“Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground.
Commentaries
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Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offense for which atonement is sought ([R…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing. —The second instance presented which requires this sacrifice is the case of anyone …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing. This precept seems not only to be superfluous but also absurd; for Moses had already shown sufficien…
John Gill
JohnGill
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing
Meaning an Israelite, for only such were bound by this law, which pronounced a …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The offenses noted here are:
A man's concealing the truth when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and n…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes