23. But if the irritated area has not spread, it is a scar caused by the boil. The priest must declare him clean.
24. “If anyone has a burn on his skin and the raw flesh of the burn turns into a pink or bright white area,
25. the priest will examine it. If the hair on the affected area has turned white and the affected area looks deeper than the rest of the skin, an infectious skin disease has developed in the burn. The priest must declare him unclean. It is an infectious skin disease.
26. But if the priest examines it and the hair in it is not white and the affected area is not deeper than the rest of the skin but has faded, the priest must put him in isolation for seven days.
27. On the seventh day the priest will examine him again. If the area has spread, the priest must declare him unclean. It is an infectious skin disease.
28. If the irritated area does not spread but has faded, it is only a sore caused by the burn. The priest must declare him clean, because it is a scar caused by the burn.
29. “If a man or a woman has some disease on the head or chin,
30. the priest will examine the disease. If it looks deeper than the rest of the skin and there is thin yellow hair on it, the priest must declare the person unclean. It is a scab, a disease on the head or the chin.
31. But if the priest examines the scabby disease and it does not look deeper than the rest of the skin and there is no black hair in it, the priest must put the person with the scabby disease in isolation for seven days.
32. On the seventh day the priest will examine the disease. If the scab has not spread, there is no yellow hair on it, and the scab does not look deeper than the rest of the skin,
33. the person will shave everything except the scab. The priest will put the person with the scab in isolation for another seven days.
34. On the seventh day the priest will examine the scab again. If the scab has not spread on the skin and does not look deeper than the rest of the skin, the priest must declare him clean. When he has washed his clothes, he will be clean.
35. But if the scab spreads after the person has been declared clean,
36. the priest will make another examination. If the scab has spread on the skin, the priest does not have to look for yellow hair. The person is unclean.
37. But if he sees that the scab hasn’t spread and black hair grows on it, the scab is healed. The person is clean, so the priest must declare him clean.
38. “If a man or a woman has white irritated areas of skin,
39. the priest will make an examination. If the irritated areas on the skin are pale white, a rash has developed on the skin. The person is clean.
40. “If a man loses his hair, he is clean, even though he is bald.
41. If he loses the hair on the front of his head, he is clean, even though he is bald on the forehead.