The  ¹beginning of the  ²gospel of  ³Jesus Christ,  ⁴the Son of God,

 ¹Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Behold,  ²I send My  ³messenger before  ⁴Your face, who will  ⁵prepare Your way,

A  ¹voice of one crying in the  ²wilderness:  ³Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.”

John  ¹came baptizing in the  ²wilderness and preaching a  ³baptism of repentance  ⁴for forgiveness of sins.

And all the region of  ¹Judea went out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were  ²baptized by him in the  ³Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

And John was  ¹clothed in camel's hair and had a leather girdle around his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

And he preached, saying,  ¹He who is stronger than I comes after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

I have baptized you in water, but He Himself will baptize you in the Holy  ¹Spirit.

And in those days Jesus came from  ¹Nazareth of Galilee and was  ²baptized  ³in the Jordan by John.

And  ¹immediately, coming up out of the water, He saw the  ²heavens being parted and the Spirit as a  ³dove descending upon  ⁴Him.

And a voice came out of the heavens:  ¹You are My Son, the Beloved; in You I have found My delight.

And immediately the Spirit  ¹thrust Him out into the wilderness.

And He was in the wilderness  ¹forty days, being tempted by  ²Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.

Then Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

When a man has a  ¹swelling or an eruption or a bright spot on the skin of his  ²body, and it becomes an infection of  ¹leprosy on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to  ³Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.

And the priest shall look at the infection in the skin of the body; and if the hair in the infection has turned  ¹white and the appearance of the infection is  ²deeper than the skin of his body, it is the infection of leprosy. When the priest has looked at him, he shall pronounce him unclean.

And if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body, and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, and the hair on it has not turned white, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the infection seven days.

And the priest shall look at him on the seventh day; and if in his eyes the infection remains, and the infection has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall isolate him seven more days.

And the priest shall look at him again on the seventh day; and if the infection has  ¹faded, and the infection has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean.

But if the scab spreads further on the skin after he has showed himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall show himself again to the priest.

And the priest shall look; and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.

When the infection of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought to the priest;

And the priest shall look; and if there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is living  ¹raw flesh in the swelling,

It is a chronic leprosy on the skin of his body; and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.

And if the leprosy breaks out further on the skin, and the leprosy  ¹covers all the skin of the one who has the infection, from his head even to his feet, as far as the priest can see,

Then the priest shall look; and if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him who has the infection clean. It has all turned white; he is clean.

But whenever  ¹raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean.

And the priest shall look at the raw flesh and pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is leprosy.

But if the raw flesh again turns white, then he shall come to the priest.

And the priest shall look at him; and if the infection has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him who has the infection clean; he is clean.

And when the body has a  ¹boil on its skin, and it has healed,

And in the place of the boil there is a white swelling or a reddish-white bright spot, then it shall be shown to the priest.

And the priest shall look; and if its appearance is below the surface of the skin, and the hair on it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the infection of leprosy; it has broken out in the boil.

But if the priest looks at it, and if there is no white hair in it, and it is not below the surface of the skin, but it has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days.

And if it spreads further in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.

But if the bright spot remains in its place and does not spread, it is only the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Or when the  ¹flesh has on its skin a burn by fire, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white or white,

Then the priest shall look at it; and if the hair in the bright spot has turned white, and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is leprosy. It has broken out in the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the infection of leprosy.

But if the priest looks at it, and if there is no white hair in the bright spot, and it is not below the surface of the skin, but it has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days.

And the priest shall look at him on the seventh day. If it spreads further in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the infection of leprosy.

And if the bright spot remains in its place, and it has not spread in the skin, but it has faded, it is the swelling from the burn; and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is only the scar of the burning.

And if a man or woman has an infection on the  ¹head or on the  ¹beard,

Then the priest shall look at the infection; and if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and there is in it  ¹thin yellowish hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a scale; it is leprosy of the head or of the beard.

And if the priest looks at the infection of the scale, and if its appearance is  ¹not deeper than the skin, and there is  ¹no black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the infection of the scale seven days.

And on the seventh day the priest shall look at the infection; and if the scale has not spread, and there is no yellowish hair in it, and the appearance of the scale is not deeper than the skin,

Then he shall  ¹shave himself, but the scale he shall not shave. And the priest shall isolate the one who has the scale seven days more.

And on the seventh day the priest shall look at the scale; and if the scale has not spread in the skin, and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. And he shall  ¹wash his clothes and be clean.

But if the scale spreads further in the skin after his cleansing,

Then the priest shall look at him; and if the scale has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellowish hair; he is unclean.

But if, in  ¹the priest's eyes, the scale has remained, and  ²black hair has grown up in it, the scale is healed; he is clean. And the priest shall pronounce him clean.

And when a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of their body,  ¹white bright spots,

Then the priest shall look; and if the bright spots on the skin of their body are a dull white, it is a rash that has broken out on the skin; he is clean.

And if a man  ¹loses the hair of his head, he is bald; he is clean.

And if he loses hair from his forehead and his temples, he is bald on the forehead; he is clean.

But if on the bald head or the bald forehead there is a reddish-white infection, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or on his bald forehead.

Then the priest shall look at him; and if the swelling of the infection is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the body,

He is a leprous man; he is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him unclean; his infection is on his head.

And as for the leper in whom the infection is, his  ¹clothes shall be torn, and the  ¹hair of his head shall be let loose, and he shall  ¹cover his upper lip and cry,  ¹Unclean, unclean!

He shall be unclean all the days during which the infection is in him; he is unclean. He shall live alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.

The  ¹garment also that the infection of leprosy is in, whether it is a  ²woolen garment or a  ²linen garment,

Whether it is in  ¹warp or  ¹woof, of linen or of wool, whether in a skin or in anything made of skin,

If the infection is  ¹greenish or reddish in the garment or in the skin, or in the warp or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is the infection of leprosy and shall be shown to the priest.

And the priest shall look at the infection and isolate the article which has the infection for seven days.

Then he shall look at the infection on the seventh day. If the infection has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever the purpose the skin is used for, the infection is a malignant leprosy; it is unclean.

And he shall  ¹burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of skin in which the infection occurs, for it is a malignant leprosy; it shall be burned in the fire.

And if the priest shall look, and if the infection has 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  ¹wash the thing in which the infection is; and he shall isolate it for seven more days.

And after the article with the infection has been washed, the priest shall look at it; and if the infection has not changed its appearance, even though the infection has not spread, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire; it is a  ¹leprous decay, whether the bareness is on the inside or on the outside.

And if the priest looks, and if the infection has faded after it was washed, then he shall  ¹tear it out of the garment or out of the skin, whether from the warp or from the woof.

But if it appears again in the garment, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is spreading. You shall burn the article that the infection is in, in the fire.

And the garment, whether the warp or the woof, or any article of skin, which you shall wash, if the infection has departed from them, shall be washed a  ¹second time and shall be clean.

This is the law of the infection of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or in the woof, or anything of skin, for pronouncing it clean or for pronouncing it unclean.