Anyonewhotouchesits fleshwill becomeconsecrated;and whenanyof its bloodsplasheson a garment,in a holyplaceyou shall washwhatwas splashedon.
"For sevendaysyou shall makeatonementfor the altarand consecrateit; then the altarshall be mostholy,[and] whatevertouchesthe altarshall be holy.
"You shall also consecratethem, that they may be mostholy;whatevertouchesthem shall be holy.
"When they goout into the outercourt,into the outercourtto the people,they shall putofftheir garmentsin whichthey have been ministeringand laythem in the holychambers;then they shall puton othergarmentssothat they will not transmitholinessto the peoplewith their garments.
Also anythingon whichone of them may fallwhen they are deadbecomesunclean,includinganywoodenarticle,orclothing,ora skin,ora sack--anyarticleof whichuseis made--it shall be putin the waterand be uncleanuntilevening,then it becomesclean.
Everymaleamong the sonsof Aaronmay eatit; it is a permanentordinancethroughout your generations,from the offeringsby fireto the LORD.Whoevertouchesthem will becomeconsecrated.'"
Also the fleshthat touchesanythinguncleanshall not be eaten;it shall be burnedwith fire.As for [other] flesh,anyonewho is cleanmay eat[such] flesh.
Ifa mancarriesholymeatin the foldof his garment,and touchesbreadwith this fold,or cookedfood,wine,oil,or any[other] food,will it becomeholy?'"And the priestsanswered,"No."
and they imploredHim that they might justtouchthe fringeof His cloak;and as manyas touched[it] were cured.
for she was sayingto herself,"IfI onlytouchHis garment,I will get well."
Therefore,havingthesepromises,beloved,let us cleanseourselvesfrom alldefilementof fleshand spirit,perfectingholinessin the fearof God.
For beholdwhatearnestnessthisvery thing,thisgodlysorrow,has producedin you: whatvindicationof yourselves, whatindignation,whatfear,whatlonging,whatzeal,whatavenging of wrong!In everythingyou demonstratedyourselvesto be innocentin the matter.
