Numbers 12:15

15 So Miriam was kept outside the camp for seven days, and the people waited until she was brought back before they traveled 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 So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, I beg you, please heal her!”

14 But the LORD said to Moses, “If her father had done nothing more than spit in her face, wouldn’t she be defiled for seven days? So keep her outside the camp for seven days, and after that she may be accepted back.”

15 So Miriam was kept outside the camp for seven days, and the people waited until she was brought back before they traveled again.

16 Then they left Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.