38. “If a man or a woman has white irritated areas of skin,
39. the priest will make an examination. If the irritated areas on the skin are pale white, a rash has developed on the skin. The person is clean.
40. “If a man loses his hair, he is clean, even though he is bald.
41. If he loses the hair on the front of his head, he is clean, even though he is bald on the forehead.
42. But if there is a pink patch on the bald places in back or in front, a skin disease is developing in those places.
43. The priest will examine him. If the sore from the disease in the bald places in back or in front is pink like a skin disease somewhere else on the body,
44. the man has come down with an infectious skin disease. He is unclean. The priest must declare him unclean because of the skin disease on his head.
45. “People who come down with a skin disease must wear torn clothes and leave their hair uncombed. They must cover their upper lips and call out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
46. As long as they have the skin disease, they are unclean. They must live outside the camp.
47. “Now about clothing—if there is a green or red area on a piece of clothing
48. that is woven or knitted from linen or wool or on any leather article,
49. it is mildew. It must be shown to the priest.
50. The priest will examine the mildew and will put the clothing in a separate place for seven days.
51. On the seventh day he will examine the area again. If the spot is spreading, it is unclean.
52. He must burn the piece of clothing or the leather article because the mildew is growing.