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the soul that touches any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water.
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A Two-Step Purification
Commentators explain that a priest who became ritually unclean had to undergo a two-part process. First, he had to wait until evening, when one day ended and another began. Second, he had to completely immerse his body in water. Only after both conditions were met could he again eat the "holy things."
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The soul - Rather, the person. Compare the use of the word “body” in the Prayer Book version of Psalms 53:1, and in the compounds “somebody,…
19th Century
Anglican
The soul that has touched. —Better, the man who has, that is, the priest for whom these laws are here enacted. Hence, the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The soul which has touched any such will be unclean until even. Which is the time fixed by the several laws for such uncl…
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