And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; and it shall be for the children of Yisrael and for the stranger who sojourns among them as a statute forever.
Torah Temimah: Sifrei — The verse comes and teaches concerning the one who gathers the ashes that he conveys impurity by carrying (hesset).
English: The verse comes and teaches concerning the one who gathers the ashes that he conveys impurity by carrying (hesset).
Expansion of the impurity of the gatherer.
The person who gathers the ashes of the para becomes a source of impurity not only by contact but also by carrying (hesset).