Leviticus 13 · Parashat Tazria

And the Lord spoke to Moshe and Aharon, saying

When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a swelling, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh the plague of żara῾at; then he shall be brought to Aharon the priest, or to one of his sons the priests:

and the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague be deeper in appearance than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of żara῾at: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.

If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and be not deeper in appearance than the skin, and its hair be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that has the plague seven days:

and the priest shall look on him on the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:

and the priest shall look on him again on the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dimmer, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again:

and if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is żara῾at.

When the plague of żara῾at is in a man, then he shall be brought to the priest;

and the priest shall see him: and, behold, if a white swelling be in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;

it is an old żara῾at in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.

And if the żara῾at breaks out abroad in the skin, and the żara῾at covers all the skin of him that has the plague from his head to his foot, as far as the priest can see;

then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the żara῾at have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that has the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.

But when raw flesh appears in him, he shall be unclean.

And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is żara῾at.

Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed to white, he shall come to the priest;

and the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that has the plague: he is clean.

The flesh also, the skin of which has on it a pox which is healed,

and in the place of the pox there be a white swelling, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shown to the priest;

and if, when the priest sees it, behold, it be in sight deeper than the skin, and the hair of it be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of żara῾at broken out in the pox.

But if the priest look on it, and behold, there be no white hairs in it, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dimmer; then the priest shall shut him up for seven days:

and if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.

But if the bright spot stay in its place, and spread not, it is the scar of the pox; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Or if there be any flesh, in the skin of which there is a burn caused by fire, and the raw flesh of the burn have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;

then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in appearance deeper than the skin; it is a żara῾at broken out of the burn: and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of żara῾at.

But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there is no white hair in the bright spot, and it is no lower than the other skin, but is somewhat dimmer: then the priest shall shut him up seven days:

and the priest shall look upon him on the seventh day: and if it be spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of żara῾at.

And if the bright spot stay in its place, and spread not in the skin, and it be somewhat dimmer; it is a swelling caused by the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is a scar of the burn.

If a man or a woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;

then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in appearance deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a patch, a żara῾at of the head or beard.

And if the priest look on the plague of the patch, and, behold, it be not in appearance deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that has the plague of the patch seven days:

and on the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the patch spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the patch be not in sight deeper than the skin;

he shall be shaved, but the patch shall not be shaved; and the priest shall shut up him that has the patch seven days more:

and on the seventh day the priest shall look on the patch: and, behold, if the patch be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

But if the patch spread much in the skin after his cleansing;

then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the patch be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.

But if the patch remain stationary in appearance, and there is black hair grown up in it; the patch is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright white spots;

then the priest shall look: and, behold, if there be darkish white spots in the skin of their flesh; it is a tetter breaking out in the skin; he is clean.

And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.

And he whose hair is fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.

And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is żara῾at sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.

Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the swelling of the plague be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of żara῾at in the skin of the flesh;

he is diseased, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.

And the diseased man in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall grow long, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

All the days during which the plague shall be in him he shall be unclean; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; outside the camp shall his habitation be.

The garment also in which is the plague of żara῾at, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in anything made of skin;

and if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin; it is a plague of żara῾at, and shall be shown to the priest:

and the priest shall look at the plague, and shut up that which has the plague seven days:

and he shall look at the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a malignant żara῾at; it is unclean.

He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or anything of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a malignant żara῾at; it shall be burnt in the fire.

And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin;

then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:

And the priest shall look after the plague is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed its colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is a decay on the inner or outer surface.

And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dimmer after the washing of it; then he shall tear it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:

and if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that in which the plague is with fire.

And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.

This is the Tora of the plague of żara῾at in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or anything of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.