KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
WORDS OF GOD IN RED
To get what Leviticus 13:22 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
|---|---|---|---|
| “And if” | וְאִם | Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | if |
| “it spread much” | פָּשֹׂ֥ה | To spread | spread much |
| “abroad” | תִפְשֶׂ֖ה | To spread | abroad |
| “in the skin,” | בָּע֑וֹר | Skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather | skin |
| “then the priest” | הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | Literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) | then priest |
| “shall pronounce him unclean:” | וְטִמֵּ֧א | To be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) | pronounce unclean |
| “it” | הִֽוא׃ | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | it |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “a plague.” | נֶ֥גַע | A blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress) | plague |
See Leviticus 13:22 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.
| Very High |
Verse Search Popularity Levels What do people search for?Use the scale on the left to tell how often the verses below are googled compared to each other. |
|
| High | ||
| Medium | ||
| Low | ||
| Very Low |
20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
24 Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool.