38. When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,
39. the priest shall examine that person. If the spots are dull white, it is only a blemish that has broken out on the skin; the person is ritually clean.
40-41. If a man loses his hair at the back or the front of his head, this does not make him unclean.
42. But if a reddish-white sore appears on the bald spot, it is a dreaded skin disease.
43. The priest shall examine him, and if there is a reddish-white sore,
44. the priest shall pronounce him unclean, because of the dreaded skin disease on his head.
45. A person who has a dreaded skin disease must wear torn clothes, leave his hair uncombed, cover the lower part of his face, and call out, “Unclean, unclean!”