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sore has not spread, and there is no yellow hair
on it, and it appears to be only skin-deep, 33 the
person must shave off all hair except the hair on
the affected area. Then the priest must quarantine the person for another seven days. 34 On the
seventh day he will examine the sore again. If it
has not spread and appears to be no more than
skin-deep, the priest will pronounce the person
ceremonially clean. The person’s clothing must
be washed, and the person will be ceremonially
clean. 35 But if the scabby sore begins to spread
after the person is pronounced clean, 36 the
priest must do another examination. If he finds
that the sore has spread, the priest does not
need to look for yellow hair. The infected person
is ceremonially unclean. 37 But if the color of the
scabby sore does not change and black hair has
grown on it, it has healed. The priest will then
pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
38 “If anyone, either a man or woman, has
shiny white patches on the skin, 39 the priest
must examine the affected area. If he finds that
the shiny patches are only pale white, this is a
harmless skin rash, and the person is ceremonially clean.
40 “If a man loses his hair and his head becomes bald, he is still ceremonially clean. 41 And
if he loses hair on his forehead, he simply has a
bald forehead; he is still clean. 42 However, if a
reddish white sore appears on the bald area on
top of his head or on his forehead, this is a skin
disease. 43 The priest must examine him, and if
he finds swelling around the reddish white sore
anywhere on the man’s head and it looks like a
skin disease, 44 the man is indeed infected with
a skin disease and is unclean. The priest must
pronounce him ceremonially unclean because
of the sore on his head.
45 “Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their
hair uncombed.* They must cover their mouth
and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ 46 As long as
the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation in their
place outside the camp.
Treatment of Contaminated Clothing
47 “Now suppose mildew* contaminates some
woolen or linen clothing, 48 woolen or linen fabric, the hide of an animal, or anything made of
leather. 49 If the contaminated area in the clothing, the animal hide, the fabric, or the leather
article has turned greenish or reddish, it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to
the priest. 50 After examining the affected spot,
the priest will put the article in quarantine for
13:45 Or and uncover their heads. 13:47 Traditionally
rendered leprosy. The Hebrew term used throughout this
passage is the same term used for the various skin diseases
described in 13:1-46. 13:55 The meaning of the Hebrew is
uncertain. 14:2 Traditionally rendered leprosy; see note
on 13:2a. 14:4 Or juniper; also in 14:6, 49, 51.
seven days. 51 On the seventh day the priest
must inspect it again. If the contaminated area
has spread, the clothing or fabric or leather is
clearly contaminated by a serious mildew and
is ceremonially unclean. 52 The priest must
burn the item—the clothing, the woolen or
linen fabric, or piece of leather—for it has been
contaminated by a serious mildew. It must be
completely destroyed by fire.
53 “But if the priest examines it and finds
that the contaminated area has not spread in
the clothing, the fabric, or the leather, 54 the
priest will order the object to be washed and
then quarantined for seven more days. 55 Then
the priest must examine the object again. If
he finds that the contaminated area has not
changed color after being washed, even if it did
not spread, the object is defiled. It must be completely burned up, whether the contaminated
spot* is on the inside or outside. 56 But if the
priest examines it and finds that the contaminated area has faded after being washed, he
must cut the spot from the clothing, the fabric,
or the leather. 57 If the spot later reappears on
the clothing, the fabric, or the leather article,
the mildew is clearly spreading, and the contaminated object must be burned up. 58 But if the
spot disappears from the clothing, the fabric, or
the leather article after it has been washed, it
must be washed again; then it will be ceremonially clean.
59 “These are the instructions for dealing
with mildew that contaminates woolen or linen
clothing or fabric or anything made of leather.
This is how the priest will determine whether
these items are ceremonially clean or unclean.”
Cleansing from Skin Diseases
And the Lord said to Moses, 2 “The following instructions are for those seeking
ceremonial purification from a skin disease.*
Those who have been healed must be brought
to the priest, 3 who will examine them at a place
outside the camp. If the priest finds that someone has been healed of a serious skin disease,
4 he will perform a purification ceremony, using
two live birds that are ceremonially clean,
a stick of cedar,* some scarlet yarn, and a hyssop branch. 5 The priest will order that one bird
be slaughtered over a clay pot filled with fresh
water. 6 He will take the live bird, the cedar stick,
the scarlet yarn, and the hyssop branch, and dip
them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water. 7 The priest will then
sprinkle the blood of the dead bird seven times
on the person being purified of the skin disease.
When the priest has purified the person, he will
release the live bird in the open field to fly away.
8 “The persons being purified must then
wash their clothes, shave off all their hair,
and bathe themselves in water. Then they will
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