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.
50. The priest must look at it and put it in a separate place for seven days.
51-52. On the seventh day, he must look at it again. It doesn’t matter if the mildew is on leather or cloth or if the cloth is woven or knitted. And it doesn’t matter what the leather was used for. If the mildew has spread, the object is unclean because of the infection. The priest must burn it.
53. “If the priest sees that the mildew did not spread on the object, it must be washed. It doesn’t matter if it is leather or cloth, or if the cloth is knitted or woven, it must be washed.
54. He must order the people to wash it. Then he must separate the clothing for seven more days.
55. After that time, the priest must look at it again. If the mildew still looks the same, the object is unclean. It doesn’t matter if the infection has not spread; you must burn that cloth or piece of leather.
56. “But if the priest looks at that piece of leather or cloth, and the mildew has faded, he must tear the infected spot out of the piece of leather or cloth. It doesn’t matter if the cloth is woven or knitted.
57. But the mildew might come back to that piece of leather or cloth. If that happens, the mildew is spreading, and the object must be burned.
58. But if the mildew did not come back after washing, that piece of leather or cloth is clean, whether the cloth was woven or knitted.”
59. These are the rules for mildew on pieces of leather or cloth, whether the cloth is woven or knitted.