Berean Standard Bible

Leviticus 13:2-28

2“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588someoneאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120hasיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961a swellingשְׂאֵ֤תse.'EtH7613orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176rashסַפַּ֙חַת֙sa.Pa.chatH5597orא֣וֹ'oH176bright spotבַהֶ֔רֶתva.He.retH934on his skinבְעוֹר־ בְּשָׂרוֹ֙ve.'or- be.sa.RoH5785 H1320that may beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961an infectiousצָרָ֑עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883skinבְעוֹר־ בְּשָׂר֖וֹve.'or- be.sa.RoH5785 H1320diseaseלְנֶ֣גַעle.Ne.ga'H5061,he must be broughtוְהוּבָא֙ve.hu.Va'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548orא֛וֹ'oH176toאֶל־'el-H413oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of his sonsמִבָּנָ֖יוmi.ba.NavH1121who is a priestהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

3The priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853is to examineוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200the infectionהַנֶּ֣גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061on his skinבְּעֽוֹר־ הַ֠בָּשָׂרbe.'or- Ha.ba.sorH5785 H1320,and if the hairוְשֵׂעָ֨רve.se.'ArH8181in the infectionבַּנֶּ֜גַעba.Ne.ga'H5061has turnedהָפַ֣ךְ׀ha.FakhH2015whiteלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3836and the soreהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061appearsוּמַרְאֵ֤הu.mar.'EhH4758to be deeperעָמֹק֙'a.MokH6013than the skinמֵע֣וֹר בְּשָׂר֔וֹ נֶ֥גַעme.'or be.sa.Ro Ne.ga'H5785 H1320 H5061,itה֑וּאHu'H1931is a skin diseaseצָרַ֖עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883.After the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548examines himוְרָאָ֥הוּve.ra.'A.huH7200,he must pronounce him uncleanוְטִמֵּ֥אve.ti.Me'H2930אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

4If, howeverוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,the spotבַּהֶרֶת֩ba.he.RetH934on his skinבְּע֣וֹר בְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.'or be.sa.RoH5785 H1320is whiteלְבָנָ֨ה הִ֜ואle.va.Nah hi'H3836 H1931and does notאֵין־'ein-H369appearמַרְאֶ֣הָmar.'E.haH4758to be deeperוְעָמֹק֙ve.'a.MokH6013thanמִן־min-H4480the skinהָע֔וֹרha.'OrH5785,and the hair in itוּשְׂעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH8181has notלֹא־lo'-H3808turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015whiteלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3836,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853shall isolateוְהִסְגִּ֧ירve.his.GirH5462the infected personהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

5On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֒ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the priestהַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.HenH3548is to reexamine himוְרָאָ֣הוּve.ra.'A.huH7200,and ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009he seesבְּעֵינָ֔יוbe.'ei.NavH5869that the infectionהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061is unchangedעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975and has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808spreadפָשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַעfa.Sah ha.Ne.ga'H6581 H5061on the skinבָּע֑וֹרba.'orH5785,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548must isolate himוְהִסְגִּיר֧וֹve.his.gi.RoH5462for anotherשֵׁנִֽית׃she.NitH8145sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.

6The priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548אֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853will examine himוְרָאָה֩ve.ra.'AhH7200againשֵׁנִית֒she.NitH8145on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֮ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and ifוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009the soreהַנֶּ֔גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061has fadedכֵּהָ֣הke.HahH3543and has notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808spreadפָשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַעfa.Sah ha.Ne.ga'H6581 H5061on the skinבָּע֑וֹרba.'orH5785,the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall pronounce him cleanוְטִהֲר֤וֹve.ti.ha.RoH2891;itהִ֔יאHi'H1931is a rashמִסְפַּ֣חַתmis.Pa.chatH4556.The person must washוְכִבֶּ֥סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899and be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

