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If the priest examines the scabby sore and finds that it is only skin-deep but there is no black hair on it, he must quarantine the person for seven days.

the person must shave off all hair except the hair on the affected area. Then the priest must quarantine the person for another seven days.

the priest must do another examination. If he finds that the sore has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair. The infected person is ceremonially unclean.

After examining the affected spot, the priest will put the article in quarantine for seven days.

The priest must burn the item—the clothing, the woolen or linen fabric, or piece of leather—for it has been contaminated by a serious mildew. It must be completely destroyed by fire.

the priest will order the object to be washed and then quarantined for seven more days.

"These are the instructions for dealing with mildew that contaminates woolen or linen clothing or fabric or anything made of leather. This is how the priest will determine whether these items are ceremonially clean or unclean."

"The following instructions are for those seeking ceremonial purification from a skin disease. Those who have been healed must be brought to the priest,

"The persons being purified must then wash their clothes, shave off all their hair, and bathe themselves in water. Then they will be ceremonially clean and may return to the camp. However, they must remain outside their tents for seven days.

Then the officiating priest will present that person for purification, along with the offerings, before the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

"But anyone who is too poor and cannot afford these offerings may bring one male lamb for a guilt offering, to be lifted up as a special offering for purification. The person must also bring two quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil for the grain offering and a cup of olive oil.

The offering must also include two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. One of the pair must be used for the sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

The priest will take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the olive oil, and lift them up as a special offering to the Lord .

Then the priest will slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering. He will take some of its blood and apply it to the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified.

One of them is for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, to be presented along with the grain offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the Lord .

These are the instructions for purification for those who have recovered from a serious skin disease but who cannot afford to bring the offerings normally required for the ceremony of purification."

the priest will step outside the door and put the house in quarantine for seven days.

On the seventh day the priest must return for another inspection. If he finds that the mildew on the walls of the house has spread,

"But if the priest returns for his inspection and finds that the mildew has not reappeared in the house after the fresh plastering, he will pronounce it clean because the mildew is clearly gone.

"These are the instructions for dealing with serious skin diseases, including scabby sores;