Leviticus 13:55

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the priest shall examine the plague after it is washed, and if the plague has not changed its color and the plague has not spread, it is unclean; you shall burn it with fire, whether the damage is inside or outside.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְרָאָ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אַחֲרֵ֣י ׀ הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס אֶת־הַנֶּ֗גַע וְ֠הִנֵּה לֹֽא־הָפַ֨ךְ הַנֶּ֤גַע אֶת־עֵינוֹ֙ וְהַנֶּ֣גַע לֹֽא־פָשָׂ֔ה טָמֵ֣א ה֔וּא בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשְׂרְפֶ֑נּוּ פְּחֶ֣תֶת הִ֔וא בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ א֥וֹ בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wərāʾāh the-kōhēn ʾaḥărê hukkabbēs ʾet-the-negaʿ and hinnēh not-hāpak the-negaʿ ʾet-ʿênô and the-negaʿ not-pāśāh, ṭāmēʾ hûʾ, in-the-ʾēš tiśrəpennû; pəḥetet hîʾ in-qāraḥtô or in-gabbaḥtô.

Grammar Details

• *wərāʾāh*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he shall see/examine
• *kōhēn*: masculine singular noun - priest
• *ʾaḥărê*: preposition - after
• *hukkabbēs*: Pual infinitive construct - being washed
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *negaʿ*: masculine singular noun - plague/infection/mark
• *hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *hāpak*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has changed
• *ʿênô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its appearance/color
• *pāśāh*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has spread
• *ṭāmēʾ*: adjective masculine singular - unclean/impure
• *hûʾ*: 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - it
• *ʾēš*: feminine singular noun - fire
• *tiśrəpennû*: Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you shall burn it
• *pəḥetet*: feminine singular noun - depression/sunken spot
• *hîʾ*: 3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it
• *qāraḥtô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its bald spot on front
• *gabbaḥtô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its bald spot on back

Word Meanings

• *rāʾāh*: see/look at/observe/examine
• *kōhēn*: priest/one who serves at the altar
• *hukkabbēs*: being washed/laundered/cleansed
• *negaʿ*: plague/infection/mark/spot
• *hāpak*: turn/change/transform/convert
• *ʿayin*: eye/appearance/color/surface
• *pāśāh*: spread/extend/increase
• *ṭāmēʾ*: unclean/impure/defiled
• *tiśrəpennû*: you shall burn it/consume it with fire
• *pəḥetet*: depression/hollow/eaten away area/deterioration
• *qāraḥtô*: its inner/front side baldness/worn area
• *gabbaḥtô*: its outer/back side baldness/worn area

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  After it has been washed, the priest will inspect it again. If the mark has not changed its appearance, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. Burn it, whether the affected part is on the inside or outside.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is uncan; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and the priest{H3548} shall look,{H7200} after{H310} that the plague{H5061} is washed;{H3526} and, behold, if the plague{H5061} have not changed{H2015} its color,{H5869} and the plague{H5061} be not spread,{H6581} it is unclean;{H2931} thou shalt burn{H8313} it in the fire:{H784} it is a fret,{H6356} whether the bareness be within{H7146} or without.{H1372}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the priest{H3548} shall look{H7200}{(H8804)} on the plague{H5061}, after{H310} that it is washed{H3526}{(H8718)}: and, behold, if the plague{H5061} have not changed{H2015}{(H8804)} his colour{H5869}, and the plague{H5061} be not spread{H6581}{(H8804)}; it is unclean{H2931}; thou shalt burn{H8313}{(H8799)} it in the fire{H784}; it is fret{H6356} inward, whether it be bare within{H7146} or without{H1372}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And let the preast loke on it agayne after that the plage is wasshed: Yf the plage haue not chaunged his fascion though it be spred no further abrode, it is yet vncleane. And se that ye burne it in the fyre, for it is frete in warde: whether in parte or in all together.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan the prest seyth (after that the plage is wasshen) yt the plage is not chauged before his eyes, and hath frett no farther also, yet is it vncleane, & shalbe burnt wt fyre: for it is depe frete inwarde, and hath made skyrfes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Againe ye Priest shall looke on the plague, after it is washed: and if the plague haue not changed his colour, though the plague haue spred no further, it is vncleane: thou shalt burne it in the fire, for it is a fret inwarde, whether the spot bee in the bare place of the whole, or in part thereof.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the priest shall loke on the plague agayne after that it is wasshed: and yf the plague haue not chaunged his colour, and is spread no further abrode, it is vncleane, thou shalt burne it in the fire: for it is fret inwarde, whether it be bauld behynd in the head or before.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, [if] the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it [is] unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it [is] fret inward, [whether] it [be] bare within or without.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then the priest shall examine it, after the plague is washed; and, behold, if the plague hasn't changed its color, and the plague hasn't spread, it is unclean; you shall burn it in the fire. It is a mildewed spot, whether the bareness is inside or outside.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the priest hath seen `that which hath' the plague after it hath been washed, and lo, the plague hath not changed its aspect, and the plague hath not spread, -- it `is' unclean; with fire thou dost burn it; it `is' a fretting in its back-part or in its front-part.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the priest shall look, after that the plague is washed; and, behold, if the plague have not changed its color, and the plague be not spread, it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire: it is a fret, whether the bareness be within or without.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the priest shall look, after that the plague is washed; and, behold, if the plague have not changed its color, and the plague be not spread, it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire: it is a fret, whether the bareness be within or without.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if, after the mark has been washed, the priest sees that the colour of it is not changed and it is not increased, it is to be burned in the fire: the disease is working in it, though the damage may be inside or outside.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then the priest shall examine it, after the plague is washed; and behold, if the plague hasn't changed its color, and the plague hasn't spread, it is unclean; you shall burn it in the fire. It is a mildewed spot, whether the bareness is inside or outside.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The priest must then examine it after the infection has been washed out, and if the infection has not changed its appearance even though the infection has not spread, it is unclean. You must burn it up in the fire. It is a fungus, whether on the back side or front side of the article.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 24:13 : 13 In your filthiness is depravity: because I have purged you, and you were not purged, you shall not be purged of your filthiness anymore, until I have caused my fury to rest upon you.
• Heb 6:4-8 : 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 And have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 If they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 7 For the land that drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God: 8 But that which bears thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near to being cursed, its end is to be burned.
• 2 Pet 1:9 : 9 But he who lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
• 2 Pet 2:20-22 : 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "The dog returns to his own vomit," and "the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."