesh;

Douay-Rheims

And the priest perceive this, he shall condemn him undoubtedly of leprosy which is risen in the bald part.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, if the rising of the plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the priest shall look upon him, and, behold, if the appearance of the plague be white or inflamed in his baldness of head or baldness in front, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of his flesh,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ὄψεται αὐτὸν ὁ ἱερεύς, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡ ὄψις τῆς ἁφῆς λευκὴ ἢ πυῤῥίζουσα ἐν τῷ φαλακρώματι αὐτοῦ ἢ ἐν τῷ ἀναφαλαντώματι αὐτοῦ, ὡς ωἶδος λέπρας ἐν δέρματι τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ·