“Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.”
Whoever touches a corpse, the body of a human being who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD and such a person shall be cut off from Israel; since the water for impurity was not dashed on him, he remains unclean — the unclean person who remains unclean pollutes the sanctuary itself through the principle of contagious defilement. Karet (cutting off) signifies expulsion from the covenant community, a living death. The ordinance's force lies in its universality: no one may remain defiled without active restoration.
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