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Whatever saddle he who has the issue rides on shall be unclean.
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Purity Laws and Transport
Commentators explain that this law made any mode of transport used by the afflicted person unclean. Whether a saddle on an animal or a seat in a carriage or palanquin, the object became ritually impure. This highlights the comprehensive nature of these purity regulations, showing how impurity could be transmitted through common objects, rendering them temporarily unusable by others.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
And whatever saddle. —Better, and any carriage. The word translated here as “saddle” only occurs twice more: namely, [Ref…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And what saddle whatever he sits upon that has the issue , &c.] When he rides upon any beast, horse, ass, or camel, …
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…
