The priest is to go outside the camp and examine them. If they have been healed of their defiling skin disease. The priest goes outside the camp to the excluded person — the priest exits the sacred space to reach the unclean person where they are. The priest who represents the holy goes to the unholy to begin the process of restoration. This is a remarkable movement: the mediator of holiness goes to the place of exclusion to initiate the journey back. The examination outside the camp confirms that the healing has occurred before the restoration process begins.

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