Leviticus 13:47-59

Modern English Version

The Law About Leprous Garments

⁴⁷ If a garment has a leprous disease, whether it is a wool or a linen garment, ⁴⁸ whether it is in the warp or woof of the linen or wool fabric, or in the leather or anything made of leather, ⁴⁹ and if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the leather, or in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a leprous disease and shall be shown to the priest. ⁵⁰ And the priest shall examine the disease, and isolate the infected article for seven days. ⁵¹ And he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in the leather, or in any work that is made of leather, this is a spreading leprous disease. It is unclean. ⁵² He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, wool or linen, or anything of leather that has the disease, for it is a spreading leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire.

⁵³ If the priest examines it, and the disease has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or the woof, or in anything of leather, ⁵⁴ then the priest shall command that they wash the article in which the disease appears, and he shall isolate it for seven days more. ⁵⁵ The priest shall examine the infected article after it has been washed. If the infected spot has not changed its color, even if the disease has not spread, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire, whether the leprous spot is on the inside or on the outside of the article. ⁵⁶ If the priest examines and the disease has faded after washing it, he shall tear the spot out of the garment, or out of the leather, or out of the warp or the woof. ⁵⁷ If it still appears in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything of leather, it is spreading. You shall burn in the fire that in which the disease appears. ⁵⁸ The garment that you have washed, either in the warp or woof, or anything of leather, if the disease is gone from it, then it shall be washed a second time and shall be clean.

⁵⁹ This is the law of the leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or woof, or anything of leather to determine if it is clean or unclean.