Leviticus 13:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

When a man has in the skin of his flesh a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the priests.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָדָם כִּי־יִהְיֶה בְעוֹר־בְּשָׂרוֹ שְׂאֵת אוֹ־סַפַּחַת אוֹ בַהֶרֶת וְהָיָה בְעוֹר־בְּשָׂרוֹ לְנֶגַע צָרָעַת וְהוּבָא אֶל־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן אוֹ אֶל־אַחַד מִבָּנָיו הַכֹּהֲנִים

Transliteration

ʾādām when-there-is in-ʿôr-bəśārô śəʾēt or-sappáḥat or bahéret and-becomes in-ʿôr-bəśārô for-négaʿ ṣāráʿat and-he-shall-be-brought to-ʾAhărōn the-kōhēn or to-one from-bānāyw the-kōhănîm

Grammar Details

• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular, absolute - man/person/human
• *kî-yihyeh*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - when/if there is
• *bə-ʿôr*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in skin of
• *bəśārô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his flesh
• *śəʾēt*: noun, feminine singular, absolute - swelling/elevation/rising
• *ʾô*: conjunction - or
• *sappáḥat*: noun, feminine singular, absolute - scab/eruption
• *bahéret*: noun, feminine singular, absolute - bright spot/white spot
• *wə-hāyāh*: conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and becomes/and shall be
• *lənéga*ʿ: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for mark/plague of
• *ṣāráʿat*: noun, feminine singular, absolute - skin disease/leprosy
• *wə-hûbāʾ*: conjunction + hophal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall be brought
• *ʾel-ʾAhărōn*: preposition + proper noun - to Aaron
• *ha-kōhēn*: definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the priest
• *mib-bānāyw*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - from his sons
• *ha-kōhănîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural, absolute - the priests

Word Meanings

• *ʾādām*: man/human/person/mankind
• *ʿôr*: skin/hide/leather
• *bāśār*: flesh/body/meat/skin
• *śəʾēt*: swelling/rising/elevation
• *sappáḥat*: scab/eruption/rash
• *bahéret*: bright spot/white spot/shiny area
• *néga*ʿ: mark/spot/plague/infection
• *ṣāráʿat*: leprosy/skin disease/affliction
• *kōhēn*: priest/official

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If someone has a swelling, scab, or bright spot on the skin of their body, and it appears to be a skin disease, they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When a man shall have in the skin of his fsh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his fsh like the plague of prosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  When a man{H120} shall have in the skin{H5785} of his flesh{H1320} a rising,{H7613} or a scab,{H5597} or a bright spot,{H934} and it become in the skin{H5785} of his flesh{H1320} the plague{H5061} of leprosy,{H6883} then he shall be brought{H935} unto Aaron{H175} the priest,{H3548} or unto one{H259} of his sons{H1121} the priests:{H3548}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When a man{H120} shall have in the skin{H5785} of his flesh{H1320} a rising{H7613}, a scab{H5597}, or bright spot{H934}, and it be in the skin{H5785} of his flesh{H1320} like the plague{H5061} of leprosy{H6883}; then he shall be brought{H935}{(H8717)} unto Aaron{H175} the priest{H3548}, or unto one{H259} of his sons{H1121} the priests{H3548}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  whe there apeareth a rysinge in any mas flesh ether a scabbe or a glistrige whyte: as though the plage of leprosye were in the skynne of his flesh, then let him be brought vnto Aaron the preast or vnto one of hys sonnes the preastes,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan there ryseth vp eny thinge in the skynne of a mans flesh, whether it be a scabbe or a glistrynge whyte (as though there wolde be a leprosy in ye skynne of his flesh) he shal be brought vnto Aaron the prest, or to one of his sonnes amonge ye prestes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The man that shall haue in the skin of his flesh a swelling or a skab, or a white spot, so that in the skinne of his flesh it be like the plague of leprosie, then he shalbe brought vnto Aaron the Priest, or vnto one of his sonnes the Priestes,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The man that shall haue in the skinne of his fleshe, a swellyng, either a scabbe, or a glistryng whyte, and the plague of leprosie be in the skinne of his fleshe, he shalbe brought vnto Aaron the priest, or vnto one of his sonnes the priestes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh [like] the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "When a man shall have a rising in his body's skin, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes in the skin of his body the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the priests:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `When a man hath in the skin of his flesh a rising, or scab, or bright spot, and it hath become in the skin of his flesh a leprous plague, then he hath been brought in unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it become in the skin of his flesh the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it become in the skin of his flesh the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If a man has on his skin a growth or a mark or a white place, and it becomes the disease of a leper, let him be taken to Aaron the priest, or to one of the priests, his sons;

• World English Bible (2000)

  "When a man shall have a rising in his body's skin, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes in the skin of his body the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons, the priests:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “When someone has a swelling or a scab or a bright spot on the skin of his body that may become a diseased infection, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or one of his sons, the priests.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 24:8 : 8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests, the Levites, shall teach you: as I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.
• Lev 14:56 : 56 And for a swelling, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:
• Lev 14:3 : 3 And the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall examine him, and behold, if the plague of leprosy is healed in the leper;
• Lev 14:35 : 35 And he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seems to me there is a plague in the house:
• Exod 4:6-7 : 6 And the LORD said furthermore to him, Now put your hand into your bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Put your hand into your bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again, and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.
• Num 12:10 : 10 And the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, and behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow. And Aaron looked at Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.
• Num 12:12 : 12 'Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.'
• Deut 17:8-9 : 8 If a matter arises that is too hard for you to judge, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of dispute within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses, 9 and you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge who is in office in those days, and inquire, and they shall declare to you the verdict of the judgment.
• Deut 28:27 : 27 The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt, and with tumors, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof you cannot be healed.
• 2 Sam 3:29 : 29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.
• 2 Kgs 5:1 : 1 Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
• 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you, and to your descendants forever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
• 2 Chr 26:19-21 : 19 Then Uzziah was angry, and he held a censer in his hand to burn incense. While he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the incense altar. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and he was leprous on his forehead. So they hurried him out of there. Indeed, he also hurried to leave, because the LORD had struck him. 21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. Jotham his son was in charge of the palace, governing the people of the land.
• Isa 1:6 : 6 From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, nor bound up, nor soothed with ointment.
• Isa 3:17 : 17 Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the crown of the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will uncover their secret parts.
• Mal 2:7 : 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
• Matt 8:4 : 4 And Jesus said to him, See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.
• Mark 1:44 : 44 And said to him, See that you say nothing to anyone, but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.
• Luke 5:14 : 14 And he charged him to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
• Luke 17:14 : 14 And when he saw them, he said to them, Go show yourselves to the priests. And it happened that as they went, they were cleansed.