צָרַעַת בְּגָדִים כִּגְרִיס, כְּצָרַעַת אָדָם. אֲבָל פָּחוֹת מִכִּגְרִיס טָהוֹר. וּשְׁלֹשָׁה סִימָנֵי טֻמְאָה יֵשׁ בָּהֶן. יְרַקְרַק אֲדַמְדַּם וְהַפִּשְׂיוֹן. וּשְׁלָשְׁתָּן מְפֹרָשִׁין בַּתּוֹרָה. יְרַקְרַק הוּא הַיָּרֹק שֶׁבַּיְרֻקִּין שֶׁהוּא יָרֹק הַרְבֵּה כִּכְנַף הַטַּוָּס וּכְהוּצֵי הַדֶּקֶל. וַאֲדַמְדַּם הוּא אָדֹם שֶׁבָּאֲדֻמִּים שֶׁהוּא אָדֹם הַרְבֵּה כִּזְהוֹרִית יָפָה. וּשְׁנֵי מַרְאוֹת אֵלּוּ מִצְטָרְפִין זֶה עִם זֶה בְּמַרְאֶה יְרַקְרַק אוֹ אֲדַמְדַּם מַסְגִּירִין אֶת הַבֶּגֶד. וְאִם עָמַד בְּמַרְאֶה זֶה שְׁנֵי שָׁבוּעוֹת מַחְלִיטִין וְשׂוֹרְפִין וְכֵן אִם פָּשָׂה מַחְלִיטִין וְשׂוֹרְפִין. כֵּיצַד. בֶּגֶד שֶׁנִּרְאֶה בּוֹ נֶגַע יְרַקְרַק אוֹ אֲדַמְדַּם מַסְגִּירוֹ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וּבַשְּׁבִיעִי רוֹאֶה אִם פָּשָׂה מַחְלִיטוֹ וְשׂוֹרֵף אֶת כָּל הַבֶּגֶד. וְאִם עָמַד בְּמַרְאֵהוּ וְלֹא פָּשָׂה אוֹ שֶׁפָּשָׂה וְכֵהָה מִשְּׁנֵי הַמַּרְאוֹת שֶׁהֻסְגַּר בָּהֶן אוֹ שֶׁהוֹסִיף הַמַּרְאֶה לְהַאֲדִים וּלְהוֹרִיק וְלֹא פָּשָׂה יְכַבֵּס מְקוֹם הַנֶּגַע וְיַסְגִּיר שִׁבְעַת יָמִים שֵׁנִית וּבְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי שֶׁהוּא יוֹם שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר רוֹאֶה. אִם כֵּהָה לְמַרְאֶה שְׁלִישִׁית הֲרֵי זֶה טָעוּן כִּבּוּס וְטָהוֹר. וְאִם נִשְׁתַּנָּה הַנֶּגַע מִמַּה שֶּׁהָיָה כְּגוֹן שֶׁהָיָה יְרַקְרַק וְנַעֲשָׂה אֲדַמְדַּם אוֹ אֲדַמְדַּם וְנַעֲשָׂה יְרַקְרַק קוֹרֵעַ מְקוֹם הַנֶּגַע וְשׂוֹרֵף מַה שֶּׁקָּרַע וְתוֹפֵר מַטְלִית בַּמָּקוֹם שֶׁקָּרַע וּפוֹטֵר שְׁאָר הַבֶּגֶד וּמְכַבְּסוֹ כֻּלּוֹ כִּבּוּס שֵׁנִי וּמַטְבִּילוֹ, וְטָהֵר. וְאִם עָמַד בַּמַּרְאֶה שֶׁהֻסְגַּר בּוֹ בַּתְּחִלָּה יַחְלִיטוֹ וְיִשְׂרֹף אֶת כֻּלּוֹ:
The minimum measure for a tzara'at affliction for garments is a gris like an affliction for humans. An affliction smaller than a gris is pure. There are three distinguishing marks for the afflictions of garments: intense green, intense red, and the spreading of the affliction. All three are explicitly mentioned in the Torah. "Intense green" refers to a dark green hue, like the wings of a peacock or the leaves of a date palm. "Intense red" refers to a dark red hue, a deep red, like fine scarlet thread. These two signs can be combined with each other. When an affliction is intense green or red, the garment is placed in isolation. If this sign remains for two consecutive weeks, the garment is deemed impure and burnt. Similarly, if the size of the affliction increases, the garment is deemed impure and burnt. What is implied? When an intense green or an intense red affliction is visible on a garment, it should be isolated for seven days. On the seventh day, it should be inspected. If it expanded, it is deemed definitively impure and burnt. If its appearance remained unchanged, but it did not increase in size, or it increased, but its color faded from the two colors because of which it was isolated, or its color became more intensely red or green, but it did not increase in size, the place of the blemish should be washed, and the garment isolated for a second seven day period. At the end of the second week, i.e., the thirteenth day, it should be assessed. If it turned to a third color, the garment should be washed and it is pure. If the color of the blemish changed from its original hue, i.e., initially, it was intense green, and it became intense red, or initially, it was intense red and then it became intense green, the place of the blemish should be ripped out and a patch sewn in the place that was ripped out. The remainder of the garment is released from the inspection process. It should be laundered a second time, immersed in the mikveh and then it is pure. If, at the time of the second inspection, the blemish retained the appearance for which it was initially isolated, it should be deemed definitively impure and should be burnt in its entirety.