¹⁵ When the priest sees the open sore, he must announce that the person is unclean. The open sore is not clean; it is a harmful skin disease. ¹⁶ If the open sore becomes white again, the person must come to the priest. ¹⁷ The priest must look at him, and if the sores have become white, the priest must announce that the person with the sores is clean. Then he will be clean.