11בַּהֶרֶת שֶׁהָיְתָה עַזָּה כַּשֶּׁלֶג וּלְאַחַר הַהֶסְגֵּר נַעֲשֵׂית כִּקְרוּם בֵּיצָה אוֹ שֶׁהָיְתָה בַּתְּחִלָּה כִּקְרוּם בֵּיצָה וְנַעֲשֵׂית כַּשָּׁלֶג הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמוֹת שֶׁהָיְתָה שֶׁאֵין עַזּוּת הַמַּרְאֶה סִימַן טֻמְאָה וְלֹא כְּהִיָּתוֹ סִימַן טָהֳרָה אֶלָּא אִם נִתְמַעֵט מֵאַרְבַּע מַרְאוֹת וְנַעֲשֵׂית כֵּהָה מִקְּרוּם בֵּיצָה שֶׁהֲרֵי נַעֲשֵׂית בֹּהַק וּלְפִיכָךְ טָהוֹר. אִם כֵּן מַהוּ זֶה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בַּתּוֹרָה (ויקרא יג ו) "וְהִנֵּה כֵּהָה הַנֶּגַע וְלֹא פָשָׂה הַנֶּגַע בָּעוֹר וְטִהֲרוֹ הַכֹּהֵן". שֶׁאִם כֵּהָה מֵאַרְבַּע מַרְאוֹת טָהוֹר. וְכֵן אִם לֹא כֵּהָה וְלֹא פָּשָׂה וְלֹא נוֹלְדָה בּוֹ לֹא שֵׂעָר לָבָן וְלֹא מִחְיָה הֲרֵי זֶה טָהוֹר:
When a baheret was originally intensely white like snow and, after isolation, it appeared only as the membrane of an egg, or, originally, it appeared like the membrane of an egg and its intensity increased and it appeared as snow, it is considered in its original state, for an increase in the intensity of the appearance of a blemish is not a sign of impurity, nor is a darkening of it a sign of purity unless it becomes darker than the four shades described above, i.e., darker than the membrane of an egg. In such an instance, it is classified as a bohak and he is pure. If so, what is meant by the Torah's statement: "The blemish became darker and did not expand on the flesh, the priest should declare him pure?" That if it became darker than the four shades, he is pure, Similarly, if it did not become darker, but did not expand, nor grew white hair or healthy flesh, he is pure.