4. But if the infected area is white and only skin deep, and if the hair in it hasn't turned white, the priest will order you to stay away from everyone else for seven days.
5. If the disease hasn't spread by that time, he will order you to stay away from everyone else for another seven days.
6. Then if the disease hasn't got any worse or spread, the priest will say, “You are clean. It was only a sore. After you wash your clothes, you may go home.”
7. However, if the disease comes back, you must return to the priest.
8. If it is discovered that the disease has started spreading, he will say, “This is leprosy—you are unclean.”
9. Any of you with a skin disease must be brought to a priest.
10. If he discovers that the sore spot is white with pus and that the hair around it has also turned white,
11. he will say, “This is leprosy. You are unclean and must stay away from everyone else.”
12-13. But if the disease has run its course and only the scars remain, he will say, “You are clean.”
14-15. If the sores come back and turn white with pus, he will say, “This is leprosy—you are unclean.”
16-17. However, if the sores heal and only white spots remain, the priest will say, “You are now clean.”
18-19. If you have a sore that either swells or turns reddish-white after it has healed, then you must show it to a priest.
20. If he discovers that the hair in the infected area has turned white and that the infection seems more than skin deep, he will say, “This is leprosy—you are unclean.”
21. But if the white area is only on the surface of the skin and hasn't got any worse, and if the hair in it hasn't turned white, he will make you stay away from everyone else for seven days.