Leviticus 13

1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.

3 The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.

4 If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

5 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.

6 The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.

7 But if the rash spreads further on his skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must present himself again to the priest.

8 The priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease.

9 When anyone develops a skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.

10 The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

11 it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.

12 But if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see,

13 the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean.

14 But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.

15 When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.

16 But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.

17 The priest will reexamine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest is to pronounce the infected person clean; then he is clean.

18 When a boil appears on someone’s skin and it heals,

19 and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest.

20 The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.

21 But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

22 If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.

23 But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

24 When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,

25 the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

26 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

27 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

28 But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest is to pronounce him clean; for it is only the scar from the burn.

29 If a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin,

30 the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.

31 But if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

32 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,

33 then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days.

34 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.

35 If, however, the scaly outbreak spreads further on the skin after his cleansing,

36 the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.

37 If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean.

38 When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,

39 the priest shall examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean.

40 Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean.

41 Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead, he is still clean.

42 But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.

43 The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease,

44 the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.

45 A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

46 As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.

47 If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,

48 any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—

49 and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.

50 And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days.

51 On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean.

52 He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.

53 But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article,

54 the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.

55 After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.

56 If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.

57 But if it reappears in the fabric, weave, or knit, or on any leather article, it is spreading. You must burn the contaminated article.

58 If the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.

59 This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”

1 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,

2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh [like] the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and [when] the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight [be] deeper than the skin of his flesh, it [is] a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.

4 If the bright spot [be] white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight [be] not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the plague seven days:

5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, [if] the plague in his sight be at a stay, [and] the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:

6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, [if] the plague [be] somewhat dark, [and] the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it [is but] a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again:

8 And [if] the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] a leprosy.

9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;

10 And the priest shall see [him]: and, behold, [if] the rising [be] white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and [there be] quick raw flesh in the rising;

11 It [is] an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he [is] unclean.

12 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of [him that hath] the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;

13 Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, [if] the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce [him] clean [that hath] the plague: it is all turned white: he [is] clean.

14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.

15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: [for] the raw flesh [is] unclean: it [is] a leprosy.

16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;

17 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, [if] the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce [him] clean [that hath] the plague: he [is] clean.

18 ¶ The flesh also, in which, [even] in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,

19 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;

20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it [be] in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.

21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, [there be] no white hairs therein, and [if] it [be] not lower than the skin, but [be] somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:

22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] a plague.

23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, [and] spread not, it [is] a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

24 Or if there be [any] flesh, in the skin whereof [there is] a hot burning, and the quick [flesh] that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;

25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, [if] the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it [be in] sight deeper than the skin; it [is] a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] the plague of leprosy.

26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, [there be] no white hair in the bright spot, and it [be] no lower than the [other] skin, but [be] somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:

27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: [and] if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] the plague of leprosy.

28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, [and] spread not in the skin, but it [be] somewhat dark; it [is] a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it [is] an inflammation of the burning.

29 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;

30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it [be] in sight deeper than the skin; [and there be] in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] a dry scall, [even] a leprosy upon the head or beard.

31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it [be] not in sight deeper than the skin, and [that there is] no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the plague of the scall seven days:

32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, [if] the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall [be] not in sight deeper than the skin;

33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the scall seven days more:

34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, [if] the scall be not spread in the skin, nor [be] in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;

36 Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he [is] unclean.

37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and [that] there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he [is] clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

38 ¶ If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, [even] white bright spots;

39 Then the priest shall look: and, behold, [if] the bright spots in the skin of their flesh [be] darkish white; it [is] a freckled spot [that] groweth in the skin; he [is] clean.

40 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he [is] bald; [yet is] he clean.

41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he [is] forehead bald: [yet is] he clean.

42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it [is] a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.

43 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, [if] the rising of the sore [be] white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;

44 He is a leprous man, he [is] unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague [is] in his head.

45 And the leper in whom the plague [is], his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

46 All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be defiled; he [is] unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp [shall] his habitation [be].

