Leviticus 13:57

57 Then, if the mildew reappears, it is spreading again, and the owner shall burn the object.

Leviticus 13:57 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 13:57

And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or
in the woof, or in anything of skin
After the piece has been rent out, in another part of the garment where before it was not seen: it [is] a spreading [plague];
or leprosy; a flourishing one, as the word signifies, a growing and increasing one: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague [is] with fire;
according to Aben Ezra, only that part in which the plague was; but Jarchi says the whole garment; with whom Ben Gersom seems to agree, who reads the words, thou shall burn it, with that in which the plague is; the whole garment, skin, warp, or woof, along with the part in which the leprosy is.

Leviticus 13:57 In-Context

55 Then he shall examine it, and if the mildew has not changed color, even though it has not spread, it is still unclean; you must burn the object, whether the rot is on the front or the back.

56 But if, when the priest examines it again, the mildew has faded, he shall tear it out of the clothing or leather.

57 Then, if the mildew reappears, it is spreading again, and the owner shall burn the object.

58 If he washes the object and the spot disappears, he shall wash it again, and it will be ritually clean.

59 This, then, is the law about mildew on clothing, whether it is wool or linen, or on linen or wool cloth or on anything made of leather; this is how the decision is made as to whether it is ritually clean or unclean.