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or whoever touches any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;
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Defining Ritual Uncleanness
Commentators explain that the sources of uncleanness mentioned here are specific and detailed elsewhere in Leviticus. 'Creeping things' refers to dead vermin (Leviticus 11), and an unclean 'man' refers to someone with a condition like leprosy or a bodily discharge (Leviticus 15), who could transmit defilement through contact.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Creeping things - that is, dead vermin. Compare (Leviticus 11:29).
19th Century
Anglican
Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing. — See Leviticus 11:24-44.
Or a man of whom he may take unclea…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Or whosoever touches any creeping thing, by which he may be made unclean Jarchi thinks this respects the …
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