Leviticus 14:55

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Leviticus 14:53–57 · Berean Standard Bible

53 Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.

54 This is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak,

55 for mildew in clothing or in a house,

56 and for a swelling, rash, or spot,

57 to determine when something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew.”

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Leviticus 13:47

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

Leviticus 13:48

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

Leviticus 13:49

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.

Leviticus 13:50

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

Leviticus 13:51

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.

Leviticus 13:52

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.

Leviticus 13:53

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

Leviticus 13:54

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

Leviticus 13:55

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.

Leviticus 13:56

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.

Leviticus 13:57

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

Leviticus 13:58

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.

Leviticus 13:59

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.”