Regulations concerning mildew

47-48 47-48“Sometimes a person’s clothing gets mildew on it. It may be clothing that is woven from wool or made from linen or from leather. 49 If the contaminated/mildewed part is greenish or reddish, it is a spreading mildew, and it must be shown to the priest. 50 The priest will examine it, and then put it in a separate place by itself for seven days. 51 On the seventh day he must examine it again. If the mildew has spread, it is clear that it is a type of mildew that destroys clothing, and that clothing must not be worn again. 52 The owner must burn completely the item that has the mildew in it, whatever kind of item it is.

53 But when the priest examines it, if the mildew has not spread, 54 he will tell the person who owns it to wash it. Then he must put it in a separate place for another seven days. 55 Then the priest will examine it again. If the color of the mildew has not changed, even though it has not spread, that item must not be worn again. It does not matter if the mildew is on the inside of the clothing or on the outside; it must be burned. 56 But when the priest examines it after it has been washed, if the mildew has faded, he must tear out that part that had the mildew in it. 57 But if the mildew reappears in that item, it is clear that it is spreading, and the whole item must be burned. 58 But after the clothing is washed and the mildew disappears, it must be washed again, and then it can be worn again.

59 Those are the regulations concerning mildew on things made of wool or linen or leather, for deciding whether those things can continue to be worn or not.”