Leviticus 13
1 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:
2 “When anyone has a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot on the skin of the body, and it becomes a leprous mark on the skin of the body, that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests.
3 The priest shall examine the mark on the skin of the body. If the hair in the mark has turned white and the mark appears deeper than the skin, it is a leprous mark. When the priest examines it, he shall declare the person unclean.
4 But if it is a white bright spot on the skin of the body, and it does not appear deeper than the skin, and the hair has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the mark for seven days.
5 On the seventh day the priest shall examine it. If the mark remains as it was and has not spread on the skin, he shall isolate the person for another seven days.
6 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the person again. If the mark has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall declare the person clean; it is a scab. The person shall wash his clothes and be clean.
7 But if the scab spreads on the skin after the person has presented himself to the priest for cleansing, he shall present himself to the priest again.
8 The priest shall examine him. If the scab has spread on the skin, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is leprosy.
9 When a person has a leprous mark, he shall be brought to the priest.
10 The priest shall examine him. There may be a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, with raw flesh in the swelling.
11 It is chronic leprosy on the skin of the body, and the priest shall declare him unclean. He shall not isolate him, because he is unclean.
12 But if the leprosy breaks out over the skin and covers the person’s whole skin with the mark, from head to foot, wherever the priest’s eyes can see,”
13 “the priest shall examine him. If the leprosy has covered his whole body, he shall declare the mark clean. It has all turned white, and he is clean.
14 But on the day raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean.
15 The priest shall examine the raw flesh and declare him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is leprosy.
16 But if the raw flesh changes again and turns white, the person shall go to the priest.
17 The priest shall examine him. If the mark has turned white, the priest shall declare the mark clean; he is clean.
18 Someone may have a boil on the skin of the body, and it may heal.
19 If a white swelling or a reddish-white bright spot appears where the boil was, it shall be shown to the priest.
20 The priest shall examine it. If it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, the priest shall declare the person unclean; it is a leprous mark that has broken out in the boil.
21 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in it, it is not deeper than the skin, and it has faded, he shall isolate the person for seven days.
22 If it spreads on the skin, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is a mark.
23 But if the bright spot stays where it is and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, and the priest shall declare him clean.
24 Or someone may have a burn from fire on the skin of the body, and the raw flesh of the burn may become a reddish-white or white bright spot.”
25 “The priest shall examine it. If the hair in the bright spot has turned white and it appears deeper than the skin, it is leprosy that has broken out in the burn. The priest shall declare the person unclean; it is a leprous mark.
26 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the bright spot, it is not deeper than the skin, and it has faded, he shall isolate the person for seven days.
27 On the seventh day the priest shall examine him. If it has spread on the skin, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is a leprous mark.
28 But if the bright spot stays where it is, has not spread on the skin, and has faded, it is the swelling from the burn. The priest shall declare him clean, because it is the scar of the burn.
29 A man or woman may have a mark on the head or in the beard.
30 The priest shall examine the mark. If it appears deeper than the skin and has fine yellow hair in it, the priest shall declare the person unclean; it is an infection, leprosy of the head or beard.
31 But if the priest examines the infected mark and it does not appear deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, he shall isolate the infected mark for seven days.
32 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the mark. The infection may not have spread, there may be no yellow hair in it, and it may not appear deeper than the skin.
33 Then the person shall shave, but shall not shave the infected area. The priest shall isolate the infection for another seven days.
34 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the infection. If it has not spread on the skin and does not appear deeper than the skin, he shall declare the person clean. The person shall wash his clothes and be clean.
35 But the infection may spread on the skin after the person has been declared clean.”
36 “The priest shall examine him. If the infection has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.
37 But if the infection remains as it was and black hair has grown in it, the infection has healed. The person is clean, and the priest shall declare him clean.
38 A man or woman may have bright spots, white bright spots, on the skin of the body.
39 The priest shall examine them. If the bright spots on the skin of the body are a dull white, it is a rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean.
40 When a man loses the hair on his head, he is bald, and he is clean.
41 If he loses the hair at the front of his head, he has a receding hairline, and he is clean.
42 But if a reddish-white mark appears on the bald spot or the receding hairline, leprosy is breaking out there.
43 The priest shall examine him. If the swelling of the mark on his bald spot or receding hairline is reddish-white, like the appearance of leprosy on the skin of the body,
44 that man is a leper; he is unclean. The priest shall declare him entirely unclean; the mark is on his head.
45 The leper who has the mark shall wear torn clothes, let his hair hang loose, cover his upper lip, and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
46 As long as he has the mark, he shall be unclean. He is unclean; he shall live alone, and his home shall be outside the camp.
47 A leprous mark may appear on a garment, whether woolen or linen.”
48 “It may appear in the warp or the weft, in linen or wool, or on leather, or on any leather article.
49 If the mark is greenish or reddish on a garment, leather, warp, weft, or any leather article, it is a leprous mark and shall be shown to the priest.
50 The priest shall examine the mark and isolate the affected article for seven days.
51 On the seventh day he shall examine the mark. If it has spread on the garment, warp, weft, leather, or any article made of leather, it is a destructive leprosy; the mark is unclean.
52 He shall burn the garment, the woolen or linen warp or weft, or any leather article that has the mark, because it is a destructive leprosy; it shall be burned in the fire.
53 But the priest may examine it and see that the mark has not spread on the garment, warp, weft, or any leather article.
54 Then he shall order the article with the mark to be washed, and isolate it for another seven days.
55 After the mark has been washed, the priest shall examine it. If the mark has not changed in appearance, even though it has not spread, the article is unclean. Burn it in the fire; it is corrosion on its wrong side or right side.
56 But if the priest examines it and the mark has faded after being washed, he shall tear it from the garment, leather, warp, or weft.
57 If it appears again on the garment, warp, weft, or any leather article, it is breaking out; burn the article with the mark in the fire.
58 The garment, warp, weft, or any leather article that you wash, from which the mark disappears, shall be washed again and will be clean.
59 This is the instruction concerning a leprous mark on wool or linen garments, on warp or weft, or on any leather article, for declaring it clean or unclean.”
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