Leviticus 13

YHWH instructs the priest to examine suspected leprosy and isolate those with the disease to prevent its spread among the people.[1] The chapter details the examination process, including a seven-day observation period, and prescribes isolation and separation for those confirmed to have leprosy.[1]

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a man when he has on the skin of his body a swelling or a scab or a bright spot and it becomes on the skin of his body as a mark of disease he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests
2 אָדָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam a man HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when HC יִהְיֶ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh he has HVqi3ms בְ/עוֹר 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤓 veor on the skin HR/Ncmsc בְּשָׂר/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤅 besaro of his body HNcmsc/Sp3ms שְׂאֵ֤ת 𐤔𐤀𐤕 seet a swelling HNcfsa אֽוֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or HC סַפַּ֨חַת֙ 𐤎𐤐𐤇𐤕 sapachat a scab HNcfsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-2 or HC בַהֶ֔רֶת 𐤁𐤄𐤓𐤕 vaheret a bright spot HNcfsa וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it becomes HC/Vqq3ms בְ/עוֹר 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤓 veor-2 on the skin HR/Ncmsc בְּשָׂר֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤅 besaro-2 of his body HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְ/נֶ֣גַע 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤏 lenega as a mark HR/Ncmsc צָרָ֑עַת 𐤑𐤓𐤏𐤕 tsaraat of disease HNcfsa וְ/הוּבָא֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤁𐤀 vehuva he shall be brought HC/VHq3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אַהֲרֹ֣ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest HTd/Ncmsa א֛וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-3 or HC אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR אַחַ֥ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 achad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa מִ/בָּנָ֖י/ו 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 mibanayv Bene (Bemba) of his sons HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms הַ/כֹּהֲנִֽים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests HTd/Ncmpa
and shall examine the priest at the infection in the skin of the flesh and hair in the infection has turned white and the appearance of the infection deeper than the skin of his body infection of leprosy it is and the priest shall examine it the priest and shall pronounce him unclean him
3 וְ/רָאָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraah and shall examine HC/Vqq3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֣ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et at HTo הַ/נֶּ֣גַע 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanega the infection HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/עֽוֹר 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤓 beor in the skin HR/Ncmsc הַ֠/בָּשָׂר 𐤄/𐤁𐤔𐤓 habasar of the flesh HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שֵׂעָ֨ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓 vesear and hair HC/Ncmsa בַּ/נֶּ֜גַע 𐤁/𐤍𐤂𐤏 banega in the infection HRd/Ncmsa הָפַ֣ךְ 𐤄𐤐𐤊 hafakhe has turned HVqp3ms לָבָ֗ן 𐤋𐤁𐤍 lavan white HAamsa וּ/מַרְאֵ֤ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 umareeh and the appearance HC/Ncmsc הַ/נֶּ֨גַע֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanega-2 of the infection HTd/Ncmsa עָמֹק֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤒 amoq deeper HAamsa מֵ/ע֣וֹר 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤓 meor than the skin HR/Ncmsc בְּשָׂר֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤅 besaro of his body HNcmsc/Sp3ms נֶ֥גַע 𐤍𐤂𐤏 nega infection HNcmsc צָרַ֖עַת 𐤑𐤓𐤏𐤕 tsaraat of leprosy HNcfsa ה֑וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it is HPp3ms וְ/רָאָ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 veraahu and the priest shall examine it HC/Vqq3ms/Sp3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest HTd/Ncmsa וְ/טִמֵּ֥א 𐤅/𐤈𐤌𐤀 vetime and shall pronounce him unclean HC/Vpq3ms אֹתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him HTo/Sp3ms
and shall look the priest at him on the day the seventh a second time and behold faded the infection and not spread the infection in the skin and shall pronounce him clean the priest scab it and shall wash his clothes and be clean
6 וְ/רָאָה֩ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraah and shall look HC/Vqq3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֨ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest HTd/Ncmsa אֹת֜/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto at him HTo/Sp3ms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִי֮ 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh HTd/Aomsa שֵׁנִית֒ 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤕 shenit a second time HAofsa וְ/הִנֵּה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold HC/Tm כֵּהָ֣ה 𐤊𐤄𐤄 kehah faded HVpp3ms הַ/נֶּ֔גַע 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanega the infection HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn פָשָׂ֥ה 𐤐𐤔𐤄 fasah spread HVqp3ms הַ/נֶּ֖גַע 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanega-2 the infection HTd/Ncmsa בָּ/ע֑וֹר 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤓 baor in the skin HRd/Ncmsa וְ/טִהֲר֤/וֹ 𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓/𐤅 vetiharo and shall pronounce him clean HC/Vpq3ms/Sp3ms הַ/כֹּהֵן֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest HTd/Ncmsa מִסְפַּ֣חַת 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤇𐤕 misepachat scab HNcfsa הִ֔יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it HPp3fs וְ/כִבֶּ֥ס 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤎 vekhibes and shall wash HC/Vpq3ms בְּגָדָ֖י/ו 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤅 begadayv his clothes HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/טָהֵֽר 𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓 vetaher and be clean HC/Vqq3ms
