The Meaning of Leviticus 14:39 Explained

Leviticus 14:39

KJV: And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;

YLT: 'And the priest hath turned back on the seventh day, and hath seen, and lo, the plague hath spread in the walls of the house,

Darby: And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and when he looketh, and behold, the plague hath spread in the walls of the house,

ASV: And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the priest  shall come again  the seventh  day,  and shall look:  and, behold, [if] the plague  be spread  in the walls  of the house; 

What does Leviticus 14:39 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 14

1  The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper
33  The signs of leprosy in a house
48  The cleansing of that house

What do the individual words in Leviticus 14:39 mean?

And shall come again the priest on the day seventh and look and [if] indeed has spread the plague on the walls of the house
וְשָׁ֥ב הַכֹּהֵ֖ן בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י וְרָאָ֕ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַע בְּקִירֹ֥ת הַבָּֽיִת

וְשָׁ֥ב  And  shall  come  again 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
בַּיּ֣וֹם  on  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י  seventh 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שְׁבִיעִי  
Sense: seventh.
וְרָאָ֕ה  and  look 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וְהִנֵּ֛ה  and  [if]  indeed 
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.
הַנֶּ֖גַע  the  plague 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶגַע  
Sense: stroke, plague, disease, mark, plague spot.
בְּקִירֹ֥ת  on  the  walls 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
הַבָּֽיִת  of  the  house 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.