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!”
46. He remains unclean as long as he has the disease, and he must live outside the camp, away from others.
47. When there is mildew on clothing, whether wool or linen,