Leviticus 1515LeviticusClean and uncleanThe Orthodox Jewish Bible Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha The Holy Bible

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1. The Uncleanness of Men

   (Deuteronomy 23:9–14)

2. 1ENGOJBAnd Hashem spoke unto Moshe and to Aharon, saying,BSBBSB: And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
3. 2ENGOJBSpeak unto the Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, When any ish hath a discharge from his basar, because of his discharge he is tamei.BSBBSB: “Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.
4. 3ENGOJBAnd this shall be his tumah (uncleanness) in his discharge: whether his basar run with his discharge, or his basar has stopped from his discharge, it is his tumah (uncleanness).BSBBSB: This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.
5. 4ENGOJBEvery bed, whereon he lieth that hath the discharge, is tamei; and everything, whereon he sitteth, shall be tamei.BSBBSB: Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
6. 5ENGOJBAnd whosoever toucheth his bed shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
7. 6ENGOJBAnd he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the discharge shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: Whoever 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.
8. 7ENGOJBAnd he that toucheth the basar of him that hath the discharge shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
9. 8ENGOJBAnd if he that hath the discharge spit upon him that is tahor, then he shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: If 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.
10. 9ENGOJBAnd whatsoever riding seat he rideth upon that hath the discharge shall be tamei.BSBBSB: Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.
11. 10ENGOJBAnd whosoever toucheth anything that was under him shall be tamei until the erev; and he that picks up any of those things shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: Whoever 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.
12. 11ENGOJBAnd whomsoever he toucheth that hath the discharge, and hath not rinsed his hands in mayim, he shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: If 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.
13. 12ENGOJBAnd the clay pottery, that he toucheth which hath the discharge, shall be broken; and every wooden vessel shall be rinsed in mayim.BSBBSB: Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.

14. The Cleansing of Men

15. 13ENGOJBAnd when he that hath a discharge is made tahor of his discharge; then he shall number to himself seven days for his tohorah (cleansing), and immerse his garments, and immerse his basar in running mayim, and shall be tahor.BSBBSB: When 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.
16. 14ENGOJBAnd on the yom shemini he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before Hashem unto the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed, and give them unto the kohen;BSBBSB: On 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.
17. 15ENGOJBAnd the kohen shall sacrifice them, the one for a chattat, and the other for an olah (burnt offering); and the kohen shall make kapporah for him before Hashem for his discharge.BSBBSB: The 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.
18. 16ENGOJBAnd if any ish, if his shikhvat zera (emission of semen) go out from him, then he shall immerse his entire body in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
19. 17ENGOJBAnd every garment, and every skin, whereon is the shikhvat zera, shall be immersed with mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
20. 18ENGOJBThe isha also with whom ish shall lie with shikhvat zera, they shall both immerse themselves in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: If 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.

21. The Uncleanness of Women

22. 19ENGOJBAnd if an isha have a discharge, and her discharge in her body be dahm, she shall be in her state of niddah (state of menstrual separation) seven days; and whosoever toucheth her shall be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: When 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.
23. 20ENGOJBAnd everything that she lieth upon in her niddah shall be tamei; everything also that she sitteth upon shall be tamei.BSBBSB: Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,
24. 21ENGOJBAnd whosoever toucheth her bed shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
25. 22ENGOJBAnd whosoever toucheth anything that she sat upon shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
26. 23ENGOJBAnd if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.
27. 24ENGOJBAnd if any ish lie with her at all, and her niddah (menstrual flow) be upon him, he shall be tamei seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be tamei.BSBBSB: If 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.
28. 25ENGOJBAnd if an isha have a discharge of her dahm many days out of the time of her niddah, or if it run beyond the time of her niddah, all the days of the discharge of her tumah shall be as the days of her niddah; she shall be tamei.BSBBSB: When 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.
29. 26ENGOJBEvery bed whereon she lieth all the days of her discharge shall be unto her as the bed of her niddah; and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be tamei, as the tumah of her niddah.BSBBSB: Any 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.
30. 27ENGOJBAnd whosoever toucheth those things shall be tamei, and shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.BSBBSB: Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

31. The Cleansing of Women

32. 28ENGOJBBut if she be tohorah of her discharge, then she shall count to herself seven days, and after that she shall be tohorah.BSBBSB: When a woman is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean.
33. 29ENGOJBAnd on the yom shemini she shall take unto her two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the kohen, to the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed.BSBBSB: On 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.
34. 30ENGOJBAnd the kohen shall sacrifice the one for a chattat, and the other for an olah (burnt offering); and the kohen shall make kapporah for her before Hashem for the discharge of her tumah.BSBBSB: The 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.
35. 31ENGOJBThus shall ye separate the Bnei Yisroel from their tumah; that they die not in their tumah, when they defile My Mishkan that is among them.BSBBSB: You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
36. 32ENGOJBThis is the torah of him that hath a discharge, and of him whose shikhvat zera goeth from him, and is made tamei therewith;BSBBSB: This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,
37. 33ENGOJBAnd of her that suffers through her niddah, and of him that hath a discharge, of the zachar, and of the nekevah, and of him that lieth with her that is tameiah.BSBBSB: of 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.’”

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