Or the man that toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man by whom he may take uncleanness, [a]whatsoever uncleanness he hath,

The person that hath touched such, shall therefore be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, [b]except he have washed his flesh with water.

But when the Sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things: for it is his [c]food.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:5 Hebrew, according to all his uncleanness.
  2. Leviticus 22:6 Or, until.
  3. Leviticus 22:7 Or, bread.

or if he touches any crawling thing(A) that makes him unclean, or any person(B) who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be. The one who touches any such thing will be unclean(C) till evening.(D) He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.(E) When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.(F)

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