43. The priest is to examine him, and if the swollen sore on his head or forehead is reddish-white like a defiling skin disease,
44. the man is diseased and is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean because of the sore on his head.
45. “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
46. As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp.
47. “As for any fabric that is spoiled with a defiling mold—any woolen or linen clothing,
48. any woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything made of leather—
49. if the affected area in the fabric, the leather, the woven or knitted material, or any leather article, is greenish or reddish, it is a defiling mold and must be shown to the priest.
50. The priest is to examine the affected area and isolate the article for seven days.
51. On the seventh day he is to examine it, and if the mold has spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather, whatever its use, it is a persistent defiling mold; the article is unclean.
52. He must burn the fabric, the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has been spoiled; because the defiling mold is persistent, the article must be burned.
53. “But if, when the priest examines it, the mold has not spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather article,