and shall see it the priest and behold has turned the hair white in the bright spot and its appearance deeper than the skin leprosy it is in the burn has broken out and he shall pronounce unclean him the priest plague of leprosy it is
25 וְ/רָאָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraah and shall see HC/Vqq3ms אֹתָ֣/הּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah it HTo/Sp3fs הַ/כֹּהֵ֡ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold HC/Tm נֶהְפַּךְ֩ 𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊 nehepakhe has turned HVNp3ms שֵׂעָ֨ר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 sear the hair HNcmsa לָבָ֜ן 𐤋𐤁𐤍 lavan white HAamsa בַּ/בַּהֶ֗רֶת 𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤓𐤕 babaheret in the bright spot HRd/Ncfsa וּ/מַרְאֶ֨/הָ֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤀/𐤄 umareeha and its appearance HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs עָמֹ֣ק 𐤏𐤌𐤒 amoq deeper HAamsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min than HR הָ/ע֔וֹר 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤓 haor the skin HTd/Ncmsa צָרַ֣עַת 𐤑𐤓𐤏𐤕 tsaraat leprosy HNcfsa הִ֔וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv it is HPp3fs בַּ/מִּכְוָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤅𐤄 bamikhevah in the burn HRd/Ncfsa פָּרָ֑חָה 𐤐𐤓𐤇𐤄 parachah has broken out HVqp3fs וְ/טִמֵּ֤א 𐤅/𐤈𐤌𐤀 vetime and he shall pronounce unclean HC/Vpq3ms אֹת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him HTo/Sp3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest HTd/Ncmsa נֶ֥גַע 𐤍𐤂𐤏 nega plague HNcmsc צָרַ֖עַת 𐤑𐤓𐤏𐤕 tsaraat-2 of leprosy HNcfsa הִֽוא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv-2 it is HPp3fs
And if he sees the priest direct object marker the plague of the scall and behold not its appearance deep than the skin and hair black not in it and he shall shut up the priest direct object marker the plague of the scall seven days
31 וְ/כִֽי 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi And if HC/C יִרְאֶ֨ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh he sees HVqi3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker HTo נֶ֣גַע 𐤍𐤂𐤏 nega the plague HNcmsc הַ/נֶּ֗תֶק 𐤄/𐤍𐤕𐤒 haneteq of the scall HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold HC/Tm אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn not HTn מַרְאֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤌𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 mareehu its appearance HNcmsc/Sp3ms עָמֹ֣ק 𐤏𐤌𐤒 amoq deep HAamsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min than HR הָ/ע֔וֹר 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤓 haor the skin HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שֵׂעָ֥ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓 vesear and hair HC/Ncmsa שָׁחֹ֖ר 𐤔𐤇𐤓 shachor black HAamsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn-2 not HTn בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it HR/Sp3ms וְ/הִסְגִּ֧יר 𐤅/𐤄𐤎𐤂𐤉𐤓 vehisegir and he shall shut up HC/Vhq3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֛ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker HTo נֶ֥גַע 𐤍𐤂𐤏 nega-2 the plague HNcmsc הַ/נֶּ֖תֶק 𐤄/𐤍𐤕𐤒 haneteq-2 of the scall HTd/Ncmsa שִׁבְעַ֥ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat seven HAcmsc יָמִֽים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days HNcmpa
and shall examine the priest - the scale on the day the seventh and behold not has spread the scale in the skin its appearance it is not deeper than the skin he shall pronounce clean him the priest and he shall wash his clothes and be clean
34 וְ/רָאָה֩ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraah and shall examine HC/Vqq3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֨ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo הַ/נֶּ֜תֶק 𐤄/𐤍𐤕𐤒 haneteq the scale HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh HTd/Aomsa וְ֠/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold HC/Tm לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn פָשָׂ֤ה 𐤐𐤔𐤄 fasah has spread HVqp3ms הַ/נֶּ֨תֶק֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤕𐤒 haneteq-2 the scale HTd/Ncmsa בָּ/ע֔וֹר 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤓 baor in the skin HRd/Ncmsa וּ/מַרְאֵ֕/הוּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 umareehu its appearance HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֵינֶ֥/נּוּ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅 eynenu it is not HTn/Sp3ms עָמֹ֖ק 𐤏𐤌𐤒 amoq deeper HAamsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min than HR הָ/ע֑וֹר 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤓 haor the skin HTd/Ncmsa וְ/טִהַ֤ר 𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓 vetihar he shall pronounce clean HC/Vpq3ms אֹת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him HTo/Sp3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כִבֶּ֥ס 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤎 vekhibes and he shall wash HC/Vpq3ms בְּגָדָ֖י/ו 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤅 begadayv his clothes HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/טָהֵֽר 𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓 vetaher and be clean HC/Vqq3ms
and-he-shall-examine [direct object marker] the-plague on-the-day the-seventh if has-spread the-plague in-the-garment or in-the-warp or in-the-woof or in-the-skin for-all that is-made the-skin for-work leprosy fretting the-plague unclean it
