32. On the seventh day, the priest must look at it again. If the disease has not spread, and there are no yellow hairs growing in it, and the disease does not seem deeper than the skin,
33. the person must shave. But the diseased area should not be shaved. The priest must separate that person for seven more days.
34. On the seventh day, the priest must look at it again. If the disease has not spread, and it does not seem deeper than the skin, the priest must announce that the person is clean. After washing those clothes, that person will be clean.
35. But if the disease spreads on the skin after the person has become clean,
36. then the priest must look at the person again. If the disease has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair. The person is unclean.
37. But if the priest thinks that the disease has stopped, and black hair is growing in it, the disease has healed. The person is clean, and the priest must announce this.
38. “If anyone has white spots on the skin,
39. a priest must look at them. If the spots on that person’s skin are dull white, the disease is only a harmless rash. That person is clean.
40. “A man might begin to lose the hair on his head. It is only baldness, so he is clean.
41. A man might lose hair from the sides of his head. He is clean. It is only another kind of baldness.
42. But if there is a red and white infection on his scalp, it is a skin disease.
43. A priest must look at him. If the swelling of the infection is red and white and looks like the leprosy on other parts of his body,
44. then he has leprosy on his scalp. The person is unclean. The priest must announce that he is unclean.
45. “People with leprosy must warn other people. They must shout, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ They must tear their clothes at the seams. They must let their hair grow wild, and they must cover their mouth.
46. They are unclean the whole time that they have the infection. They are unclean and must live outside the camp.
47-48. “Some clothing might have mildew on it. The cloth could be linen or wool, woven or knitted. Or the mildew might be on a piece of leather or on something made from leather.
49. If the mildew is green or red, it must be shown to the priest.