Thus shall ye separate. — That is, according to the regulations laid down in this chapter. “Ye” — i.e., Moses and Aaron, to whom they were conjointly addressed (see Leviticus 15:1) — are to restrain the children of Israel, lest they be punished with death when they approach the Lord in a defiled state.
Defile my tabernacle. — Better, my dwelling place, which can here be used, though in Leviticus 8:10, where it also occurs, the expression “dwelling-place” does not suit so well.