Leviticus 15Leviticus15

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1. The Uncleanness of Men

   (Deuteronomy 23:9–14)

2. 1BSBAnd the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,KJVKJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
3. 2BSB“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.KJVKJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.
4. 3BSBThis uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.KJVKJV: And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.
5. 4BSBAny bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.KJVKJV: Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
6. 5BSBAnyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
7. 6BSBWhoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
8. 7BSBWhoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
9. 8BSBIf the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
10. 9BSBAny saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.KJVKJV: And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.
11. 10BSBWhoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
12. 11BSBIf the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
13. 12BSBAny clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.KJVKJV: And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

14. The Cleansing of Men

15. 13BSBWhen the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.KJVKJV: And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
16. 14BSBOn the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.KJVKJV: And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
17. 15BSBThe priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.KJVKJV: And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.
18. 16BSBWhen a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
19. 17BSBAny clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
20. 18BSBIf a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.KJVKJV: The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.

21. The Uncleanness of Women

22. 19BSBWhen a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
23. 20BSBAnything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,KJVKJV: And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
24. 21BSBand anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
25. 22BSBWhoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
26. 23BSBAnd whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
27. 24BSBIf a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.KJVKJV: And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
28. 25BSBWhen a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.KJVKJV: And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.
29. 26BSBAny bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.KJVKJV: Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
30. 27BSBAnyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.KJVKJV: And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

31. The Cleansing of Women

32. 28BSBWhen a woman is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean.KJVKJV: But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
33. 29BSBOn the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.KJVKJV: And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
34. 30BSBThe priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.KJVKJV: And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.
35. 31BSBYou must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.KJVKJV: Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.
36. 32BSBThis is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,KJVKJV: This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;
37. 33BSBof a woman in her menstrual period, of any male or female who has a discharge, and of a man who lies with an unclean woman.’”KJVKJV: And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.