“And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:”
If, when the priest examines it, the mildew has faded after the article has been washed, he is to tear the contaminated part out of the fabric, the leather, or the woven or knitted material. The fabric whose mildew has faded after washing receives a different treatment: the affected area is torn out rather than the entire article burned. The surgical removal of the faded mildew area preserves the rest of the fabric while removing the contaminated portion. The graduated response — partial removal for faded mildew, complete burning for persistent mildew — communicates the covenant's proportional approach to material defilement.
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