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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 13:4/אבן עזרא על ויקרא י״ג:ד׳
אהפך לבן. טעמו נהפך ללבן:
1BE TURNED WHITE. Hafakh lavon means be turned white.18 is a kal. A kal is active. I.E. points out that in our verse, hafakh has the meaning of a passive form.
בעמוק. יותר יש בעמקו מעומק העור ואיננו כמו שפל:
2BE DEEPER. Its depth is deeper than the depth of the skin. The word amok (deep) does not mean the same as shafal (lower) (v. 20).19 (deep) is deeper than shafal (lower) (Weiser).
גוטמא אותו. בדבור שיאמר שהוא טמא:
3AND PRONOUNCE HIM UNCLEAN.20 Verbally.21 should be rendered, and shall pronounce him unclean. He shall declare him unclean.
דוהסגיר הכהן את הנגע שבעת ימים. האדם יהיה נסגר והוא ייחל עד שבעת ימים כי רובי החליים ישתנו ביום השביעי:
4THEN THE PRIEST SHALL SHUT UP HIM THAT HATH THE PLAGUE SEVEN DAYS.22) seven days. The person shall be shut up.23 (et ha-nega) means the person who has the affliction. He shall wait up to seven days, for most illnesses change on the seventh day.24