And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
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Interpretation
The Israelites had to purify themselves according to the law, and to abide without the camp seven days, though they had not contracted any moral guilt, the war being just and lawful, and commanded by God. Thus God would preserve in their minds a dread and detestation of shedding blood.
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This thought runs through Numbers 31:21-24.