Wool · Linen · Leather Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningA reddish or greenish mark appears on wool, linen, woven cloth, or leather.whether it is in warp or woof; of linen or of wool; whether in leather, or in anything made of leather; — Leviticus 13:47–49 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Garment and the Leather
Show the affected item to a priest
1 First examination
2 Mark has spread
Burn the itemIf the mark spreads, the item is unclean. Burn the affected garment, cloth, or leather.He shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever… — Leviticus 13:51–52, 57 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Garment and the Leather
3 Mark has not spread
Wash and re-examineWash the item and isolate it for another seven days. If the mark remains unchanged, burn it; if it fades, tear out the area.then the priest shall command that they wash the thing that the plague is in, and he shall isolate it seven more days. — Leviticus 13:53–56 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Garment and the Leather
4 Mark disappears
Declare the item cleanWhen the mark disappears after washing, wash the item again and declare it clean.The garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatever thing of skin it is, which you shall wash, if the plague has departed from them, then it shall… — Leviticus 13:58–59 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Garment and the Leather
Clean garments after careful inspectionThen the priest shall examine it, after the plague is washed; and behold, if the plague hasn’t changed its color, and the plague hasn’t spread, it is… — Leviticus 13:47–59 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Garment and the Leather
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