put out of the camp:

The camp of Israel being now formed, with the sanctuary of God in the centre, orders were given that the lepers and unclean persons should be excluded from the camp, according to the laws given at different times on these subjects. (See the marginal references.) This expulsion was founded:

1. On a purely physical reason; for the diseases were contagious, and therefore there was a necessity of putting those afflicted with them apart, that the infection might not be communicated.
2. There was also a spiritual reason. The camp was the habitation of God; and therefore, in honour of Him who had thus condescended to dwell with them, nothing impure should be permitted to remain.
3. Further, there was a typical reason; for the camp was the emblem of the church, where nothing that is defiled should enter, and in which nothing that is unholy should be tolerated. "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Moses,ª If her fatherª had but²° spitª° in her face,ª should she not¹ be ashamedª° sevenª days?ª let her be shut²° out²¹ from¹¹ the campª sevenª days,ª and after² that¹ let her be received²° in¹ [again]." {Num 12:14} + "All¹ the daysª wherein¹ the plagueª [shall be] in him he shall be defiled;ª° he¹ [is] unclean:ª he shall dwellª° alone;ª withoutª¹ the campª [shall] his habitationª [be]." {Lev 13:46} + "Take heedª° in the plagueª of leprosy,ª that thou observeª° diligently,ª and doª° according to all¹ that¹ the priestsª the Levitesª shall teachª° you: as¹ I commandedª° them, [so] ye shall observeª° to do.ª° ... Rememberª°¹ what¹ the LORDª thy Godª didª° unto Miriamª by the way,ª after that ye were come forthª° out of Egypt.ª¹" {Deu 24:8-9} + "And there were¹ fourª leprousª° men²¹ at the entering inª of the gate:ª and they saidª° oneª to¹ another,ª Why¹ sitª° we¹ here¹ until¹ we die?ª°" {2Kg 7:3}