And the LORD said unto Moses,
Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people:
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Richard Challoner
AD 1781
An uncleanness: Viz., such as was contracted in laying out the dead body, or touching it; or in going into the house, or assisting at the funeral, etc.