47 ¶ The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, [whether it be] a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

48 Whether [it be] in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;

49 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it [is] a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:

50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up [it that hath] the plague seven days:

51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, [or] in any work that is made of skin; the plague [is] a fretting leprosy; it [is] unclean.

52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it [is] a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.

53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;

54 Then the priest shall command that they wash [the thing] wherein the plague [is], and he shall shut it up seven days more:

55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, [if] the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it [is] unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it [is] fret inward, [whether] it [be] bare within or without.

56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague [be] somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:

57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it [is] a spreading [plague]: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague [is] with fire.

58 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin [it be], which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.

59 This [is] the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying:

2 And if a man's flesh be sore in the skin of his flesh, or become scabrous, or white with pus, as if a leprosy were in the skin of his flesh, he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons among the priests.

3 And if the priest see the mark in the skin of the flesh, and the hairs be turned white, and the appearance of the place be deeper than the other skin of his flesh, it is surely leprosy. Therefore the priest shall examine him and pronounce him unclean.

4 And if there be any pus-white in the skin of his flesh, and the appearance be not deeper than the other skin of the flesh, and the hairs be not turned white, then the priest shall shut him up seven days.

5 And on the seventh day he looked. Is it that the mark remains as he saw it before, and has not eaten further at the skin,

6 And the priest shall shut him up again seven days. And when he shall examine him the seventh time in the seventh day, and find that the plague is gone, and that it hath not spread upon the skin, then he shall pronounce him clean: for it is scab. And he shall wash his clothes, and he shall be clean.

7 But if the scab continue to eat in the skin, after it is seen of the priest, and is pronounced clean, and is seen of the priest another time;

8 And when the priest seeth that the scab hath eaten in the skin, he shall pronounce him unclean: for it is a leprosy.

9 If there be a plague of leprosy in a man, he shall be brought unto the priest.

10 When he looketh, and findeth that white is risen in the skin, and the hair is turned white, and raw flesh is in the sore,

11 It is surely an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh. Therefore the priest shall judge him unclean, and not shut him up: for he is unclean already.

12 And if the leprosy flourish in the skin, and cover the whole skin, from the head even unto the feet, all that may be before the priest's eyes;

13 And when the priest shall examine him, and find that the leprosy hath covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean, because it is all turned white in him: for he is clean.

14 But if raw flesh be there in the daytime, when it is seen, it is unclean.

15 And if the priest examine the raw flesh, he shall pronounce him unclean: for he is unclean, and leprosy is surely there.

16 And if the raw flesh turn again, and be turned white, then he shall come unto the priest.

17 And if the priest examine, and find that the plague be turned white, he shall pronounce him clean: for he is clean.

18 If a gland be in the flesh of a man's skin, and heal again,

19 after that in the same place any thing shall appear white, or reddish pus-white, it shall be seen of the priest.

20 And if the priest see that the appearance be deeper than the skin, and that the hair be turned white; then he shall pronounce him unclean: for it is a plague of leprosy that is come out of the gland.

21 And if the priest see, and find that the hair is not white, and is not deeper than the other skin, and be gone, then he shall shut him up seven days.

22 If it eat any more in the skin, then he shall judge him unclean: for it is surely a plague of leprosy.

23 But if the white of the pus remain, and eat no more, it is the scar of the gland; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

24 When a man burneth his skin by the fire, and the brand is reddish, or white,

25 And if the priest examine him, and find the hair of the brand turned white, and the appearance thereof deeper than the skin thereof; then leprosy is surely of the brand. Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: for it is a plague of leprosy.

26 And if the priest see, and find that the hair of the brand is not changed into white, and is not deeper than the other skin, and be gone with it, he shall shut him up seven days.

27 And on the seventh day he shall examine him. And if it have eaten any more of the skin, then he shall pronounce him unclean: for it is a leprosy.

