12 If the skin disease spreads and covers the person from head to foot,
13 the priest shall examine him again. If he finds that it actually has covered the whole body, he shall pronounce the person ritually clean. If his whole skin has turned white, he is ritually clean.
14 But from the moment an open sore appears, he is unclean.
15 The priest shall examine him again, and if he sees an open sore, he shall pronounce him unclean. An open sore means a dreaded skin disease, and the person is unclean.
16 But when the sore heals and becomes white again, the person shall go to the priest,
17 who will examine him again. If the sore has turned white, he is ritually clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
18 If anyone has a boil that has healed