“When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:”
When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a shiny spot on their skin that may be a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest. The presenting symptoms — swelling, rash, or shiny spot — are the three observable signs that trigger the priestly examination. The person is brought to the priest, not to a physician: the concern is ritual status, not medical treatment. The any of his sons who is a priest extends the examination authority to the entire Aaronic priesthood, not only the high priest, allowing the regulations to be administered across the community without requiring a single official.
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