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וטהר את הנגע. כי כבר יצא הנגע כולו לחוץ והוא סר ממנו וטעם וטהר את הנגע. בדבור שאותו הנגע לא יטמא אחרים: HE SHALL PRONOUNCE HIM CLEAN THAT HATH THE PLAGUE. For the plague has already surfaced and removed itself from the afflicted. The meaning of ve-tiher et hanaga40Literally, and he shall clean the malady. (he shall pronounce him unclean that hath the plague) is that he shall verbally clean the affliction; that is, he shall declare that this plague will not make others unclean.