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The person being purified shall then wash his garments, shave off all hair, and bathe in water,[a] and so become clean. After this the person may come inside the camp, but shall still remain outside his or her tent for seven days.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 14:8 Bathe in water: This phrase occurs frequently in Lv 14–16 and is imprecise. It can refer to both ordinary and cultic washing. The context will determine the meaning. At this early period in Israel’s history it is probably not a reference to cultic immersion in a Mikveh—a Second Temple period ritual.

“The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes,(A) shave off all their hair and bathe with water;(B) then they will be ceremonially clean.(C) After this they may come into the camp,(D) but they must stay outside their tent for seven days.

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