40. “If a man loses his hair and his head becomes bald, he is still ceremonially clean.
41. And if he loses hair on his forehead, he simply has a bald forehead; he is still clean.
42. However, if a reddish white sore appears on the bald area on top of his head or on his forehead, this is a skin disease.
43. The priest must examine him, and if he finds swelling around the reddish white sore anywhere on the man’s head and it looks like a skin disease,
44. the man is indeed infected with a skin disease and is unclean. The priest must pronounce him ceremonially unclean because of the sore on his head.
45. “Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed. They must cover their mouth and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’