And he that burneth. — That is, those who carried the carcases and burned them, like the messenger who conducted the sin-laden goat, contracted defilement from the atoning victims. They had, therefore, to undergo the same ablutions.
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Leviticus 16:28
28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.