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Leviticus 15:11-13
New English Translation
Leviticus 15:11-13
New English Translation
11 Anyone whom the man with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water[a] must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 12 A clay vessel[b] which the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed in water.
Purity Regulations for Male Bodily Discharges
13 “‘When the man with the discharge becomes clean from his discharge he is to count off for himself seven days for his purification, and he must wash his clothes, bathe in fresh water,[c] and be clean.
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- Leviticus 15:11 tn Heb “And all who the man with the discharge touches in him and his hands he has not rinsed in water.”
- Leviticus 15:12 tn The Hebrew term כְּלִי (keli) can mean “vessel” (v. 12a) or “utensil, implement, article” (v. 12b). An article of clay would refer to a vessel or container of some sort, while one made of wood would refer to some kind of tool or instrument.
- Leviticus 15:13 tn For the expression “fresh water” see the note on Lev 14:5 above.
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