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Inspect · Repair · Cleanse Every step opens the verse it rests on.

1 First inspection

Empty house · shut seven days

Examine and close the houseEmpty the house before inspection. If the marks appear below the surface, the priest shuts the house for seven days.The priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest goes in to examine the plague, that all that is in the house not be made… — Leviticus 14:36–38 · WEB

In the commentaryThe House with the Spot

2 Mark has spread

Remove stones · scrape walls

Repair the houseRemove affected stones, scrape the inside, discard debris outside the city, then replace stones and replaster the house.He shall cause the inside of the house to be scraped all over. They shall pour out the mortar that they scraped off outside of the city into an… — Leviticus 14:39–42 · WEB

In the commentaryThe House with the Spot

3 Mark returns

Spreading infection

Tear down the houseIf the mark returns after repair, tear down the house and carry its stones, timber, and plaster outside the city.He shall break down the house, its stones, and its timber, and all the house’s mortar. He shall carry them out of the city into an unclean place. — Leviticus 14:43–45 · WEB

In the commentaryThe House with the Spot

4 No spread

Two birds · cedar · hyssop

Purify the houseIf the mark has not spread, the priest purifies the house with two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop.To cleanse the house he shall take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. — Leviticus 14:48–53 · WEB

In the commentaryThe House with the Spot

The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.