⁶ And there were certain men who were ^(A)unclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and ^(B)they came before Moses and Aaron on that day.

¹⁰ “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If any one of you or of your descendants is unclean through touching a dead body, or is on a long journey, he shall still keep the Passover to the Lord.

^11 (A)“Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean for seven days.

¹³ Whoever touches a dead person, the body of anyone who has died, and does not cleanse himself, ^(A)defiles the tabernacle of the Lord, ^(B)and that person shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not thrown on him, he shall be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him.

^19 (A)Encamp outside the camp for seven days. Whoever of you has killed any person and ^(B)whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.

Holiness and the Priests

21 And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ^(A)No one shall make himself unclean for the dead among his people,

¹³ Then Haggai said, ^(A)“If someone who is unclean by contact with a dead body ^(B)touches any of these, does it become unclean?” The priests answered and said, “It does become unclean.”