Leviticus 13:47-59

47“Also when a garment has a mark of tza'arat on it—whether it is a woolen or a linen garment,

48whether it is woven or textured, linen or wool, leather, or anything made from leather—

49or if the mark is greenish or reddish within the garment or in the leather, or in the weaving or the texture, or in anything made from leather, it is the plague of tza'arat and shall be shown to the kohen.

50The kohen is to examine the plague and isolate it for seven days.

51Then he is to reexamine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the weaving, the texture or the leather, whatever the use for the leather may be, the plague is a destructive mildew. It is unclean.

52He is to burn the garment or the weaving, or the texture, wool or linen, or anything of leather, in which the plague resides, for it is a destructive mildew. It is to be burned in the fire.

53“If the kohen examines it, and behold, the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the weaving, the texture, or in anything made of leather,

54the kohen shall command that they wash the thing which has the mark, and he is to isolate it seven more days.

55“Then the kohen is to reexamine it, after the mark has been washed, and behold, if the mark has not changed its color and has not spread, it is unclean. You are to burn it in the fire, whether the rot is inside or outside.

56If the kohen looks, and sees the mark has faded after it has been washed, then he is to tear it out of the garment, or the leather, or weaving, or texture.

57But if it appears again in the garment, either in the weaving, the texture, or in anything made of leather, it is spreading. You are to burn with fire whatever has the mark.

58The garment, or weaving, or texture, or whatever leather item it is that you have washed, if the mark has departed from it, is to be washed a second time, and will become clean.”

59This is the Torah for a mark of tza'arat in a garment of wool or linen, either in the weaving, the texture, or in anything of leather, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.