The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp. The man who burns the sin offerings outside the camp acquires the same contact-impurity as the man who led the scapegoat. Both the sin offering burner and the scapegoat handler must wash and bathe before returning to the camp. The parallel purification requirements for the two men who handle the most impurity-laden aspects of the Day of Atonement ceremony communicates the comprehensive management of the Day of Atonement's contact-impurity.

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