The Meaning of Leviticus 13:54 Explained

Leviticus 13:54

KJV: Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:

YLT: then hath the priest commanded, and they have washed that in which the plague is, and he hath shut it up a second seven days.

Darby: then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the sore is, and he shall shut it up seven days a second time.

ASV: then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then the priest  shall command  that they wash  [the thing] wherein the plague  [is], and he shall shut  it up seven  days  more: 

What does Leviticus 13:54 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 13:54 mean?

then shall command the priest that they wash [the thing] - which in [is] the plague and he shall isolate it seven days second
וְצִוָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְכִ֨בְּס֔וּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ בּ֖וֹ הַנָּ֑גַע וְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹ שִׁבְעַת־ יָמִ֖ים שֵׁנִֽית

וְצִוָּה֙  then  shall  command 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְכִ֨בְּס֔וּ  that  they  wash  [the  thing] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: כָּבַס  
Sense: to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller.
אֵ֥ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַנָּ֑גַע  [is]  the  plague 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶגַע  
Sense: stroke, plague, disease, mark, plague spot.
וְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹ  and  he  shall  isolate  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: סָגוּר 
Sense: to shut, close.
שִׁבְעַת־  seven 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
יָמִ֖ים  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
שֵׁנִֽית  second 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.

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