Charles Ellicott Commentary Leviticus 15:31

"Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is in the midst of them." — Leviticus 15:31 (ASV)

Thus shall you separate. —That is, according to the regulations laid down in this chapter. “You”— i.e., Moses and Aaron, to whom they were conjointly addressed ()—are to restrain the children of Israel, lest they be punished with death when they approach the Lord in a defiled state.

Defile my tabernacle. —Better, my dwelling place, which can here be used, though in Leviticus 8:10, where it also occurs, the expression “dwelling-place” does not suit so well.