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NASB | Leviticus 5:2 'Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean beast or the carcass of unclean cattle or a carcass of unclean swarming things, though it is hidden from him and he is unclean, then he will be guilty. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 5:2 'Or if someone touches any [ceremonially] unclean thing--whether the carcass of an unclean wild animal or the carcass of an unclean domestic animal or the carcass of unclean creeping things--even if he is unaware of it, he has become unclean, and he will be guilty. |
Bible Question (short): unclean is a sin? or not? |
Question (full): I have recently been telling people that when a person was "unclean" this did not mean that one had sinned. It was simply of state of being in relation to a Holy God. But to be unclean for some reason was impossible to avoid (ie. a woman's monthly cycle). Also, could Jesus avoid being “unclean” his whole life? We know he was sinless, yet uncleanness was practically a certainty. These verses in Leviticus (can you believe I was reading Lev. for the fun of it?) seem to make a different argument. Does anyone have thoughts on this? One thing I also noticed was that this is in the portion that required a "guilt offering" and not a "sin offering", yet in verse 7, it is said such a person was guilty of sin. I'm confused..... MJH |