Nombres 19:22

Listen to Nombres 19:22
22 Et tout ce que l'homme souillé touchera, sera souillé; et la personne qui le touchera, sera souillée jusqu'au soir.

Nombres 19:22 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 19:22

And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean,
&c.] Not the person unclean by sprinkling, or touching the water of purification, but the unclean person spoken of throughout the chapter, that was unclean by touching a dead body, bone, or grave; whatever that man touched, any vessel or thing, that was unclean also; or "whomsoever", any person, man or woman, for it respects both persons and things:

and the soul that toucheth it;
that which the unclean person hath touched; or "him", the unclean person, whether the unclean person touched him, or he the unclean person, or touched anything he had touched, he was unclean; denoting the spreading and infectious nature of sin, and how much sin and sinners are to be avoided; see ( Leviticus 15:4-12 Leviticus 15:19 Leviticus 15:20 ) .

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Nombres 19:22 In-Context

20 Mais quant Ă  l'homme qui sera souillĂ© et ne se purifiera point, cette personne sera retranchĂ©e du milieu de l'assemblĂ©e, car elle a souillĂ© le sanctuaire de l'Éternel. L'eau de purification n'a pas Ă©tĂ© rĂ©pandue sur lui, il est souillĂ©.
21 Et ce sera pour eux une ordonnance perpĂ©tuelle. Celui qui aura fait aspersion de l'eau de purification lavera ses vĂȘtements; et celui qui touchera l'eau de purification sera souillĂ© jusqu'au soir.
22 Et tout ce que l'homme souillé touchera, sera souillé; et la personne qui le touchera, sera souillée jusqu'au soir.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.