The Meaning of Leviticus 13:4 Explained

Leviticus 13:4

KJV: If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:

YLT: And if the bright spot is white in the skin of his flesh, and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, and its hair hath not turned white, then hath the priest shut up him who hath the plague seven days.

Darby: But if the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and look not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white, the priest shall shut up him that hath the sore seven days.

ASV: And if the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white, then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:

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What is the context of Leviticus 13:4?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If the bright spot [be] white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight [be] not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the plague seven days:

What does Leviticus 13:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 13:1-17 - The Test Of Leprosy

Leprosy was a sort of living death, involving exclusion from the fellowship of the living, and from the sanctuary. Consequently the process of restoration consisted of two stages: re-admission, through the cure of disease, into the fellowship of the living, Leviticus 13:1-59, and then to the camp and sanctuary, through the due performance of prescribed rites, Leviticus 14:1-32. The enumeration of the symptoms is very deliberate. The priest was required to conduct his examination with the greatest care, lest he should pronounce that to be leprosy which was not really so.

How different this to the sweeping and hasty judgments that we pass on each other! We judge by appearances only, and are not especially concerned to judge righteously. Sin, of which leprosy is the type, is not a superficial disease; it is "deeper than the skin." See Leviticus 13:3-4; Leviticus 13:25; Leviticus 13:30-32; Leviticus 13:34. They who know us best are not aware of the secret springs of impure motive, and the polluted things that hold empire within the soul. But the body of sin must be brought to an end at the Cross. See Romans 6:6. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 13

¹ The laws whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosy

What do the individual words in Leviticus 13:4 mean?

But if the bright spot white is on the skin of his body and [is] deeper not in sight than the skin and its hair not has turned white then shall isolate the priest - the [one who has the] sore seven days

וְאִם־ בַּהֶרֶת֩ לְבָנָ֨ה הִ֜וא בְּע֣וֹר בְּשָׂר֗וֹ וְעָמֹק֙ אֵין־ מַרְאֶ֣הָ מִן־ הָע֔וֹר וּשְׂעָרָ֖ה לֹא־ הָפַ֣ךְ לָבָ֑ן וְהִסְגִּ֧יר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־ הַנֶּ֖גַע שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים

וְאִם־	But if
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
בַּהֶרֶת֩	the bright spot
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: בַּהֶרֶת Sense: white patch of skin, brightness, bright spot (on skin).
לְבָנָ֨ה	white
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: לָבָן Sense: white.
בְּע֣וֹר	on the skin
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֹור Sense: skin, hide.
בְּשָׂר֗וֹ	of his body
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בָּשָׂר Sense: flesh.
וְעָמֹק֙	and [is] deeper
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular Root: עָמֹק Sense: deep, mysterious, depths.
מַרְאֶ֣הָ	in sight
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular Root: מַרְאֶה Sense: sight, appearance, vision.
מִן־	than
Parse: Preposition Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הָע֔וֹר	the skin
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֹור Sense: skin, hide.
וּשְׂעָרָ֖ה	and its hair
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular Root: שֵׂעָר Sense: hair.
הָפַ֣ךְ	has turned
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָפַךְ Sense: to turn, overthrow, overturn.
לָבָ֑ן	white
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: לָבָן Sense: white.
וְהִסְגִּ֧יר	then shall isolate
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: סָגוּר Sense: to shut, close.
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	the priest
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַנֶּ֖גַע	the [one who has the] sore
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נֶגַע Sense: stroke, plague, disease, mark, plague spot.
שִׁבְעַ֥ת	seven
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number).
יָמִֽים	days
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.

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