Leviticus 13:36-47

³⁶the priest must inspect them, and if the scabby infection has indeed spread on the skin, the priest doesn't need to check for pale hair; the person is unclean.

³⁷But if the priest sees that the scabby infection hasn't changed, and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. The person is clean, and the priest must declare it.

³⁸If someone, man or woman, has white spots on the skin,

³⁹the priest shall inspect them, and if the spots appear a dull white, it's just a rash that has developed on the skin; the person is clean.

⁴⁰If a man loses his hair and goes bald, he is still clean.

⁴¹If he has a receding hairline and he goes bald on his forehead, he is still clean.

⁴²But if a reddish-white sore appears on his bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease developing.

⁴³The priest must inspect him, and if the swelling of the sore on his bald head or forehead looks reddish-white like a skin disease,

⁴⁴then he is has an infectious disease; he is unclean. The priest must declare him unclean because of the infection on his head.

⁴⁵Anyone who has such diseases must wear clothes that are torn and let their hair remain uncombed. They must cover their faces and shout out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

⁴⁶They remain unclean as long as the infection lasts. They have to live alone somewhere outside the camp.

⁴⁷The following regulations relate to any material that becomes affected by mold, such as wool or linen clothing,