14. But if any open sores appear, the infected person will be pronounced ceremonially unclean.
15. The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease.
16. However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return to the priest
17. for another examination. If the affected areas have indeed turned white, the priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean by declaring, ‘You are clean!’
18. “If anyone has a boil on the skin that has started to heal,
19. but a white swelling or a reddish white spot develops in its place, that person must go to the priest to be examined.