Leviticus 13

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1. 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and said,
2. 2When a man has a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot in the skin of his flesh, and it looks like the plague of leprosy, he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.
3. 3The priest will examine the affected area on the skin. If the hair in that spot has turned white and the sore appears to go deeper than the surface of the skin, it is leprosy. After examining the person, the priest must declare them unclean.
4. 4However, if the shiny spot on the skin is white but doesn't appear to go deeper than the surface, and the hair in it hasn't turned white, the priest must isolate the person for 7 days.
5. 5On the 7th day, the priest will examine them again. If the sore looks the same and hasn't spread across the skin, the priest must isolate them for another 7 days.
6. 6On the 7th day, the priest will examine them once more. If the sore has faded and hasn't spread, the priest must declare them clean — it's just a rash. The person must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
7. 7But if the scab spreads extensively across the skin after the person has been examined by the priest for his cleansing, he must be examined by the priest again.
8. 8The priest will examine them, and if the rash has spread across the skin, the priest must declare them unclean. It is leprosy.
9. 9When someone has a case of leprosy, they must be brought to the priest.
10. 10The priest will examine them. If there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and raw, exposed flesh is visible in the swelling,
11. 11It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest must declare him unclean and not isolate him, for he is unclean.
12. 12If the leprosy breaks out and spreads across the entire body, covering the person's skin from head to foot — everywhere the priest can see —
13. 13then the priest will examine them. If the leprosy has covered their entire body and it has all turned white, the priest must declare them clean. They are clean.
14. 14But whenever raw flesh appears on them, they are unclean.
15. 15The priest must examine the raw flesh and declare the person unclean. Raw flesh is unclean — it is leprosy.
16. 16If the raw flesh later changes back to white, the person must go to the priest.
17. 17The priest will examine them, and if the affected area has turned white, the priest must declare them clean. They are clean.
18. 18When someone has had a boil on their skin and it has healed,
19. 19but a white swelling or a reddish-white shiny spot appears where the boil was, the person must show it to the priest.
20. 20The priest will examine it. If it appears to go deeper than the surrounding skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest must declare the person unclean. It is leprosy that has broken out from the boil.
21. 21But if the priest examines it and finds no white hair in it, and it isn't deeper than the surrounding skin but has faded, the priest must isolate the person for 7 days.
22. 22If it spreads widely on the skin, the priest shall declare him unclean: it is a plague.
23. 23But if the shiny spot stays in one place and doesn't spread, it's just a scar from the boil, and the priest must declare them clean.
24. 24When someone has a burn on their skin, and the raw flesh of the burn develops a shiny spot that is reddish-white or white,
25. 25the priest must examine it. If the hair in the shiny spot has turned white and it appears to go deeper than the surrounding skin, it is leprosy that has broken out in the burn. The priest must declare the person unclean. It is leprosy.
26. 26But if the priest examines it and finds no white hair in the shiny spot, and it isn't deeper than the surrounding skin but has faded, the priest must isolate the person for 7 days.
27. 27On the 7th day, the priest will examine them. If it has spread across the skin, the priest must declare them unclean. It is leprosy.
28. 28But if the shiny spot stays in one place and hasn't spread across the skin but has faded, it is just swelling from the burn. The priest must declare them clean, because it is only a scar from the burn.
29. 29When a man or woman has a sore on the head or the beard,
30. 30the priest must examine it. If it appears to go deeper than the skin and the hair in it is thin and yellowish, the priest must declare the person unclean. It is a scaly infection — leprosy of the head or beard.
31. 31But if the priest examines the scaly infection and it doesn't appear deeper than the skin, and there is no dark hair in it, the priest must isolate the person for 7 days.
32. 32On the 7th day, the priest shall examine the sore. If the scall has not spread, there is no yellow hair in it, and the scall does not appear deeper than the skin,
33. 33the person must shave the area around the infection but not shave the scaly patch itself. Then the priest must isolate them for another 7 days.
34. 34On the 7th day, the priest will examine the scaly area again. If it hasn't spread across the skin and doesn't appear deeper than the surface, the priest must declare them clean. The person must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
35. 35But if the scaly infection spreads across the skin after the person has been declared clean,
36. 36the priest must examine them again. If the infection has spread, the priest doesn't even need to look for yellowish hair — the person is unclean.
37. 37But if the scaly area looks unchanged and dark hair has grown back in it, the infection has healed. The person is clean, and the priest must declare them clean.
38. 38When a man or woman has white shiny spots on their skin,
39. 39the priest must examine them. If the spots are a dull white, it is just a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin. The person is clean.
40. 40If a man's hair has fallen out and he is bald, he is still clean.
41. 41If his hair has fallen out from the front of his head and he is bald at the forehead, he is still clean.
42. 42But if a reddish-white sore appears on the bald area of his head or forehead, it is leprosy breaking out there.
43. 43The priest must examine him. If the swelling of the sore on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white, looking like leprosy appears on the rest of the body,
44. 44the man has leprosy. He is unclean. The priest must absolutely declare him unclean — the disease is on his head.
45. 45Anyone who has leprosy must wear torn clothes, keep their head uncovered, cover the lower part of their face, and call out, 'Unclean! Unclean!'
46. 46As long as the disease remains in him, he is defiled—he is unclean. He must live alone; his dwelling must be outside the camp.
47. 47If a garment has the plague of leprosy in it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment,
48. 48whether in the woven threads or the cross-threads of linen or wool, or in leather or anything made from leather —
49. 49If the plague appears greenish or reddish in the garment, the leather, the warp, the woof, or anything made of leather, it is a plague of leprosy and must be shown to the priest.
50. 50The priest will examine it and set the contaminated item aside for 7 days.
51. 51On the seventh day, he will examine the plague again. If the plague has spread in the garment, whether in the warp, the woof, or in a skin, or in any item made of skin, it is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
52. 52He must burn the garment, whether it is in the warp or woof, in wool or linen, or anything made of skin, where the plague is. For it is a fretting leprosy; it must be burned in the fire.
53. 53But if the priest examines it and the contamination hasn't spread in the fabric, the threads, or the leather,
54. 54the priest will order that the contaminated item be washed and then set aside for another 7 days.
55. 55After it has been washed, the priest will examine the plague again. If the plague has not changed its color and has not spread, it is unclean. You must burn it in the fire, as it is fret inward, whether on the inside or the outside.
56. 56But if the priest examines it and the contamination has faded after washing, he must tear the affected section out of the garment, the leather, or the threads.
57. 57If the contamination reappears in the fabric — in the woven threads, the cross-threads, or anything made of leather — it is spreading. You must burn the entire contaminated item in the fire.
58. 58But if the contamination disappears from the fabric, threads, or leather item after washing, it must be washed a 2nd time, and then it will be clean."
59. 59This is the law concerning the plague of leprosy in a garment made of wool or linen, whether in the warp, the woof, or anything made of leather, to determine if it is clean or unclean.