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Leviticus 13:18-23

18The fleshוּבָשָׂ֕רu.va.SarH1320also, in whichכִּֽי־ki-H3588, evenin the skinבְעֹר֖וֹve.'o.RoH5785thereof, was a boilשְׁחִ֑יןshe.ChinH7822,and is healedוְנִרְפָּֽא׃ve.nir.Pa'H7495,

19And in the placeבִּמְק֤וֹםbim.KomH4725of the boilהַשְּׁחִין֙ha.she.ChinH7822there be a whiteלְבָנָ֔הle.va.NahH3836risingשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH7613,or a bright spotבַהֶ֖רֶתva.He.retH934,whiteלְבָנָ֣הle.va.NahH3836,and somewhat reddishאֲדַמְדָּ֑מֶת'a.dam.Da.metH125,and it be shewedוְנִרְאָ֖הve.nir.'AhH7200to the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548;

20And if, when the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548seethוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200it, behold, it bein sightמַרְאֶ֙הָ֙mar.'E.haH4758lowerשָׁפָ֣לsha.FalH8217than the skinהָע֔וֹרha.'OrH5785,and the hairוּשְׂעָרָ֖הּu.se.'a.RahH8181thereof be turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015whiteלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3836;the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall pronounce him uncleanוְטִמְּא֧וֹve.ti.me.'OH2930: it isa plagueנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061of leprosyצָרַ֥עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883brokenפָּרָֽחָה׃pa.Ra.chahH6524out of the boilבַּשְּׁחִ֥יןba.she.ChinH7822.

21But if the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548lookיִרְאֶ֣נָּהyir.'E.nahH7200on it, and, behold, there beno whiteלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3836hairsשֵׂעָ֣רse.'ArH8181therein, and if it benot lowerוּשְׁפָלָ֥הu.she.fa.LahH8217than the skinהָע֖וֹרha.'OrH5785, but besomewhat darkכֵהָ֑הkhe.HahH3544;then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall shutוְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹve.his.gi.RoH5462him up sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117:

22And if it spread muchפָּשֹׂ֥הpa.SohH6581abroadתִפְשֶׂ֖הtif.SehH6581in the skinבָּע֑וֹרba.'orH5785,then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall pronounce him uncleanוְטִמֵּ֧אve.ti.Me'H2930: it isa plagueנֶ֥גַעNe.ga'H5061.

23But if the bright spotהַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙ha.ba.He.retH934stayתַּעֲמֹ֤דta.'a.ModH5975in his place, andspreadפָשָׂ֔תָהfa.Sa.tahH6581not, it isa burningצָרֶ֥בֶתtza.Re.vetH6867boilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822;and the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548shall pronounce him cleanוְטִהֲר֖וֹve.ti.ha.RoH2891.

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