וְרָאָ֨ה אֹתֹ֜ו הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְהִנֵּ֤ה שְׂאֵת־הַנֶּ֨גַע֙ לְבָנָ֣ה אֲדַמְדֶּ֔מֶת בְּקָרַחְתֹּ֖ו אֹ֣ו בְגַבַּחְתֹּ֑ו כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה צָרַ֖עַת עֹ֥ור בָּשָֽׂר׃
And the priest shall examine him, and behold, if the swelling of the spot is white or reddish on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of a leprous disease on the skin of the flesh.
Morphology
- וְרָאָ֨ה (vera’ah) – Root: ראה (r-ʾ-h); Form: Conjunction + verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he shall examine”; Notes: Refers to the priest’s action.
- אֹתֹ֜ו (oto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker + pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “Him”; Notes: Indicates the person being examined.
- הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (hakohen) – Root: כהן (k-h-n); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “The priest”; Notes: Refers to the examiner.
- וְהִנֵּ֤ה (vehineh) – Form: Particle; Translation: “And behold”; Notes: Introduces the result of the examination.
- שְׂאֵת־הַנֶּ֨גַע֙ (se’et-hanega’) – Root: שׂאה (s-ʾ-h) + נגע (n-g-ʿ); Form: Noun, fs construct + noun, ms; Translation: “The swelling of the spot”; Notes: Describes the visible lesion.
- לְבָנָ֣ה (levanah) – Root: לבן (l-b-n); Form: Adjective, fs; Translation: “White”; Notes: Indicates the color of the spot.
- אֲדַמְדֶּ֔מֶת (adamdemet) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Adjective, fs; Translation: “Reddish”; Notes: Indicates a reddish hue.
- בְּקָרַחְתֹּ֖ו (beqaraḥto) – Root: קרח (q-r-ḥ); Form: Preposition + noun, fs construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “On his bald head”; Notes: Specifies the location of the lesion.
- אֹ֣ו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Connects alternatives.
- בְגַבַּחְתֹּ֑ו (begabbaḥto) – Root: גבח (g-b-ḥ); Form: Preposition + noun, fs construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “On his bald forehead”; Notes: Specifies another possible location.
- כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה (kemar’eh) – Root: ראה (r-ʾ-h); Form: Preposition + noun, ms construct; Translation: “Like the appearance of”; Notes: Describes a comparison.
- צָרַ֖עַת (tsara’at) – Root: צרע (ts-r-ʿ); Form: Noun, fs; Translation: “Leprosy”; Notes: Refers to the condition.
- עֹ֥ור (‘or) – Root: עור (ʿ-w-r); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “Skin”; Notes: Indicates the affected area.
- בָּשָֽׂר׃ (basar) – Root: בשר (b-s-r); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “Flesh”; Notes: Specifies the type of skin.