Leviticus 13:47–59

Contaminated Fabrics

⁴⁷“If a fabric is contaminated with mildew—in wool or linen fabric, ⁴⁸in the warp or woof of linen or wool, or in leather or anything made of leather— ⁴⁹and if the contamination is green or red in the fabric, the leather, the warp, the woof, or any leather article, it is a mildew contamination and is to be shown to the priest. ⁵⁰The priest is to examine the contamination and quarantine the contaminated fabric for seven days. ⁵¹The priest is to reexamine the contamination on the seventh day. If it has spread in the fabric, the warp, the woof, or the leather, regardless of how it is used, the contamination is harmful mildew; it is unclean. ^f52He is to burn the fabric, the warp or woof in wool or linen, or any leather article, which is contaminated. Since it is harmful mildew it must be burned up.

⁵³“When the priest examines it, if the contamination has not spread in the fabric, the warp or woof, or any leather article, ⁵⁴the priest is to order whatever is contaminated to be washed and quarantined for another seven days. ⁵⁵After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine the contamination. If the appearance of the contaminated article has not changed, it is unclean. Even though the contamination has not spread, you must burn up the fabric. It is a fungus ^gon the front or back of the fabric.

⁵⁶“If the priest examines it, and the contamination has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, the leather, or the warp or woof. ⁵⁷But if it reappears in the fabric, the warp or woof, or any leather article, it has broken out again. You must burn up whatever is contaminated. ⁵⁸But if the contamination disappears from the fabric, the warp or woof, or any leather article, which have been washed, it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.

⁵⁹“This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, warp or woof, or any leather article, in order to pronounce it clean or unclean.” ^h