“But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.”
But anyone who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly, for they have defiled the sanctuary of the LORD; since the water for impurity has not been dashed upon him, he is unclean — refusal to be purified is rebellion; it pollutes the sanctuary and severs covenant membership. The phrase 'cut off' (yikkaret) suggests both spatial exclusion and existential separation. The ordinance's force depends on compliance; Israel's holiness rests on the entire community's ritual participation.
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