“And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.”
Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness. The unusual discharge creates impurity whether it flows continuously or is blocked — both the active and the stopped pathological condition produce impurity. The continuing impurity during the blocked state communicates that the impurity is associated with the condition itself rather than only with the visible discharge. The condition, not merely its external manifestation, is the source of the ritual impurity.
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