Unclean People

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the people of Israel that they (A)put out of the camp everyone who is leprous[a] or has (B)a discharge and everyone who is (C)unclean through contact with the dead. You shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camp, (D)in the midst of which I dwell.” And the people of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the Lord said to Moses, so the people of Israel did.

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Notas al pie

  1. Numbers 5:2 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

On Unclean Persons

The Lord told Moses, “Command the Israelis to send outside the encampment every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is ritually defiled by contact with a corpse.[a] Whether male or female, send them outside the camp so that they won’t defile their camp, because I live among them.” So the Israelis sent them outside the camp. The Israelis did just what the Lord had told Moses.

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Notas al pie

  1. Numbers 5:2 Lit. soul