“And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.”
Whoever in the open field touches one who has been killed by a sword, or who has died naturally, or who touches a human bone or a grave, shall be unclean for seven days — the law extends beyond tent-death to encompass all contact with the dead in any setting. The specific mention of violent death (sword), natural death, and bone-contact emphasizes the comprehensiveness of the defilement principle. A grave's vicinity itself pollutes, suggesting that death's presence lingers in the land.
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