7But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the rashהַמִּסְפַּ֙חַת֙ha.mis.Pa.chatH4556spreads furtherH6581on his skinבָּע֔וֹרba.'orH5785afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310he has shown himselfהֵרָאֹת֛וֹhe.ra.'o.ToH7200toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548for his cleansingלְטָהֳרָת֑וֹle.to.ho.ra.ToH2893,he must present himselfוְנִרְאָ֥הve.nir.'AhH7200againשֵׁנִ֖יתshe.NitH8145toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

8The priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548will reexamine himוְרָאָה֙ve.ra.'AhH7200,and ifוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009the rashהַמִּסְפַּ֖חַתha.mis.Pa.chatH4556has spreadפָּשְׂתָ֥הpa.se.TahH6581on the skinבָּע֑וֹרba.'orH5785,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548must pronounce him uncleanוְטִמְּא֥וֹve.ti.me.'OH2930;itהִֽוא׃ פhi'H1931isa skin diseaseצָרַ֥עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883.

9Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588anyoneבְּאָדָ֑םbe.'a.DamH120developsתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961a skin diseaseנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061צָרַ֔עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883,he must be broughtוְהוּבָ֖אve.hu.Va'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

10The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548will examine himוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200,and ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009there is a whiteלְבָנָה֙le.va.NahH3836swellingשְׂאֵת־se.'et-H7613on the skinבָּע֔וֹרba.'orH5785thatוְהִ֕יאve.Hi'H1931has turnedהָפְכָ֖הha.fe.KhahH2015the hairשֵׂעָ֣רse.'ArH8181whiteלָבָ֑ן וּמִֽחְיַ֛תla.Van u.mich.YatH3836 H4241,and there is rawחַ֖יchaiH2416fleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320in the swellingבַּשְׂאֵֽת׃bas.'EtH7613,

11itהִוא֙hi'H1931is a chronicנוֹשֶׁ֤נֶתno.She.netH3462skin diseaseצָרַ֨עַת בְּע֣וֹר בְּשָׂר֔וֹtza.Ra.'at be.'or be.sa.RoH6883 H5785 H1320and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548must pronounce him uncleanוְטִמְּא֖וֹve.ti.me.'OH2930.He need notלֹ֣אlo'H3808isolate himיַסְגִּרֶ֔נּוּyas.gi.Re.nuH5462,forכִּ֥יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is uncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931.

12But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the skin diseaseהַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ha.tza.Ra.'atH6883breaks outH6524all over his skinבָּע֔וֹרba.'orH5785so that itהַצָּרַ֗עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883אֵ֚ת'etH853coversוְכִסְּתָ֣הve.khi.se.TahH3680allכָּל־kol-H3605the skinע֣וֹרorH5785of the infected personהַנֶּ֔גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061from headמֵרֹאשׁ֖וֹme.ro.ShoH7218toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704footרַגְלָ֑יו לְכָל־rag.Lav le.kholH7272 H3605,as far as the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548can seeמַרְאֵ֖ה עֵינֵ֥יmar.'Eh 'ei.NeiH4758 H5869,

13the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall examine himוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200,and ifוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009the diseaseהַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ha.tza.Ra.'atH6883אֶת־'et-H853has coveredכִסְּתָ֤הkhi.se.TahH3680his entireכָּל־kol-H3605bodyבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320,he is to pronounce the infected personהַנָּ֑גַעha.Na.ga'H5061cleanוְטִהַ֖רve.ti.HarH2891אֶת־'et-H853.Since it has all turnedכֻּלּ֛וֹ הָפַ֥ךְku.Lo ha.FakhH2015 H3605whiteלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3836,heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is cleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889.

