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.