Red-white mark · Recheck Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningA burn leaves a reddish-white or white spot on the person’s skin.“Or when the body has a burn from fire on its skin, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white, or white, — Leviticus 13:24 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
Examine the mark and wait if needed
1 Defining signs present
Declare it uncleanIf the hair has turned white and the mark is deeper than the skin, the priest declares it unclean.then the priest shall examine it; and behold, if the hair in the bright spot has turned white, and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is… — Leviticus 13:25 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
2 Signs absent
Observe and re-examineIf it is not deeper and its hair has not turned white, isolate the person for seven days.But if the priest examines it, and behold, there is no white hair in the bright spot, and it isn’t deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the… — Leviticus 13:26 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
3 Follow-up result
Declare the resultIf it fades and does not spread, wash clothes and declare clean. If it spreads, declare the person unclean.The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of… — Leviticus 13:27–28 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
The recheck resolves the burn-mark casethen the priest shall examine it; and behold, if the hair in the bright spot has turned white, and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is… — Leviticus 13:25–28 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priest Shall Look
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.