14But wheneverוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117rawחַ֖יchaiH2416fleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320appearsהֵרָא֥וֹתhe.ra.'otH7200on someone,he will be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

15When the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853seesוְרָאָ֧הve.ra.'AhH7200the rawהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416fleshהַבָּשָׂ֥רha.ba.SarH1320,he must pronounce him uncleanוְטִמְּא֑וֹve.ti.me.'OH2930.The rawהַחַ֛יha.ChaiH2416fleshהַבָּשָׂ֥רha.ba.SarH1320is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931;itה֖וּאhu'H1931is a skin diseaseצָרַ֥עַת הֽוּא׃tza.Ra.'at Hu'H6883 H1931.

16Butא֣וֹ'oH176ifכִ֥יkhiH3588the rawהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416fleshהַבָּשָׂ֥רha.ba.SarH1320changesיָשׁ֛וּבya.ShuvH7725and turnsוְנֶהְפַּ֣ךְve.neh.PakhH2015whiteלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3836,he must goוּבָ֖אu.Va'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

17The priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548will reexamine himוְרָאָ֙הוּ֙ve.ra.'A.huH7200,and ifוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009the infectionהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061has turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015whiteלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3836,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853is to pronounce the infected personהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061cleanוְטִהַ֧רve.ti.HarH2891;then heהֽוּא׃ פHu'H1931is cleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889.

18Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a boilשְׁחִ֑יןshe.ChinH7822appearsיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961on someone’s skinוּבָשָׂ֕ר בְעֹר֖וֹu.va.Sar ve.'o.RoH5785 H1320and it healsוְנִרְפָּֽא׃ve.nir.Pa'H7495,

19and a whiteלְבָנָ֔הle.va.NahH3836swellingשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH7613orא֥וֹ'oH176a reddish-whiteלְבָנָ֣ה אֲדַמְדָּ֑מֶתle.va.Nah 'a.dam.Da.metH3836 H125spotבַהֶ֖רֶתva.He.retH934developsוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961whereבִּמְק֤וֹםbim.KomH4725the boil wasהַשְּׁחִין֙ha.she.ChinH7822,he must present himselfוְנִרְאָ֖הve.nir.'AhH7200toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

20The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall examine itוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200,and ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009it appearsמַרְאֶ֙הָ֙mar.'E.haH4758to be beneathשָׁפָ֣ל מִן־sha.Fal min-H8217 H4480the skinהָע֔וֹרha.'OrH5785and the hair in itוּשְׂעָרָ֖הּu.se.'a.RahH8181has turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015whiteלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3836,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ן נֶֽגַע־ha.ko.Hen ne.ga'-H3548 H5061shall pronounce him uncleanוְטִמְּא֧וֹve.ti.me.'OH2930;itהִ֖ואhi'H1931is a diseased infectionצָרַ֥עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883that has broken outפָּרָֽחָה׃pa.Ra.chahH6524in the boilבַּשְּׁחִ֥יןba.she.ChinH7822.

21But whenוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548examines itיִרְאֶ֣נָּהyir.'E.nahH7200,ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009there is noאֵֽין־'ein-H369whiteלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3836hairשֵׂעָ֣רse.'ArH8181in it,and it is notאֵינֶ֛נָּה מִן־'ei.Ne.nah min-H369 H4480beneathוּשְׁפָלָ֥הu.she.fa.LahH8217the skinהָע֖וֹר וְהִ֣יאha.'Or ve.Hi'H5785 H1931and has fadedכֵהָ֑הkhe.HahH3544,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall isolate himוְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹve.his.gi.RoH5462for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

22Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it spreads any furtherH6581on the skinבָּע֑וֹרba.'orH5785,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853must pronounce him uncleanוְטִמֵּ֧אve.ti.Me'H2930;itהִֽוא׃hi'H1931is an infectionנֶ֥גַעNe.ga'H5061.

23But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the spotהַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙ha.ba.He.retH934remainsתַּעֲמֹ֤דta.'a.ModH5975unchangedתַּחְתֶּ֜יהָtach.Tei.haH8478and does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808spreadפָשָׂ֔תָהfa.Sa.tahH6581,itהִ֑ואhi'H1931is only the scarצָרֶ֥בֶתtza.Re.vetH6867from the boilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,and the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548shall pronounce him cleanוְטִהֲר֖וֹve.ti.ha.RoH2891.

24Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588there isיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a burnמִכְוַת־ אֵ֑שׁmikh.vat- 'EshH4348 H784on someone’s skinבְעֹר֖וֹve.'o.RoH5785א֣וֹ'oH176בָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320and the rawמִֽחְיַ֣תmich.YatH4241areaof the burnהַמִּכְוָ֗ה בַּהֶ֛רֶתha.mikh.Vah ba.He.retH4348 H934becomesוְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.ye.TahH1961reddish-whiteלְבָנָ֥ה אֲדַמְדֶּ֖מֶתle.va.Nah 'a.dam.De.metH3836 H125orא֥וֹ'oH176whiteלְבָנָֽה׃le.va.NahH3836,

25the priestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548must examine itוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200אֹתָ֣הּ'o.TahH853.Ifוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009the hairשֵׂעָ֨רse.'ArH8181in the spotבַּבַּהֶ֗רֶתba.ba.He.retH934has turnedנֶהְפַּךְ֩neh.paKhH2015whiteלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3836and the spot appearsוּמַרְאֶ֙הָ֙u.mar.'E.haH4758to be deeperעָמֹ֣ק'a.MokH6013thanמִן־min-H4480the skinהָע֔וֹרha.'OrH5785,itהִ֔ואhi'H1931is a diseaseצָרַ֣עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883that has broken outפָּרָ֑חָהpa.Ra.chahH6524in the burnבַּמִּכְוָ֖הba.mikh.VahH4348.The priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ן נֶ֥גַעha.ko.Hen Ne.ga'H3548 H5061must pronounce him uncleanוְטִמֵּ֤אve.ti.Me'H2930אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853;itהִֽוא׃hi'H1931is a diseased infectionצָרַ֖עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883.

26But ifוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548examines itיִרְאֶ֣נָּהyir.'E.nahH7200and there isוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009noאֵֽין־'ein-H369whiteלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3836hairשֵׂעָ֣רse.'ArH8181in the spotבַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙ba.be.He.retH934,and it is notאֵינֶ֛נָּה מִן־'ei.Ne.nah min-H369 H4480beneathוּשְׁפָלָ֥הu.she.fa.LahH8217the skinהָע֖וֹר וְהִ֣ואha.'Or ve.Hiv'H5785 H1931but has fadedכֵהָ֑הkhe.HahH3544,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall isolate himוְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹve.his.gi.RoH5462for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

27On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548is to reexamine himוְרָאָ֥הוּve.ra.'A.huH7200,and ifאִם־'im-H518it has spread furtherH6581on the skinבָּע֔וֹרba.'orH5785,the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853נֶ֥גַעNe.ga'H5061must pronounce him uncleanוְטִמֵּ֤אve.ti.Me'H2930;itהִֽוא׃hi'H1931is a diseased infectionצָרַ֖עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883.

28But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the spotהַבַּהֶ֜רֶתha.ba.He.retH934is unchangedתַּחְתֶּיהָ֩ תַעֲמֹ֨דtach.tei.Ha ta.'a.ModH5975 H8478and has notלֹא־lo'-H3808spreadפָשְׂתָ֤הfa.se.TahH6581on the skinבָעוֹר֙va.'OrH5785but has fadedכֵהָ֔הkhe.HahH3544,itוְהִ֣ואve.Hiv'H1931is a swellingשְׂאֵ֥תse.'EtH7613from the burnהַמִּכְוָ֖הha.mikh.VahH4348,and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548is to pronounce him cleanוְטִֽהֲרוֹ֙ve.ti.ha.RoH2891;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588itהִ֑ואhi'H1931is only the scarצָרֶ֥בֶתtza.Re.vetH6867from the burnהַמִּכְוָ֖ה הִֽוא׃ פha.mikh.Vah hi'H4348 H1931.

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