The Meaning of Leviticus 13:17 Explained

Leviticus 13:17

KJV: And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.

YLT: and the priest hath seen him, and lo, the plague hath been turned to white, and the priest hath pronounced clean him who hath the plague; he is clean.

Darby: and the priest shall look on him, and behold, the sore is turned white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the sore: he is clean.

ASV: and the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the plague be turned into white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the priest  shall see  him: and, behold, [if] the plague  be turned  into white;  then the priest  shall pronounce [him] clean  [that hath] the plague:  he [is] clean. 

What does Leviticus 13:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 13:1-17 - The Test Of Leprosy
Leprosy was a sort of living death, involving exclusion from the fellowship of the living, and from the sanctuary. Consequently the process of restoration consisted of two stages: re-admission, through the cure of disease, into the fellowship of the living, Leviticus 13:1-59, and then to the camp and sanctuary, through the due performance of prescribed rites, Leviticus 14:1-32. The enumeration of the symptoms is very deliberate. The priest was required to conduct his examination with the greatest care, lest he should pronounce that to be leprosy which was not really so.
How different this to the sweeping and hasty judgments that we pass on each other! We judge by appearances only, and are not especially concerned to judge righteously. Sin, of which leprosy is the type, is not a superficial disease; it is "deeper than the skin." See Leviticus 13:3-4; Leviticus 13:25; Leviticus 13:30-32; Leviticus 13:34. They who know us best are not aware of the secret springs of impure motive, and the polluted things that hold empire within the soul. But the body of sin must be brought to an end at the Cross. See Romans 6:6. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 13

1  The laws whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosy

What do the individual words in Leviticus 13:17 mean?

and shall examine him the priest and [if] indeed has turned the sore white then shall pronounce [him] clean the priest - the [who has] sore [is] clean He -
וְרָאָ֙הוּ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֛ה נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ הַנֶּ֖גַע לְלָבָ֑ן וְטִהַ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־ הַנֶּ֖גַע טָה֥וֹר הֽוּא פ

וְרָאָ֙הוּ֙  and  shall  examine  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְהִנֵּ֛ה  and  [if]  indeed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ  has  turned 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָפַךְ  
Sense: to turn, overthrow, overturn.
הַנֶּ֖גַע  the  sore 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶגַע  
Sense: stroke, plague, disease, mark, plague spot.
לְלָבָ֑ן  white 
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: לָבָן  
Sense: white.
וְטִהַ֧ר  then  shall  pronounce  [him]  clean 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָהֵר  
Sense: to be clean, be pure.
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַנֶּ֖גַע  the  [who  has]  sore 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶגַע  
Sense: stroke, plague, disease, mark, plague spot.
טָה֥וֹר  [is]  clean 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָהֹור  
Sense: pure, clean.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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