And the pure person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day, and shall purify him on the seventh day; and he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be pure at evening.
English: I have only the seventh day; from where the eighth, ninth and tenth? The verse says “and he shall purify him on the seventh day” and then “and he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be pure at evening.”
Type of Learning
Sequence allowing later completion of immersion.
What Is Learned
Once the seventh-day purification sprinkling is done, the washing and immersion may follow even on later days before nightfall purity.