51 וְ/רָאָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraah and-he-shall-examine HC/Vqq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/נֶּ֜גַע 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanega the-plague HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on-the-day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the-seventh HTd/Aomsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki if HC פָשָׂ֤ה 𐤐𐤔𐤄 fasah has-spread HVqp3ms הַ/נֶּ֨גַע֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanega-2 the-plague HTd/Ncmsa בַּ֠/בֶּגֶד 𐤁/𐤁𐤂𐤃 babeged in-the-garment HRd/Ncmsa אֽוֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or HC בַ/שְּׁתִ֤י 𐤁/𐤔𐤕𐤉 vasheti in-the-warp HRd/Ncmsa אֽוֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-2 or HC בָ/עֵ֨רֶב֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 vaerev in-the-woof HRd/Ncmsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-3 or HC בָ/ע֔וֹר 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤓 vaor in-the-skin HRd/Ncmsa לְ/כֹ֛ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol for-all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yeaseh is-made HVNi3ms הָ/ע֖וֹר 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤓 haor the-skin HTd/Ncmsa לִ/מְלָאכָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 limelakhah for-work HR/Ncfsa צָרַ֧עַת 𐤑𐤓𐤏𐤕 tsaraat leprosy HNcfsa מַמְאֶ֛רֶת 𐤌𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤕 mameeret fretting HVhrfsa הַ/נֶּ֖גַע 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanega-3 the-plague HTd/Ncmsa טָמֵ֥א 𐤈𐤌𐤀 tame unclean HAamsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it HPp3ms
and he shall burn [direct object marker] the garment whether [direct object marker] the warp or [direct object marker] the woof in wool or in linen or [direct object marker] any article of skin which is in it the mark for leprosy malignant it is in the fire it shall be burned
52 וְ/שָׂרַ֨ף 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤐 vesaraf and he shall burn HC/Vqq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/בֶּ֜גֶד 𐤄/𐤁𐤂𐤃 habeged the garment HTd/Ncmsa א֥וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o whether HC אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo הַ/שְּׁתִ֣י 𐤄/𐤔𐤕𐤉 hasheti the warp HTd/Ncmsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-2 or HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] HTo הָ/עֵ֗רֶב 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁 haerev the woof HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/צֶּ֨מֶר֙ 𐤁/𐤑𐤌𐤓 batsemer in wool HRd/Ncmsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-3 or HC בַ/פִּשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤁/𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 vapishetim in linen HRd/Ncmpa א֚וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-4 or HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-4 [direct object marker] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal any HNcmsc כְּלִ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keli article HNcmsc הָ/ע֔וֹר 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤓 haor of skin HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh is HVqi3ms ב֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo in it HR/Sp3ms הַ/נָּ֑גַע 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanaga the mark HTd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC צָרַ֤עַת 𐤑𐤓𐤏𐤕 tsaraat leprosy HNcfsa מַמְאֶ֨רֶת֙ 𐤌𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤕 mameeret malignant HVhrfsa הִ֔וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv it is HPp3fs בָּ/אֵ֖שׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh in the fire HRd/Ncbsa תִּשָּׂרֵֽף 𐤕𐤔𐤓𐤐 tisaref it shall be burned HVNi3fs
and shall look the priest after it is washed direct object marker the mark and behold not has changed the mark direct object marker its appearance and the mark not has spread unclean it in the fire you shall burn it fret it on its bald spot or on its forehead
55 וְ/רָאָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraah and shall look HC/Vqq3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest HTd/Ncmsa אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after HR הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס 𐤄𐤊𐤁𐤎 hukabes it is washed HVuc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker HTo הַ/נֶּ֗גַע 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanega the mark HTd/Ncmsa וְ֠/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold HC/Tm לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn הָפַ֨ךְ 𐤄𐤐𐤊 hafakhe has changed HVqp3ms הַ/נֶּ֤גַע 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanega-2 the mark HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker HTo עֵינ/וֹ֙ 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤅 eyno its appearance HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/הַ/נֶּ֣גַע 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 vehanega and the mark HC/Td/Ncmsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn פָשָׂ֔ה 𐤐𐤔𐤄 fasah has spread HVqp3ms טָמֵ֣א 𐤈𐤌𐤀 tame unclean HAamsa ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it HPp3ms בָּ/אֵ֖שׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh in the fire HRd/Ncbsa תִּשְׂרְפֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤓𐤐/𐤍𐤅 tiserefenu you shall burn it HVqi2ms/Sp3ms פְּחֶ֣תֶת 𐤐𐤇𐤕𐤕 pechetet fret HNcfsa הִ֔וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv it HPp3fs בְּ/קָרַחְתּ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤇𐤕/𐤅 beqaracheto on its bald spot HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms א֥וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or HC בְ/גַבַּחְתּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤇𐤕/𐤅 vegabacheto on its forehead HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
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