in  her  flefo  be  blood.~\     In   the  Hebrew  the  words  run
much  clearer  5  And  a  woman  when  foe  {hall  have  an  iffke
of  blqod^  and  her  ijjue  be  in  her  flefi.     The  latter  part
of  which  are  added,  to  diftinguifli  this  from  bleeding
at  the  Nofe,  or  from  the  Htmorroids,  (  which  did  not
pollute  any  body  )  for  the  word  Flefh  here  fignifies,  as  it
doth  v.  2.
She  fall  be  put  apart  feven  days.~\  From  her  Huf-
band,  and  from  the  San&uary  :  to  which  thefe  forts
of  Uncleannefs  have  a  peculiar  refpeft,  as  I  before
noted.  And  Maimonides  here,  not  unfitly,  oblVrves;,
That  whereas  the  Zabij  accounted  a  Man  polluted  if
he  did  but  fpeak  with  amenftruous  Woman,  or  if  the

Kk  3  Wind,


25i  A  COMMENTA^r          If

Chapter    Wind,  which  came  from  the  quarter  where  fhe  tvas,
XV.      blew  upon  him  5  God  only  required  her  not  to  med-

v^v*^  die  with  Holy  Things,  nor  to  approach  to  the  Sari-
ftuary.  Otherwife,  (he  might  eat  all  manner  of  com
mon  Meat,  and  perform  all  Domeftick  Offices  for  her
Husband,  as  formerly  $  only  not  lie  With  him  white
(he  remained  in  this  condition.  So  he  explains  this
More  Nevoch.  P.  III.  cap.  47.
And  whofoever  toucheth  her,  Jhall  be  unclean  until  the
even.']  If  they  were  grown  Perfons,  as  Menochius
well  obferves  $  for  Infants  were  excepted  from  this
Pollution,  by  their  Age,  and  the  Neceffities  of  Nature.
