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He who bears the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean to you.
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The Seriousness of Purification
Commentators explain that the command to wash after touching a carcass was not a minor suggestion. According to Albert Barnes, neglecting this purification ritual was considered a sin that required a specific sin-offering. This highlights the seriousness with which God views His commands for purity and the need for atonement when they are broken.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Unclean - If the due purification was omitted at the time, through negligence or forgetfulness, a sin-offering was required. See Leviticus 5…
19th Century
Anglican
And he that beareth. —This is simply a resumption of Leviticus 11:25.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he that beareth the carcass of them Carries it upon any account, from place to place:
shall wash h…
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