ס (Samek) People cry to them, “Turn away! You are unclean! Turn away! Turn away! Don’t touch us!” So they have fled and wander about; but the nations say, “They may not stay here any longer.”

Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.

Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don’t touch anything unclean! Get out of it! Stay pure, you who carry the Lord’s holy items!

If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping!

Turn aside from the way, stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel.”

He said, “Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.” “No,” they replied, “we’ll spend the night in the town square.”

And he said to the community, “Move away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything they have, lest you be destroyed because of all their sins.”