Lev 13:45 | NET2full | STEP | “As for the diseased person who has the infection , his clothes must be torn , the hair of his head must be unbound , he must cover his mustache , and he must call out ‘Unclean ! Unclean !’

‏ Leviticus 13:45

The Life of the Person with Skin Disease

45 “As for the diseased person who has the infection, ^{▼▼tn Heb “And the diseased one who in him is the infection.”} his clothes must be torn, the hair of his head must be unbound, he must cover his mustache, ^{▼▼tn Heb “and his head shall be unbound, and he shall cover on [his] mustache.” Tearing one’s clothing, allowing the hair to hang loose rather than bound up in a turban, and covering the mustache on the upper lip are all ways of expressing shame, grief, or distress (cf., e.g., Lev 10:6 and Micah 3:7).} and he must call out ‘Unclean! Unclean!’