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Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
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The Pervasiveness of Impurity
Commentators explain that ritual impurity was highly contagious. It wasn't just direct contact with the afflicted person that caused defilement. Simply touching a bed or chair they had used was enough to render a person unclean, requiring a full washing and a period of separation until evening.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
And whosoever toucheth his bed. — The defiling power of the patient was so great that the bed, seat, or saddle which he r…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And whosoever toucheth his bed Is unclean. According to the Misnah F24, a bed defiles a man seven ways, s…
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…
