But if the rash does spread in the skin after the priest has pronounced them clean, they must appear before the priest again. The case that develops after the clean declaration: if the condition spreads after the priest has pronounced cleanness, the person must return for re-examination. The reopening of a declared-clean case communicates the dynamic nature of the priestly examination process: the clean declaration is based on the condition at the time of examination, and a subsequent development can trigger a new examination. The process is responsive to the condition's actual state rather than being a permanent declaration based on a single observation.

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