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Leviticus 14:57

To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.

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לְהוֹרֹ֕תlehorotto shootיָרָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to shoot”, the to-form of the verbH3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.בְּי֥וֹםbeyomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a 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…הַטָּמֵ֖אhatamethe defiledטָמֵאdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the defiled”, the ordinary formH2931foul in a religious sensedefiled, [phrase] infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.וּבְי֣וֹםuveyomand in as long asיוֹםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a 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…הַטָּהֹ֑רhatahorthe pureטָהוֹרdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the pure”, the ordinary formH2889pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)clean, fair, pure(-ness).זֹ֥אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.תּוֹרַ֖תtoratlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.הַצָּרָֽעַתhatsaraatthe leprosyצָרַעַתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the leprosy”, the ordinary formH6883leprosyleprosy.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean; this is the law of leprosy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.

Young’s Literal Translation

to direct in the day of being unclean, and in the day of being clean; this [is] the law of the leprosy.'

World English Bible

to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy.

Darby Translation

to teach when there is uncleanness, and when it is purified: this is the law of leprosy.

Douay-Rheims

That it may be known when a thing is clean or unclean.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean; this is the law of leprosy.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and of declaring in what day it is unclean, and in what day it shall be purged: this is the law of the leprosy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ τοῦ ἐξηγήσασθαι ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἀκάθαρτον, καὶ ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ καθαρισθήσεται· οὗτος ὁ νόμος τῆς λέπρας.