16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity. base, unworthy, and unbecoming an Israelite by birth or religion (who are my people) to eat of any things so vile as these (fitter for dogs than them, Exod. xxii. 31, Lev. xxii. 8), that you shall let them know, that if any soul of them shall be guilty of doing a thing so much beneath himself, he shall be in a state of uncleanness, separated from my worship, and from the rest of my people, until the evening: nor shall he then be restored to the tabernacle or the congregation, unless he wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water; and then he shall be clean. 16. But if he does not wash his clothes, and bathe himself, he shall be liable to punishment: and if he shall offer to partake of the peace-offerings, before he has washed his clothes and bathed himself, he shall be cut off from his people. proselyte of the gate is allowed to eat of these, without being subject to this penalty, Deut. xiv. 21.-And it is to be observed, that the phraseology is here somewhat varied. Before it is, " And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you," ver. 8. 10. 13. But here it is, "And every soul, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger." On which the old commentaries, Sepher Siphra, col. 171, and Pesiktha Zotertha, fol. 23. col. 2, gloss thus: "Every soul. Observe, it is added, one of your own country. Who is that? Certainly one in covenant. Whence it follows, that the stranger must be one in covenant too." And therefore, where this form of expression occurs, the Rabbins say, that a proselyte of righteousness is denoted; as Lev. xvi. 29, Numb. xv. 13-17. See Selden, De Jur. Nat. 1. ii. c. 2. p. 147. E. L. 16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity. base, unworthy, and unbecoming an Israelite by birth or religion (who are my people) to eat of any things so vile as these (fitter for dogs than them, Exod. xxii. 31, Lev. xxii. 8), that you shall let them know, that if any soul of them shall be guilty of doing a thing so much beneath himself, he shall be in a state of uncleanness, separated from my worship, and from the rest of my people, until the evening: nor shall he then be restored to the tabernacle or the congregation, unless he wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water; and then he shall be clean. 16. But if he does not wash his clothes, and bathe himself, he shall be liable to punishment: and if he shall offer to partake of the peace-offerings, before he has washed his clothes and bathed himself, he shall be cut off from his people. proselyte of the gate is allowed to eat of these, without being subject to this penalty, Deut. xiv. 21.-And it is to be observed, that the phraseology is here somewhat varied. Before it is, "And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you," ver. 8. 10. 13. But here it is, “And every soul, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger." On which the old commentaries, Sepher Siphra, col. 171, and Pesiktha Zotertha, fol. 23. col. 2, gloss thus: "Every soul. Observe, it is added, one of your own country. Who is that? Certainly one in covenant. Whence it follows, that the stranger must be one in covenant too." And therefore, where this form of expression occurs, the Rabbins say, that a proselyte of righte ousness is denoted; as Lev. xvi. 29, Numb. xv. 13-17. See Selden, De Jur. Nat. I. ii. c. 2. p. 147. E. L. |