13 Then Yahweh told Mosheh and Aharon:

2 If someone discovers a raised area on their skin, or a scab or a bright spot, and it seems like an infectious skin disease, then that person should be taken to a priest (Aharon or one of his sons), 3 and the priest must examine their skin. If the hair in the infected spot has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper under the skin, then it’s confirmed as an infectious skin disease and so the priest must pronounce the person as ‘unclean’. 4 However, if it’s a white spot that doesn’t seem to be deep, and the hair hasn’t turned white, then the priest must order the person to be quarantined for seven days. 5 Then on the seventh day, if the infection is still there but hasn’t spread, then the priest must order a further seven days of quarantine. 6 After that next seven days, if the infection has faded and not spread, the priest must pronounce the person as ‘clean’—it was just a sore so the person must wash their clothes and then they’ll be ‘clean’. 7 However, if the spot does spread across the skin after the priest has pronounced the person to be ‘clean’, then they must return to the priest a second time. 8 The priest must re-examine that person and if the spot on the skin has spread, then the priest must pronounce them ‘unclean’ because they have a skin disease.

9 Anyone who develops an infectious skin disease must be taken to a priest 10 to be examined. If it’s a white spot on the skin and the hair has turned white, and there’s raw flesh visible in the swelling, 11 then it’s a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce that person as ‘unclean’ and can’t just be temporarily quarantined. 12 However, if the disease has broken out and spread across the entire body from head to toe as far as can be observed by the priest, 13 then after the priest’s confirmation that it covers the entire body, that person can be pronounced as ‘clean’ again as all of it has turned white. 14 However, if any raw flesh shows itself, then they’ll become ‘unclean’ that same day. 15 The priest must examine that raw flesh and must pronounce that person as ‘unclean’ due to their skin disease. 16 Afterwards, if it heals over and goes white, then they can return to the priest 17 to be reexamined, and if the infection has indeed gone white, then the priest can pronounce it as not being infectious and the person as ‘clean’ again.

18 When someone has a boil on their skin, but it heals 19 leaving behind a white swelling or a reddish-white bright spot, then that person must show themself to the priest. 20 The priest will examine it, and if it is indeed more than just skin deep and its hair has turned white, then the priest must pronounce that person as ‘unclean’ because an infectious skin disease has broken out from the original boil. 21 However, if the priest’s examination finds not white hair on it, and it’s not more than skin deep, and it’s fading, then he will order that person quarantined for seven days, 22 and if it spreads further on their skin, then the priest must declare that person as ‘unclean’ because it’s infectious. 23 But if the bright spot hasn’t spread during the quarantine, then it’s just the scar from the boil and the priest can pronounce the person as ‘clean’.

24 If someone gets a burn on their skin, and the burn area becomes reddish-white or a white spot, 25 then the priest must examine it, and if the hair on the spot has turned white and the infection looks more than skin deep, then a skin disease has broken out in the burn, and the priest must pronounce that person as ‘unclean’ because it’s infectious. 26 However, if the priest sees that there’s no white hair in the spot, and it’s not more than skin deep, and it’s fading, then he will order that person quarantined for seven days. 27 On the seventh day, the priest will re-examine the person, and if it’s spread further, he must pronounce that person as ‘unclean’ because it’s an infectious skin disease. 28 But if the bright spot hasn’t spread on the skin, and it faded more, then it was just swelling from the burn. Then the priest will pronounce that person to be ‘clean’ because it was just the scar caused by their burn.

29 If a man or woman has an infection in their scalp or under their beard, 30 then the priest should inspect the infection. If it appears to be more than skin deep, and there’s any thin yellow hairs in it, then the priest must pronounce that person as ‘unclean’ because it’s a itchy and infectious skin infection on the scalp or face. 31 However, if the priest notices an itchy infection yet it’s only skin deep and there’s no black hair on it, then he should quarantine that person for seven days. 32 On the seventh day, the priest will re-examine that person and if the spot hasn’t widened and still only appears to be skin deep, 33 then that person should shave their head, and then the priest should quarantine them for a further seven days. 34 Then again on the seventh day, the priest will inspect it, and if the spot hasn’t widened after being shaved and it doesn’t seem to be more than skin deep, then the priest can pronounce that person as ‘clean’ once they’ve washed their clothes. 35 However, it is did spread on their skin after that, 36 then the priest must inspect it again, and if it’s spread then that person is ‘unclean’ (whether or not there’s any yellow hair). 37 But if it seems that the spot hasn’t spread and dark hair is growing in it again, then that person’s not infectious and the priest can pronounce them as ‘clean’.

