Leviticus 13

1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

2 “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that could become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.

“Anyone who has a swelling, a rash, or a spot on the skin that may be an infectious skin disease must be taken to Aaron the priest or to one of his descendants.

3 The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.

The priest will inspect whatever is on the skin. If the hair there has turned white and if the issue seems to be more than something on the surface, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who inspects it will declare the person unclean.

4 If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

But if the spot is only a white discoloration and doesn't seem to be more than superficial, and if the hair on the spot has not turned white, the priest will place the person in isolation for seven days.

5 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.

On the seventh day the priest will conduct another inspection, and if he discovers that the spot hasn't changed and hasn't spread on the skin, the priest must place the person in isolation for another seven days.

6 The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.

On the seventh day after this the priest will inspect it again. If the spot has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest will declare the person clean since it was a rash. They must wash their clothes and will be clean.

7 But if the rash spreads further on his skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must present himself again to the priest.

However, if the rash does spread after the person has been inspected by the priest and has been declared clean, the person must go back to be inspected again.

8 The priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; he has a skin disease.

If the priest discovers that the rash has spread, he must declare the person unclean because it is certainly a skin disease.

9 When anyone develops a skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.

Anyone who develops an infectious skin disease must be taken to the priest.

10 The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

The priest will inspect them, and if there is a white swelling on the skin and the hair there has turned white, and there is an open wound in the swelling,

11 it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.

it is a serious skin disease and the priest must declare them unclean. He doesn't need to place the person in isolation because they are unclean.

12 But if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see,

However, if the skin disease affects all their skin so that it covers their skin from head to toe, everywhere the priest can see,

13 the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean.

the priest shall inspect them, and if the disease has covered their entire body, he will declare the person clean. As it has all turned white, they are clean.

14 But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.

But if when someone's inspected an open wound is found, they will be unclean.

15 When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.

When the priest discovers an open wound, he must declare the person unclean. The open wound is unclean; it is an infectious skin disease.

16 But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.

But if the open wound heals and becomes white, the person must go back to the priest.

17 The priest will reexamine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest is to pronounce the infected person clean; then he is clean.

The priest will inspect them again, and if the wound has turned white, the priest is to declare the person clean; then they are clean.

18 When a boil appears on someone’s skin and it heals,

When a boil comes up on someone's skin and then it heals,

19 and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest.

and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot appears in its place, they must show themselves to the priest.

20 The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.

The priest shall inspect it, and if it seems to be more than something on the surface, and if the hair there has turned white, the priest shall declare him unclean. It is a serious skin disease that has infected the boil.

21 But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

However, if when the priest inspects it, it doesn't have white hair in it and doesn't seem to be more than superficial, and has faded, the priest is to place the person in isolation for seven days.

22 If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.

If then the spot has spread further on the skin, the priest will declare them unclean; it is a disease.

23 But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

But if the spot stays the same and doesn't spread, it's just the scar from the boil, and the priest will declare them clean.

24 When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,

If someone has a burn on their skin and where it's raw changes into a reddish-white or white spot,

25 the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

the priest must inspect it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot seems to be more than something on the surface, it is a serious skin disease that has infected the burn, and the priest who inspects it will declare the person unclean. It is an infectious skin disease.

26 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

However, if when the priest inspects it, it doesn't have white hair in it and doesn't seem to be more than superficial, and has faded, the priest is to place the person in isolation for seven days.

27 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

On the seventh day the priest will inspect the person again. If then the spot has spread further on the skin, the priest will declare them unclean; it is a serious skin disease.

28 But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest is to pronounce him clean; for it is only the scar from the burn.

But if the spot stays the same and hasn't spread on the skin, but has faded, it's the swelling from the burn, and the priest will declare them clean because it's just the scar from the burn.

29 If a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin,

If someone, man or woman, has a sore on the head or chin,

30 the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.

the priest shall inspect it, and if it appears to be more than superficial and the hair in it has become pale and thin, the priest must declare them unclean; it is an infection producing scabs, a serious disease of the head or chin.

31 But if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

However, if the priest inspects the scabby infection and it doesn't seem to be more than superficial and has no pale hair in it, the priest is to place the person in isolation for seven days.

32 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,

On the seventh day the priest will inspect the person again and if the scabby infection has not spread and there is no pale hair in it, and it doesn't seem to be more than superficial,

33 then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days.

then the person must shave themselves except for the scaly area. The priest is to place the person in isolation for another seven days.

34 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.

On the seventh day the priest will inspect the scabby infection, and if it has not spread on the skin and doesn't seem to be more than superficial, the priest is to pronounce the person clean. They must wash their clothes and will be clean.

35 If, however, the scaly outbreak spreads further on the skin after his cleansing,

However, if the scabby infection has spread on the skin after been declared clean,

36 the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.

the 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.

37 If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean.

But 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.

38 When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,

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

39 the priest shall examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean.

the 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.

40 Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean.

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

41 Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead, he is still clean.

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

42 But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.

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

43 The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease,

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

44 the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.

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

45 A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

Anyone 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!’

46 As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.

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

47 If any fabric is contaminated with mildew —any wool or linen garment,

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

48 any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—

anything woven or knitted made from linen or wool, or anything made of leather:

49 and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.

If the spot is green or red on the material, whether it's leather, woven, or knitted or some other leather item, then it is infected with mold and must be shown to the priest.

50 And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days.

The priest must inspect the mold and place the item in isolation for seven days.

51 On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean.

On the seventh day the priest shall inspect it again, and if the patch of mold has spread in the material, whether it's leather, woven, or knitted or some other leather item, then it is a harmful mold; the article is unclean, whatever it is being used for.

52 He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.

The priest is to burn it, whether the affected item is wool or linen or leather. Because the mold is harmful, the article must be burned.

53 But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article,

However, if when the priest inspects it again it, the patch mold has not spread,

54 the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.

the priest shall order that the affected item is washed and placed in isolation for another seven days.

55 After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.

Once it has been washed, the priest is to inspect again it, and if the item with the mold hasn't changed how it looks, it is unclean. Though the mold hasn't spread, you must burn the item, whether the mold damage is on the inside or the outside.

56 If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.

If the priest inspects it and the patch of mold has faded after it has been washed, he is to cut out the affected part the material, whether it's leather, woven, or knitted.

57 But if it reappears in the fabric, weave, or knit, or on any leather article, it is spreading. You must burn the contaminated article.

However, if the mold comes back then it is spreading. In that case you must burn the affected item.

58 If the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.

If the mold disappears after washing, then have it washed again, and it will be clean.

59 This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”

These are the regulations regarding what needs to be done when mold contaminates wool or linen material, whether woven or knitted, or any leather item, as to declaring it clean or unclean.”