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Or if anyone touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean animal, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and it be hidden from him, and he be unclean, then he shall be guilty.
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The Sin of Negligence
Commentators unanimously explain that the primary sin here is not the accidental touching of an unclean object, but the subsequent carelessness and forgetfulness. The law addresses the 'guilty negligence' of forgetting one's duty to be purified, which showed a lack of diligence and respect for God's commands.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offense for which atonement is sought ([R…
19th Century
Anglican
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing. —The second instance presented which requires this sacrifice is the case of anyone …
16th Century
Protestant
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing. This precept seems not only to be superfluous but also absurd; for Moses had already shown sufficien…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing Meaning an Israelite, for only such were bound by this law, which pronounced a …
The offenses noted here are:
A man's concealing the truth when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and n…
