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Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he who bears those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
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The Spread of Impurity
Commentators explain this verse details two levels of transmitted impurity. Simply touching an object an unclean person sat on made someone unclean until evening. However, a more involved action, like carrying that object, required a full washing of clothes and body, highlighting the cascading nature of ritual impurity.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
And whoever touches anything that was under him. —This refers to the seat in the palanquin on which the passenger sits. If anyone …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And whosoever toucheth anything that was under him shall be unclean until the even Ei…
Presbyterian
We need not be overly meticulous in explaining these laws; but we have reason to be thankful that we need fear no defilement, except that of sin, n…
