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Leviticus 14:39

And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;

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וְשָׁ֥בveshavand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, a completed action in a sequenceH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…הַכֹּהֵ֖ןhakohenthe 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.בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יhashviithe seventhשְׁבִיעִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the seventh”, the ordinary formH7637seventhseventh (time).וְרָאָ֕הveraahand 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…וְהִנֵּ֛הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.פָּשָׂ֥הpasahspreadפָּשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, a completed actionH6581to spreadspread.הַנֶּ֖גַעhanegathe 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.בְּקִירֹ֥תbeqirotin wallקִירpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7023a wall (as built in a trench)[phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.הַבָּֽיִתhabayitthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the family”, the ordinary formH1004a 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,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the priest hath turned back on the seventh day, and hath seen, and lo, the plague hath spread in the walls of the house,

World English Bible

The priest shall come again on the seventh day, and look. If the plague has spread in the walls of the house,

Darby Translation

And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and when he looketh, and behold, the plague hath spread in the walls of the house,

Douay-Rheims

And returning on the seventh day, he shall look upon it. If he find that the leprosy is spread,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the priest shall return on the seventh day and view the house; and, behold, if the plague is spread in the walls of the house,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπανήξει ὁ ἱερεὺς τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ, καὶ ὄψεται τὴν οἰκίαν, καὶ ἰδοὺ διεχύθη ἡ ἁφὴ ἐν τοῖς τοίχοις τῆς οἰκίας.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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