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| | 15:10 |
[Thus] anyone who touches something that has been under [the man with a discharge] shall be unclean until evening. One who lifts [such an object] must immerse both his clothing and his body, and [then] remain unclean until evening.
Vechol-hanogea bechol asher yihyeh tachtav yitma ad-ha'arev vehanose otam yechabes begadav verachats bamayim vetame ad-ha'arev. |
| 15:11 |
If anyone touches a man with a discharge who has not immersed [even] his hands in a mikvah, then [that person] must immerse his clothing and his body in a mikvah, and [then] remain unclean until evening.
Vechol-asher yiga bo hazav veyadav lo-shataf bamayim vechibes begadav verachats bamayim vetame ad-ha'arev. |
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Commentary:
Thus
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(Sifra; Yad, Mikvaoth 1:2). As long as the man who had the discharge does not immerse, he remains unclean, even many years later (Sifra). This is true of all other cases of defilement as well. See Leviticus 15:13. The Torah specifies that even the person's hands must be immersed to teach that if any part of the body, even a hand, is not totally immersed, the entire person remains unclean (cf. Ralbag). He must also wash his hands and the rest of his body before immersing (Rashbam).
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