The Meaning of Leviticus 13:36 Explained

Leviticus 13:36

KJV: Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.

YLT: and the priest hath seen him, and lo, the scall hath spread in the skin, the priest seeketh not for the shining hair, he is unclean;

Darby: and the priest shall look on him, and behold, the scall hath spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair: he is unclean.

ASV: then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then the priest  shall look  on him: and, behold, if the scall  be spread  in the skin,  the priest  shall not seek  for yellow  hair;  he [is] unclean. 

What does Leviticus 13:36 Mean?

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 13:36 mean?

then shall examine him the priest and indeed [if] has spread the scale over the skin not need seek the priest for hair yellow [is] unclean He
וְרָאָ֙הוּ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖תֶק בָּע֑וֹר לֹֽא־ יְבַקֵּ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן לַשֵּׂעָ֥ר הַצָּהֹ֖ב טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא

וְרָאָ֙הוּ֙  then  shall  examine  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְהִנֵּ֛ה  and  indeed  [if] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
פָּשָׂ֥ה  has  spread 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּשָׂה  
Sense: (Qal) to spread.
הַנֶּ֖תֶק  the  scale 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶתֶק  
Sense: scab, skin eruption, scall (of leprosy).
בָּע֑וֹר  over  the  skin 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹור  
Sense: skin, hide.
יְבַקֵּ֧ר  need  seek 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּקַר  
Sense: to seek, enquire, consider.
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
לַשֵּׂעָ֥ר  for  hair 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׂעָר  
Sense: hair.
הַצָּהֹ֖ב  yellow 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צָהֹב  
Sense: gleaming, yellow (of hair).
טָמֵ֥א  [is]  unclean 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא  
Sense: unclean, impure.

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