28 And if it be confessed in the burn, and be not eaten up in the skin, and be gone, then it is a sore of the burn. And the priest shall judge him clean: for it is a scar of the brand.

29 When a man or woman is shamed on the head or beard,

30 And if the priest examine the plague, and find that the appearance thereof is deeper than the other skin, and that the hair thereof is golden and thin, then he shall pronounce him unclean: for it is a leprous scall of the head, or of the beard.

31 And if the priest see that the scall is not deeper than the skin, and that the hair is not corrupt, he shall shut it up seven days.

32 And when he looketh on the seventh day, and findeth that the scab hath not eaten any more, neither is there any hair of gold, neither is the appearance of the scab deeper than the skin thereof,

33 And he shall cover himself, but he shall not cover the bark. And the priest shall shut him up again seven days.

34 And if he examine him on the seventh day, and find that the scab hath not spread in the skin, and that the appearance be not deeper than the other skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; and he shall wash his clothes, because he is clean.

35 but the grind continues to eat at the skin after it is spoken clean,

36 And if the priest examine, and find that the scab hath eaten upon the skin, he shall inquire no more whether the hair be golden: for he is unclean.

37 And if the scab stand still before the eyes, and the hair of the scab come up there, then the scab is healed, and he is clean. Therefore the priest shall pronounce him clean.

38 If a man or woman have any pus white in the skin of their flesh,

39 And the priest saw there that the white of the pus was gone out, which was a white scab in the skin, and he was clean.

40 If the hair of a man's head fall out, and he be bald, he is clean.

41 If they fall out of the front of his head, and become bald, he is clean.

42 But if there be a white or a reddish mark on his bald head, or if he be bald, then there be leprosy on his bald head, or on his bald head.

43 Therefore the priest shall examine him. If he finds a white or reddish mark on his bald head or on his bald head, he shall see it, as if it were a leprosy on the skin,

44 And he shall be a leper, and unclean: and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, because of that plague upon his head.

45 Whosoever therefore is a leper, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and his lips covered with veils; and he shall be called unclean in all things:

46 And as long as the mark is upon him, he shall be unclean, dwelling alone, and his habitation shall be without the camp.

47 If a leper's garment be marked, whether it be woollen or linen,

48 in the yard or in the concord, whether it be linen or wool, or in a skin, or in anything made of skins;

49 And if the plague be pale, or reddish, in the garment, or in the skin, or in the woof, or in the woof, or in any thing made of skins, it is surely a plague of leprosy: therefore the priest shall see it.

50 And when he seeth the mark, he shall shut it up seven days.

51 And if he see on the seventh day that the plague hath eaten away at the garment, or at the woof, or at the concord, or at the skin, or at any thing that is made of skins, it is a plague of leprosy, and is unclean.

52 And he shall burn the garment, or the woof, or the concord, whether it be woollen, or linen, or any skin that hath such a plague in it: for it is a plague of leprosy: and he shall burn it with fire.

53 And the priest shall see that the plague hath not spread upon the garment, or upon the woof, or upon the concord, or upon all manner of skins,

54 And he shall command that it be washed, wherein the plague is: and he shall shut it up seven days more.

55 And if the priest shall see, after the plague is washed, that the plague is not changed in his sight, neither hath it eaten any more: it is unclean, and thou shalt burn it with fire: for it is eaten deep, and hath made it scabby.

56 And if the priest see that the plague be gone after he hath washed it, then he shall pluck it off the garment, or off the skin, or off the woof, or off the concord.

57 And if it be yet seen in the garment, or in the woof, or in the concord, or in any thing of the skin, it is a stain; and thou shalt burn it with fire, wherein is such a stain.

58 But the garment, or the woof, or the concord, or any skin that is washed, and hath the stain left upon it, let it be washed again, and it shall be clean.

59 This is the law concerning the marks of leprosy upon garments, whether they be woollen or linen, upon the woof, and upon the concord, and upon all manner of furs, to speak clean or unclean.