Leviticus 22:5

5 or a man who touches any swarmer that is unclean for him or [who touches] a person who is unclean for him {due to} whatever his uncleanness,

Leviticus 22:5 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 22:5

Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be
made unclean
Jarchi thinks this respects the measure or quantity of what is touched, as if but the quantity of a lentil or small pea, see ( Leviticus 11:31-38 ) ; or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he
hath;
as of a leper, a profluvious, or a dead man; Jarchi interprets it of the latter, and of the quantity which defiles, which is that of an olive; who also observes, that the phrase, "whatsoever uncleanness", includes touching a profluvious man or woman, a menstruous woman, and a new mother.

Leviticus 22:5 In-Context

3 "Say to them, 'Throughout your generations, any man from any of your offspring who comes near the votive offerings that the {Israelites} consecrate to Yahweh with his uncleanness on him, that person shall be cut off from {before me}; I [am] Yahweh.

4 " '{Anyone} from Aaron's offspring, if he [is] afflicted with a skin disease or a fluid discharge, shall not eat in the sanctuary {until} he is clean; and the one who touches any unclean person or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out,

5 or a man who touches any swarmer that is unclean for him or [who touches] a person who is unclean for him {due to} whatever his uncleanness,

6 a person who touches such a thing shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall not eat from the votive offerings, except [when] he washes his body with water

7 and {the sun sets}, and he shall be clean; then afterward he may eat from the votive offerings, because it [is] his food.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "for"