40. “A man might begin to lose the hair on his head. It is only baldness, so he is clean.
41. A man might lose hair from the sides of his head. He is clean. It is only another kind of baldness.
42. But if there is a red and white infection on his scalp, it is a skin disease.
43. A priest must look at him. If the swelling of the infection is red and white and looks like the leprosy on other parts of his body,
44. then he has leprosy on his scalp. The person is unclean. The priest must announce that he is unclean.
45. “People with leprosy must warn other people. They must shout, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ They must tear their clothes at the seams. They must let their hair grow wild, and they must cover their mouth.