וְאִם֮ יִרְאֶ֣ה הַכֹּהֵן֒ וְהִנֵּה֙ לֹא־פָשָׂ֣ה הַנֶּ֔גַע בַּבֶּ֕גֶד אֹ֥ו בַשְּׁתִ֖י אֹ֣ו בָעֵ֑רֶב אֹ֖ו בְּכָל־כְּלִי־עֹֽור׃
But if the priest sees, and behold, the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any article made of leather.
Morphology
- וְאִם֮ (ve’im) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- יִרְאֶ֣ה (yirʾeh) – Root: ראה (r-ʾ-h); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “He sees”; Notes: Refers to the priest examining the plague.
- הַכֹּהֵן֒ (hakohen) – Root: כהן (k-h-n); Form: Noun, ms with article; Translation: “The priest”; Notes: The subject performing the inspection.
- וְהִנֵּה֙ (vehineh) – Root: הנה (h-n-h); Form: Interjection; Translation: “And behold”; Notes: Draws attention to the outcome of the inspection.
- לֹא־פָשָׂ֣ה (lo-fasah) – Root: פשה (p-sh-h); Form: Negation + verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “Has not spread”; Notes: Indicates the stagnation of the plague.
- הַנֶּ֔גַע (hanega) – Root: נגע (n-g-ʿ); Form: Noun, ms with article; Translation: “The plague”; Notes: Refers to the infection in question.
- בַּבֶּ֕גֶד (babeged) – Root: בגד (b-g-d); Form: Preposition + noun, ms with article; Translation: “In the garment”; Notes: Specifies the location of the plague.
- אֹ֥ו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Introduces alternatives.
- בַשְּׁתִ֖י (bash’ti) – Root: שתי (sh-t-y); Form: Preposition + noun, ms; Translation: “In the warp”; Notes: Refers to the vertical threads of fabric.
- אֹ֣ו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Continues listing alternative locations.
- בָעֵ֑רֶב (ba’erev) – Root: ערב (ʿ-r-b); Form: Preposition + noun, ms; Translation: “In the woof”; Notes: Refers to the horizontal threads of fabric.
- אֹ֖ו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Adds another possibility.
- בְּכָל־כְּלִי־עֹֽור (bekol-keli-or) – Root: כל (k-l) + כלי (k-l-y) + עור (ʿ-w-r); Form: Preposition + noun, ms construct + noun, ms; Translation: “In any article made of leather”; Notes: Expands the scope to include all leather items.