16 (A)Now if a [a]man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until evening. 17 As for any garment or any leather on which there is a seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening. 18 If a man sleeps with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be (B)unclean until evening.

19 (C)When a woman has a discharge, if her discharge in her body is blood, she shall continue in her menstrual impurity for seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 15:16 Lit man’s...goes out from him

16 “‘When a man has an emission of semen,(A) he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening.(B) 17 Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening. 18 When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen,(C) both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

19 “‘When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period(D) will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening.

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