ובנבלתם לא תגעו. והכתוב לא הזכיר הנוגע שיטמא עד הערב רק מדברי קבלה ידענו זה. והנה הנוגע בזדון יש עליו מלקות כי הוא עבר על לא תעשה: AND THEIR CARCASSES YE SHALL NOT TOUCH. Scripture does not mention that one who touches their carcasses shall be unclean until evening.12As it does with regard to winged swarming things (v. 24), animals that walk on their paws (v. 27), and other creatures. See verses 31, 32, 39, and 40. However, we know this from tradition. Now, the one who deliberately touches their carcass incurs the penalty of flogging, for he violated a negative commandment.13This is I.E.’s opinion based on a literal reading of the text. However, in the Yesod Mora (p. 47) I.E. interprets this verse in accordance with the opinion of the rabbis. He writes: “The one who touches them does not incur the penalty of karet or stripes.”