ראשוןRishon
The Torah gives laws concerning ritual impurity following childbirth and the offerings brought afterward, and commands that a male child be circumcised on the eighth day. It then introduces the laws of tzara’at and the Kohen’s examination of suspicious skin conditions.
שניSheni
The Kohen examines the affected skin after its quarantine period and determines whether the person is pure or impure. The Torah also gives laws for tzara’at that spreads, contains raw skin, or covers the entire body.
שלישיShlishi
The Torah gives laws for tzara’at that develops following an inflammation on the skin. The Kohen examines the affected area and determines its status according to the specified signs.
רביעיRevi'i
The Torah gives laws for tzara’at that develops following a burn. The Kohen examines the affected area and determines whether it makes the person ritually impure.
חמישיChamishi
The Torah describes tzara’at affecting areas covered by hair, with different signs and laws from other skin conditions. It also discusses cases involving multiple dull white patches on the skin.
שישיShishi
The Torah discusses tzara’at on a bald area and other white-and-red skin discolorations. A person declared impure must remain outside the camp, and the Torah then introduces tzara’at affecting garments.
שביעיShvi'i
The Kohen examines garments with greenish or reddish discolorations and quarantines them when necessary. Depending on the condition after examination, the garment is declared pure, the affected section is removed and burned, or the entire garment is burned.