וְרָאָ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אַחֲרֵ֣י ׀ הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס אֶת־הַנֶּ֗גַע וְ֠הִנֵּה לֹֽא־הָפַ֨ךְ הַנֶּ֤גַע אֶת־עֵינוֹ֙ וְהַנֶּ֣גַע לֹֽא־פָשָׂ֔ה טָמֵ֣א ה֔וּא בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשְׂרְפֶ֑נּוּ פְּחֶ֣תֶת הִ֔וא בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ א֥וֹ בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃

The priest shall examine after the mark has been washed, and behold, the mark has not changed its appearance, its hue remains as it was, and even if the mark did not spread, it is nevertheless impure. Therefore, you shall burn it in fire; it is a depression, a deficiency, a loss, or a cavity. This is the designation of leprosy of clothing, whether it is in its back or its front . Similar terms appear with regard to a person’s head (verses 40–41), where they refer to the back of the skull and its front. In contrast to leprosy of the body, where a person can never become a confirmed leper without the appearance of at least one sign of impurity, in the case leprosy of clothing this is possible, if it retains its appearance after having been washed.

וְאִם֮ רָאָ֣ה הַכֹּהֵן֒ וְהִנֵּה֙ כֵּהָ֣ה הַנֶּ֔גַע אַחֲרֵ֖י הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס אֹת֑וֹ וְקָרַ֣ע אֹת֗וֹ מִן־הַבֶּ֙גֶד֙ א֣וֹ מִן־הָע֔וֹר א֥וֹ מִן־הַשְּׁתִ֖י א֥וֹ מִן־הָעֵֽרֶב׃

And if the priest examines, and behold, the color of the mark has faded after it has been washed, he shall rip it, the affected area, from the garment, or from the leather, or from the warp, or from the woof.

וְאִם־תֵּרָאֶ֨ה ע֜וֹד בַּ֠בֶּגֶד אֽוֹ־בַשְּׁתִ֤י אֽוֹ־בָעֵ֙רֶב֙ א֣וֹ בְכָל־כְּלִי־ע֔וֹר פֹּרַ֖חַת הִ֑וא בָּאֵ֣שׁ תִּשְׂרְפֶ֔נּוּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־בּ֖וֹ הַנָּֽגַע׃

If it, the mark, shall be seen again in the garment, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any leather implement, although one cut off and removed the affected area, the mark nevertheless appeared once again in the garment or the leather, it is erupting leprosy, and therefore you shall burn in fire that in which the mark is.

וְהַבֶּ֡גֶד אֽוֹ־הַשְּׁתִ֨י אוֹ־הָעֵ֜רֶב אֽוֹ־כָל־כְּלִ֤י הָעוֹר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תְּכַבֵּ֔ס וְסָ֥ר מֵהֶ֖ם הַנָּ֑גַע וְכֻבַּ֥ס שֵׁנִ֖ית וְטָהֵֽר׃

The garment, or the warp, or the woof, or any leather implement, that you shall wash and the mark leaves them, that is, if due to the laundering, the mark disappears and does not return, it shall be washed again, this time by immersion in a ritual bath, and it shall be purified from its impurity.

זֹ֠את תּוֹרַ֨ת נֶֽגַע־צָרַ֜עַת בֶּ֥גֶד הַצֶּ֣מֶר ׀ א֣וֹ הַפִּשְׁתִּ֗ים א֤וֹ הַשְּׁתִי֙ א֣וֹ הָעֵ֔רֶב א֖וֹ כָּל־כְּלִי־ע֑וֹר לְטַהֲר֖וֹ א֥וֹ לְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃ (פ)

This is the law of the mark of leprosy of the woolen or the linen garment, or the warp, the woof, or any leather implement, to pronounce it pure or to pronounce it impure.