38 If a man or woman finds very white spots on their skin, 39 then the priest must examine them. If the spots on their skin are dull white, then it’s a skin rash that’s broken out and they are ‘clean’.

40 If a man’s head has become bare, then he’s gone bald and is still ‘clean’. 41 Similarly, if the hair is receding from the front corners, he’s going bald and is still ‘clean’. 42 However, if there’s a balding spot with a reddish-white infection, it’s a skin disease breaking out via that spot 43 and the priest must examine him. If it’s a balding spot with a reddish-white infection that looks like a contagious skin disease, 44 then he’s contagious and ‘unclean’. The priest must pronounce his as ‘unclean’ because of that infection on his head.

45 Anyone who’s developed an infectious skin disease must tear their clothes and leave their hair loose, and must cover their mouth and call out, ‘Unclean, unclean.’ 46 They will remain ‘unclean’ as long as they still have that infection, and must live alone outside the camp.

47 When a piece of clothing has a mould growing on it, whether it’s made of wool or linen, 48 or whether it’s something woven from wool or linen, or something made from leather, 49 if the growth is greenish or reddish in colour, then it’s something that can spread and it must be shown to the priest. 50 The priest must examine the growth, and quarantine the article for seven days. 51 On the seventh day, if the growth has spread on that piece of material or leather equipment, and it’s confirmed as spreadable and is ‘unclean’. 52 The owner must burn the piece of clothing or equipment that contains the infection because it’s contagious, so it must be completely burnt up.

53 However if the priest notices that the growth hasn’t spread on the clothing or on the woven or leather material, 54 then the priest must order that the material be washed and then quarantined for a further seven days. 55 On the seventh day, the priest must inspect that washed material, and if the growth hasn’t changed its appearance, even if it hasn’t spread, then it’s ‘unclean’ and must be burnt in the fire—it’s a mildew that’s on the front or back of the material. 56 However, if the priest notices that the growth has faded after being washed, then it can be torn out of the clothing or piece of leather or woven material. 57 If it then reappears on that clothing or material, then it’s breaking out, so then that article must be burnt in the fire. 58 On the other hand, if the growth vanished after being washed, then it must be washed a second time and then it will be ‘clean’.

59 The above are the regulations concerning any growth on a piece of woollen or linen clothing or fabric, or any leather article, to pronounce it ‘clean’ or ‘unclean’.

14 Then Yahweh told Mosheh:

2 These are the regulations for the purification of a person who had a skin disease. They must be taken to a priest[ref] 3 who’ll go outside the camp to meet them. The priest must inspect that person, and if the skin disease has indeed left them, 4 then the priest will order them to bring him two live, ‘clean’ birds, some cedar wood, some scarlet thread, and some hyssop twigs. 5 The priest must tell the person to slaughter one bird so the blood runs into a clay jug containing water from a spring or creek. 6 Then the priest will take the live bird, along with the cedar wood, the scarlet thread, and the hyssop twigs, and dip them all into that blood of the slaughtered bird (mixed with the fresh water), 7 and flick it seven times onto the person who’s being purified from the skin disease. Then the priest can pronounce them as ‘clean’ enough to re-enter the community, and release the live bird to fly into the countryside. 8 The person who’s being purified must then wash their clothes, shave all their hair, and then bathe in flowing water. After that, they can re-enter the camp but must live outside their tent for seven more days. 9 On the seventh day, that person must shave off all their hair (including eyebrows and beard if appropriate), wash their clothes and bathe themself in flowing water, then they’ll be ‘clean’.

10 Then on the eighth day, that person must get two one-year-old male lambs, and one female lamb, all with no defects, along with three kilograms of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, as well as half a litre of olive oil. 11 That must be taken to the priest who’d pronounced them as ‘clean’ will accompany them and all those offerings to stand in front of Yahweh at the entrance to the sacred tent. 12 Then the priest must take one of the male lambs and the container of oil and present it as a guilt offering, then he’ll raise them as a wave offering in front of Yahweh. 13 Then that person must slaughter that lamb in the sacred place where sin offerings and burnt offerings are slaughtered, because this guilt offering is like a sin offering in that it’s for the priest—it’s very sacred. 14 Then the priest must take some of the blood from that guilt offering, and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the person being purified, and on their right thumb and right big toe. 15 Then the priest must take the container of olive oil and pour some into his left hand. 16 Then he’ll dip his right finger into that oil on his left palm, and with that same finger, flick it seven times towards Yahweh. 17 Then the priest must put some of the remaining oil on his palm onto the lobe of the right ear of the person being purified, and on their right thumb and right big toe—on top of the blood from the guilt offering. 18 Then the priest will put all the remaining oil from his palm onto the head of the person being purified, and the priest will then make that person right with Yahweh.

