Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 13:47-59

47The garmentוְהַבֶּ֕גֶדve.ha.Be.gedH899also that the plagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of leprosyצָרָ֑עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883is in, whether it bea woollenצֶ֔מֶרTze.merH6785garmentבְּבֶ֣גֶדbe.Ve.gedH899,or a linenפִּשְׁתִּֽים׃pish.TimH6593garmentבְּבֶ֥גֶדbe.Ve.gedH899;

48Whether it bein the warpבִֽשְׁתִי֙vish.TiH8359,or woofבְעֵ֔רֶבve.'E.revH6154;of linenלַפִּשְׁתִּ֖יםla.pish.TimH6593,or of woollenוְלַצָּ֑מֶרve.la.Tza.merH6785;whether in a skinבְע֔וֹרve.'orH5785,or in any thing madeמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of skinעֽוֹר׃orH5785;

49And if the plagueהַנֶּ֜גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061be greenishיְרַקְרַ֣ק׀ye.rak.RakH3422or reddishאֲדַמְדָּ֗ם'a.dam.DamH125in the garmentבַּבֶּגֶד֩ba.be.GedH899,or in the skinבָע֜וֹרva.'orH5785,eitherH176in the warpבַשְּׁתִ֤יva.she.TiH8359,or in the woofבָעֵ֙רֶב֙va.'E.revH6154,or in any thingכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of skinע֔וֹרorH5785; it isa plagueנֶ֥גַעNe.ga'H5061of leprosyצָרַ֖עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883,and shall be shewedוְהָרְאָ֖הve.ha.re.'AhH7200unto the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:

50And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall lookוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200upon the plagueהַנָּ֑גַעha.Na.ga'H5061,and shutוְהִסְגִּ֥ירve.his.GirH5462up it that haththe plagueהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117:

51And he shall lookוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200on the plagueהַנֶּ֜גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:if the plagueהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061be spreadפָשָׂ֤הfa.SahH6581in the garmentבַּ֠בֶּגֶדBa.be.gedH899,either in the warpבַשְּׁתִ֤יva.she.TiH8359,or in the woofבָעֵ֙רֶב֙va.'E.revH6154,or in a skinבָע֔וֹרva.'orH5785, orin any workלִמְלָאכָ֑הlim.la.KhahH4399that is madeיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213of skinהָע֖וֹרha.'OrH5785;the plagueהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061isa frettingמַמְאֶ֛רֶתmam.'E.retH3992leprosyצָרַ֧עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883; it isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

52He shall therefore burnוְשָׂרַ֨ףve.sa.RafH8313that garmentהַבֶּ֜גֶדha.Be.gedH899,whether warpהַשְּׁתִ֣י׀ha.she.TiH8359or woofהָעֵ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6154,in woollenבַּצֶּ֙מֶר֙ba.Tze.merH6785or in linenבַפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pish.TimH6593,or any thingכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627of skinהָע֔וֹרha.'OrH5785,wherein the plagueהַנָּ֑גַעha.Na.ga'H5061is: for it isa frettingמַמְאֶ֙רֶת֙mam.'E.retH3992leprosyצָרַ֤עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883;it shall be burntתִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ti.sa.RefH8313in the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

53And if the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548shall lookיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200,and, behold, the plagueהַנֶּ֔גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061be not spreadפָשָׂ֣הfa.SahH6581in the garmentבַּבֶּ֕גֶדba.Be.gedH899,eitherא֥וֹ'oH176in the warpבַשְּׁתִ֖יva.she.TiH8359,orא֣וֹ'oH176in the woofבָעֵ֑רֶבva.'E.revH6154,orא֖וֹ'oH176in any thingכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of skinעֽוֹר׃orH5785;

54Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall commandוְצִוָּה֙ve.tzi.VahH6680that they washוְכִ֨בְּס֔וּve.Khi.be.SuH3526the thingwherein the plagueהַנָּ֑גַעha.Na.ga'H5061is,and he shall shutוְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹve.his.gi.RoH5462it up sevenשִׁבְעַת־shiv.'at-H7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117moreשֵׁנִֽית׃she.NitH8145:

55And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall lookוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200on the plagueהַנֶּ֗גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310that it is washedהֻכַּבֵּ֣סhu.ka.BesH3526: and, behold, ifthe plagueהַנֶּ֤גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061have not changedהָפַ֨ךְha.FakhH2015his colourעֵינוֹ֙ei.NoH5869,and the plagueוְהַנֶּ֣גַעve.ha.Ne.ga'H5061be not spreadפָשָׂ֔הfa.SahH6581; it isuncleanטָמֵ֣אta.Me'H2931;thou shalt burnתִּשְׂרְפֶ֑נּוּtis.re.Fe.nuH8313it in the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784; it isfretפְּחֶ֣תֶתpe.Che.tetH6356inward, whether it bebare withinבְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹbe.ka.rach.ToH7146or withoutבְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃ve.ga.bach.ToH1372.

56And if the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548lookרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200,and, behold, the plagueהַנֶּ֔גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061besomewhat darkH3544afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the washingהֻכַּבֵּ֣סhu.ka.BesH3526of it; then he shall rendוְקָרַ֣עve.ka.Ra'H7167it out of the garmentהַבֶּ֙גֶד֙ha.Be.gedH899,or out of the skinהָע֔וֹרha.'OrH5785,or out of the warpהַשְּׁתִ֖יha.she.TiH8359,or out of the woofהָעֵֽרֶב׃ha.'E.revH6154:

57And if it appearתֵּרָאֶ֨הte.ra.'EhH7200stillע֜וֹדodH5750in the garmentבַּ֠בֶּגֶדBa.be.gedH899,either in the warpבַשְּׁתִ֤יva.she.TiH8359,or in the woofבָעֵ֙רֶב֙va.'E.revH6154,or in any thingכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of skinע֔וֹרorH5785; it isa spreadingפֹּרַ֖חַתpo.Ra.chatH6524plague:thou shalt burnתִּשְׂרְפֶ֔נּוּtis.re.Fe.nuH8313that wherein the plagueהַנָּֽגַע׃ha.Na.ga'H5061iswith fireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784.

58And the garmentוְהַבֶּ֡גֶדve.ha.Be.gedH899,either warpהַשְּׁתִ֨יha.she.TiH8359,or woofהָעֵ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6154,or whatsoever thingכְּלִ֤יke.LiH3627of skinהָעוֹר֙ha.'OrH5785it be,which thou shalt washתְּכַבֵּ֔סte.kha.BesH3526,if the plagueהַנָּ֑גַעha.Na.ga'H5061be departedוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493from them, then it shall be washedוְכֻבַּ֥סve.khu.BasH3526the secondשֵׁנִ֖יתshe.NitH8145time, and shall be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

59This isthe lawתּוֹרַ֨תto.RatH8451of the plagueנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061of leprosyצָרַ֜עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883in a garmentבֶּ֥גֶדBe.gedH899of woollenהַצֶּ֣מֶר׀ha.Tze.merH6785or linenהַפִּשְׁתִּ֗יםha.pish.TimH6593,either in the warpהַשְּׁתִי֙ha.she.TiH8359,or woofהָעֵ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6154,or any thingכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of skinsע֑וֹרorH5785,to pronounce it cleanלְטַהֲר֖וֹle.ta.ha.RoH2891,or to pronounce it uncleanלְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃ פle.ta.me.'OH2930.

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