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Respect for Human Dignity

Be careful during an outbreak of leprosy to follow precisely[a] all that the Levitical priests instruct you; as I have commanded them, so you should do. Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam[b] along the way after you left Egypt.

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  1. Deuteronomy 24:8 tn Heb “to watch carefully and to do.”
  2. Deuteronomy 24:9 sn What the Lord your God did to Miriam. The reference is to Miriam’s having contracted leprosy because of her intemperate challenge to Moses’ leadership (Num 12:1-15). The purpose for the allusion here appears to be the assertion of the theocratic leadership of the priests who, like Moses, should not be despised.

Skin disease

Be on guard against outbreaks of skin disease[a] by being very careful about what you do. You must carefully do everything the levitical priests teach you, just as I have commanded them. Remember, after all, what the Lord your God did to Miriam on your departure from Egypt!

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  1. Deuteronomy 24:8 Heb uncertain; traditionally leprosy—a term used for several different skin diseases