19 Then the priest must make the sin offering and make that person right after being purified from their ‘uncleanness’. After that that person will slaughter lamb for the burnt offering. 20 Then the priest must offer that burnt offering and the grain offering on the fire on the altar and he will make that person right again and he will be ‘clean’.

21 However, if that person is poor and cannot afford the multiple lambs, then they must take one lamb to wave as the guilt offering and to make them right again, along with one kilogram of fine flour mixed with oil for the grain offering, and the half litre of oil, 22 plus two doves or young pigeons—whichever they can afford—one for a sin offering and the other for the burnt offering. 23 Then on that eighth day, he’ll take them to the priest at the entrance of the sacred tent for purification in front of Yahweh. 24 Then the priest should take the guilt offering lamb and the container of oil and lift them up as a wave offering in front of Yahweh. 25 Then the person should slaughter that guilt offering lamb, and the priest must take some of that blood and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the person being purified, and on their right thumb and right big toe. 26 Then he must pour some of the oil onto his left palm 27 and with his right finger he must flick it seven times towards Yahwh. 28 Then the priest must put some of the oil from his palm onto the lobe of the right ear of the person being purified, and on their right thumb and right big toe—on top of the blood from the guilt offering. 29 Then the priest will put all the remaining oil from his palm onto the head of the person being purified, and the priest will then make that person right with Yahweh. 30 Then he must offer one of the birds (dove or pigeon—whatever that person could afford) 31 as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering along with the grain offering and he will make that person right again with Yahweh. 32 The above are the regulations for anyone who has a skin disease but who couldn’t afford the regular purification offerings.

33 Then Yahweh told Mosheh and Aharon:

34 “When you enter into the land of Kanaan which I’m giving you all as a possession, and if I cause an infection in one your homes in that land, 35 then the homeowner must go and inform the priest that something like an infection has appeared in their house. 36 The priest must order that everything be removed out of the house before he comes to inspect it so that it won’t all be pronounced as ‘unclean’. After that’s done, he’ll go to see the house 37 and examine the growth. If the growth is greenish or reddish and seems more than surface deep, 38 then the priest must leave the house via the main entrance and quarantine the house for seven days. 39 On the seventh day, the priest must return and examine it again, and if the growth has spread on the house walls, 40 then he must order that those infected stones be pulled out of the wall and thrown outside the city into a place that’s considered ‘unclean’. 41 Then the homeowner must scrape all the plaster off the inside walls and also dispose of that at that ‘unclean’ place. 42 Then they can replace the stones that were removed, and apply fresh plaster to the house.

43 However, if the growth returns and breaks out again in the house even after the stones were replaced and the walls were replastered, 44 then the priest must come back and reexamine it. If the growth has spread on the walls, then it’s a malignant growth and the house is ‘unclean’. 45 The owner must tear the house down—its stones and timber and all the mortar, must be carted outside the city into a place that’s considered ‘unclean’. 46 Any person that enters that house after the priest had quarantined it, will be ‘unclean’ until that evening. 47 Any person who lies down or eats in that house, must wash their clothes.

48 However, if the priest came back after the house was replastered and after his inspection, find that the growth hasn’t reappeared, then he can pronounce the house as ‘clean’ because the growth has gone. 49 Then he must take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet thread, and some hyssop twigs, 50 and slaughter one bird so the blood runs into a clay jug containing water from a spring or creek. 51 Then the priest must take the live bird, along with the cedar wood, the scarlet thread, the hyssop twigs and the live bird, and dip them all into that blood of the slaughtered bird (mixed with the fresh water), and flick it seven times onto the house. 52 In that way, he’ll purify the house with the bird’s blood and the fresh water, and with the live bird and the cedar wood, the hyssop twigs and the scarlet thread. 53 Then he must release the live bird to fly into the countryside, thus making the house right with God, and then it’ll be ‘clean’.

54 The above are the regulations concerning any serious skin diseases and itchiness,