37. and examine the mildew. If there are greenish or reddish spots that appear to be eating into the wall,
38. he shall leave the house and lock it up for seven days.
39. On the seventh day he shall return and examine it again. If the mildew has spread,
40. he shall order the stones on which the mildew is found to be removed and thrown into some unclean place outside the city.
41. After that he must have all the interior walls scraped and the plaster dumped in an unclean place outside the city.
42. Then other stones are to be used to replace the stones that were removed, and new plaster will be used to cover the walls.
43. If the mildew breaks out again in the house after the stones have been removed and the house has been scraped and plastered,
44. the priest shall go and look. If it has spread, the house is unclean.
45. It must be torn down, and its stones, its wood, and all its plaster must be carried out of the city to an unclean place.
46. Anyone who enters the house while it is locked up will be unclean until evening.
47. Anyone who lies down or eats in the house must wash his clothes.