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But if the hair be of the former colour, and the scar somewhat obscure, and be not lower than the flesh that is near it: he shall shut him up seven days.

But if it stay in its place, it is but the scar of an ulcer: and the man shall be clean.

But if the colour of the hair be not changed, nor the blemish lower than the other flesh, and the appearance of the leprosy be somewhat obscure: he shall shut him up seven days,

But if the whiteness stay in its place, and be not very clear, it is the sore of a burning: and therefore he shall be cleansed, because it is only the scar of a burning.

But if he perceive the place of the spot is equal with the flesh that is near it, and the hair black: he shall shut him up seven days,

The man shall be shaven all but the place of the spot: and he shall be shut up other seven days.

But if after his cleansing the spot spread again in the skin:

But if the spot be stayed, and the hair be black, let him know that the man is healed: and let him confidently pronounce him clean.

The priest shall view them. If he find that a darkish whiteness shineth in the skin, let him know that it is not the leprosy, but a white blemish, and that the man is clean.

But if in the bald head or in the bald forehead there be risen a white or reddish colour:

But if he see that it is not grown,

But if the place of the leprosy be somewhat dark, after the garment is washed, he shall tear it off, and divide it from that which is sound.

But the other that is alive, he shall dip, with the cedar wood, and the scarlet and the hyssop, in the blood of the sparrow that is immolated:

But if he be poor, and his hand cannot find the things aforesaid: he shall take a lamb for an offering for trespass, that the priest may pray for him, and a tenth part of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice, and a sextary of oil:

But he shall pour part of the oil into his own left hand,

But if after the stones be taken out, and the dust scraped off, and it be plastered with other earth.

But if the priest going in perceive that the leprosy is not spread in the house, after it was plastered again, he shall purify it, it being cured.

If he touch a vessel of earth, it shall be broken: but if a vessel of wood, it shall be washed with water.

But that whose lot was to be the emissary goat, he shall present before the Lord, that he may pour prayers upon him, and let him go into the wilderness.

But he that hath let go the emissary goat, shall wash his clothes, and his body with water, and so shall enter into the camp.