Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 13:9-17

9When the plagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of leprosyצָרַ֔עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883is in a manבְּאָדָ֑םbe.'a.DamH120,then he shall be broughtוְהוּבָ֖אve.hu.Va'H935unto the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548;

10And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall seeוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200him: and, behold, ifthe risingשְׂאֵת־se.'et-H7613bewhiteלְבָנָה֙le.va.NahH3836in the skinבָּע֔וֹרba.'orH5785,and it have turnedהָפְכָ֖הha.fe.KhahH2015the hairשֵׂעָ֣רse.'ArH8181whiteלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3836, and there bequickוּמִֽחְיַ֛תu.mich.YatH4241rawחַ֖יchaiH2416fleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320in the risingבַּשְׂאֵֽת׃bas.'EtH7613;

11It isan oldנוֹשֶׁ֤נֶתno.She.netH3462leprosyצָרַ֨עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883in the skinבְּע֣וֹרbe.'orH5785of his fleshבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320,and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shall pronounce him uncleanוְטִמְּא֖וֹve.ti.me.'OH2930,and shall not shutיַסְגִּרֶ֔נּוּyas.gi.Re.nuH5462him up: for he isuncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931.

12And if a leprosyהַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ha.tza.Ra.'atH6883break outפָּר֨וֹחַpa.Ro.achH6524abroadתִּפְרַ֤חtif.RachH6524in the skinבָּע֔וֹרba.'orH5785,and the leprosyהַצָּרַ֗עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883coverוְכִסְּתָ֣הve.khi.se.TahH3680all the skinע֣וֹרorH5785of him that haththe plagueהַנֶּ֔גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061from his headמֵרֹאשׁ֖וֹme.ro.ShoH7218even to his footרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,wheresoever the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548lookethמַרְאֵ֖ה עֵינֵ֥יmar.'Eh 'ei.NeiH5869 H4758;

13Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall considerוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200: and, behold, ifthe leprosyהַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ha.tza.Ra.'atH6883have coveredכִסְּתָ֤הkhi.se.TahH3680all his fleshבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320, he shall pronounce himcleanוְטִהַ֖רve.ti.HarH2891that haththe plagueהַנָּ֑גַעha.Na.ga'H5061:it is all turnedהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015whiteלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3836: he iscleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889.

14But whenוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117rawחַ֖יchaiH2416fleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320appearethהֵרָא֥וֹתhe.ra.'otH7200in him, he shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

15And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall seeוְרָאָ֧הve.ra.'AhH7200the rawהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416fleshהַבָּשָׂ֥רha.ba.SarH1320,and pronounce him to be uncleanוְטִמְּא֑וֹve.ti.me.'OH2930: forthe rawהַחַ֛יha.ChaiH2416fleshהַבָּשָׂ֥רha.ba.SarH1320isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931: it isa leprosyצָרַ֥עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883.

16Or if the rawהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416fleshהַבָּשָׂ֥רha.ba.SarH1320turn againיָשׁ֛וּבya.ShuvH7725,and be changedוְנֶהְפַּ֣ךְve.neh.PakhH2015unto whiteלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3836,he shall comeוּבָ֖אu.Va'H935unto the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548;

17And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall seeוְרָאָ֙הוּ֙ve.ra.'A.huH7200him: and, behold, ifthe plagueהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061be turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015into whiteלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3836;then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall pronounce himcleanוְטִהַ֧רve.ti.HarH2891that haththe plagueהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061: he iscleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889.

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