Numbers 12:15

15 So Miriam was shut out of the camp for seven days; and the people did not set out on the march until Miriam had been brought in again.

Numbers 12:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 12:15

And Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days
And so in later times lepers dwelt alone, and in a separate house, as long as the leprosy was upon them, see ( 2 Chronicles 26:21 ) ; Miriam no doubt was healed at once, but, as a punishment for her sin, she was obliged to keep out of the camp of Israel for such a space of time:

and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in [again];
partly out of respect unto her, she being a prophetess, and one that went before them, and led them with Moses and Aaron, ( Micah 6:4 ) ; and partly for want of the cloud to direct them, which had departed at a distance from them.

Numbers 12:15 In-Context

13 And Moses cried to the Lord, "O God, please heal her."

14 But the Lord said to Moses, "If her father had but spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp for seven days, and after that she may be brought in again."

15 So Miriam was shut out of the camp for seven days; and the people did not set out on the march until Miriam had been brought in again.

16 After that the people set out from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran.