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“If a man is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen from the sons of Israel, and he treats him violently or sells him [as a slave], then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

“Be careful during an outbreak of leprosy, that you diligently observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you; just as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.(A) Remember [with thoughtful concern] what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the road as you came out of Egypt.(B)

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If someone is caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die.(A) You must purge the evil from among you.(B)

In cases of defiling skin diseases,[a] be very careful to do exactly as the Levitical(C) priests instruct you. You must follow carefully what I have commanded them.(D) Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam along the way after you came out of Egypt.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:8 The Hebrew word for defiling skin diseases, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin.