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Num 16:26 — And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

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Depart, I pray you	The rebels, with all that belonged to them, were, as an accursed thing, devoted to utter destruction. (Lev 27:28, 29. Jos 7:13-15, 23-26.) The people therefore were forbidden to touch anything belonging to them; that they might enter a solemn protest against their wickedness, acknowledge the justice of their punishment, and express their fear of being involved in it. Num 16:21-24; Gen 19:12-14; Deu 13:17; Isa 52:11; Mat 10:14; Act 8:20; Act 13:51; 2Cr 6:17; 1Ti 5:22; Rev 18:4