³ The priest is to go outside the camp and examine them.^(A) If they have been healed of their defiling skin disease,^[a](B)

⁷ Seven times^(A) he shall sprinkle^(B) the one to be cleansed of the defiling disease, and then pronounce them clean. After that, he is to release the live bird in the open fields.^(C)

³² These are the regulations for anyone who has a defiling skin disease^(A) and who cannot afford the regular offerings^(B) for their cleansing.

⁴⁴ the priest is to go and examine it and, if the mold has spread in the house, it is a persistent defiling mold; the house is unclean.^(A)

⁵⁴ These are the regulations for any defiling skin disease,^(A) for a sore, ⁵⁵ for defiling molds^(B) in fabric or in a house, ⁵⁶ and for a swelling, a rash or a shiny spot,^{(C) 57} to determine when something is clean or unclean.

These are the regulations for defiling skin diseases and defiling molds.^(D)

⁸ In cases of defiling skin diseases,^[a] be very careful to do exactly as the Levitical^(A) priests instruct you. You must follow carefully what I have commanded them.^(B)

³ She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet^(A) who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”

⁶ The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”

⁷ As soon as the king of Israel read the letter,^(A) he tore his robes and said, “Am I God?^(B) Can I kill and bring back to life?^(C) Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel^(D) with me!”

²⁷ Naaman’s leprosy^(A) will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi^(B) went from Elisha’s presence and his skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.^(C)