children. sons. See note on Numbers 1:2.
the dead. the soul. Hebrew. nephesh. See App-13. Compare Ch. Numbers 6:6; Leviticus 21:1.Leviticus 19:11. See note on Leviticus 19:28. Touching. dead man, rendered the one who touched unclean seven days (Numbers 19:11); touching other dead creatures, rendered unclean only till the evening (Leviticus 11:27; Leviticus 11:39; Leviticus 11:40).