Leviticus 15
Lexham English Bible
Instructions About Bodily Discharges
15 Then[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “Speak to the Israelites,[b] and you shall say to them, ‘Any man[c] when a fluid discharge occurs[d] from his body, his fluid discharge is unclean. 3 And this becomes his uncleanness in his fluid discharge: whether his body secretes his fluid discharge or his body blocks his fluid discharge, it is his uncleanness. 4 Any bed upon which the person who discharges lies down becomes unclean, and any object upon which he sits becomes unclean. 5 And anyone who touches his bed must wash his garments and shall wash[e] himself[f] with water, and he shall be unclean until evening. 6 And the person who sits on the object upon which the person who discharges has sat must wash his garments, and he shall wash[g] himself[h] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening. 7 And the person who touches the body of the person who discharges must wash his garments, and he shall wash[i] himself[j] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening. 8 And if the person who discharges spits on one who is[k] clean, then[l] that one[m] shall wash is garments, and he shall wash himself[n] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening. 9 And any saddle upon which the person who discharges rides becomes unclean. 10 And any person who touches anything that happened to be under him becomes unclean until the evening, and the person who carries them must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself[o] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening. 11 And anyone whom the person who discharges might touch without[p] rinsing off his hands with water shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself[q] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening. 12 But[r] a clay vessel that the person who discharges touches must be broken, and any wood object[s] must be rinsed with water.
13 “‘And when the person who discharges becomes clean from his body fluid discharge, he shall count[t] for himself seven days for his cleansing; then[u] he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body with fresh[v] water, and he shall be clean. 14 Then[w] on the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young doves,[x] and he shall come before[y] Yahweh at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall give them to the priest. 15 And the priest shall sacrifice[z] one as a sin offering and the other[aa] as a burnt offering, and so the priest shall make atonement for him before[ab] Yahweh from his body fluid discharge.
16 “‘And if an emission of semen goes out from anyone, then[ac] he shall wash all of his body with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening. 17 And any garment and anything leather on which is an emission of semen shall be washed with water, and it shall be unclean until the evening. 18 If[ad] there is a woman with whom a man lies down and there is an emission of semen, then[ae] they shall wash themselves[af] with water, and they shall be unclean until the evening.
19 “‘And when a woman is menstruating,[ag] her body fluid discharge occurs in[ah] her body; for seven days she shall be in her menstruation, and any person who touches her shall become unclean until the evening. 20 And anything upon which she lies down during her menstruation shall become unclean, and anything upon which she sits shall become unclean. 21 And any person who touches her bed must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself[ai] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening. 22 And any person who touches any object on which she sat must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself[aj] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening. 23 And if it is on the bed or on the object on which she sits, at his touching it he becomes unclean until the evening. 24 And if a man indeed lies with her and her menstruation occurs on him, then[ak] he shall be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies down becomes unclean.
25 “‘And when a woman discharges a body fluid consisting of her blood for many days, but not at the time of her menstruation, or when she discharges in addition to[al] her menstruation, all the days of her unclean body fluid discharge she shall become unclean as in the days of her menstruation. 26 Any bed on which she lies during all the days of her body fluid discharge shall become for her as her bed of menstruation, and any object on which she sits becomes unclean as her menstruation’s uncleanness. 27 And any person who touches them becomes unclean, and he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself[am] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
28 “‘And if she is clean from her body fluid discharge, then[an] she shall count for herself seven days, and afterward she becomes clean. 29 And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young doves,[ao] and she shall bring them to the priest at the tent of assembly’s entrance. 30 And the priest shall sacrifice[ap] the one as a sin offering and the other[aq] as a burnt offering, and so the priest shall make atonement for her before[ar] Yahweh from her unclean body fluid discharge.’
31 “And you shall keep the Israelites[as] separate from their uncleanness so that they might not die because of[at] their uncleanness by their making my tabernacle, which is in their midst, unclean.
32 “This is the regulation of the one with the body fluid discharge and the one from whom an emission of semen goes out so that he becomes unclean by it 33 and concerning[au] the menstruating woman in her bleeding[av] and the person who discharges his body fluid, for the male and for the female and for a man who lies with an unclean woman.”
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- Leviticus 15:1 Or “And”
- Leviticus 15:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 15:2 Literally “a man a man”
- Leviticus 15:2 Or “becomes” or “shall be”
- Leviticus 15:5 Or “bathe”
- Leviticus 15:5 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:6 Or “bathe”
- Leviticus 15:6 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:7 Or “bathe”
- Leviticus 15:7 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:8 The generic article designating a class of persons or things
- Leviticus 15:8 Or “and”
- Leviticus 15:8 Hebrew “he”
- Leviticus 15:8 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:10 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:11 Literally “and not”
- Leviticus 15:11 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:12 Or “And”
- Leviticus 15:12 Literally “object of wood”
- Leviticus 15:13 Literally “and he shall count”
- Leviticus 15:13 Or “and”
- Leviticus 15:13 Or “running”; literally “living”
- Leviticus 15:14 Or “And”
- Leviticus 15:14 Literally “sons of dove”
- Leviticus 15:14 Literally “to the faces of”
- Leviticus 15:15 Literally “do” or “make”
- Leviticus 15:15 Literally “the one”
- Leviticus 15:15 Literally “to the faces of”
- Leviticus 15:16 Or “and”
- Leviticus 15:18 Or “And”
- Leviticus 15:18 Or “and”
- Leviticus 15:18 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:19 Literally “is discharging blood”
- Leviticus 15:19 Or “from”
- Leviticus 15:21 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:22 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:24 Or “and”
- Leviticus 15:25 Or “beyond”
- Leviticus 15:27 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 15:28 Or “and”
- Leviticus 15:29 Literally “sons of dove”
- Leviticus 15:30 Literally “do” or “make”
- Leviticus 15:30 Literally “one”
- Leviticus 15:30 Literally “the the faces of”
- Leviticus 15:31 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 15:31 Or “by” or “in”
- Leviticus 15:33 Literally “of”
- Leviticus 15:33 See similar idiom at 12:2
Leviticus 15
International Standard Version
Regulations Concerning Discharges
15 The Lord told Moses and Aaron, 2 “Tell the Israelis that when a man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean, 3 and this is the cause of his uncleanness—his discharge. Whether his body is releasing the discharge or his body has stopped the discharge, he’s unclean. 4 Every bed on which he lies down with the discharge is to be considered unclean, and every object on which he sits becomes unclean. 5 Any person[a] who touches his bed is to wash his garments and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. 6 Whoever sits on any object on which the one with the discharge has sat is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.
7 “Whoever touches the body of someone with a discharge is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. 8 Whoever has a discharge and spits on someone who is clean, then he is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.
9 “Any saddle that anyone with a discharge rides on will become unclean. 10 Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening. Whoever carries these things is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.
11 “Anyone whom the one with the discharge touches without rinsing his hands with water is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. 12 The earthen vessel that the person with the discharge touches is to be broken in pieces, and every wooden vessel is to be rinsed with water.”
On Cleansing from Discharges
13 “When the one with the discharge is cleansed from his discharge, then he is to set aside for himself seven days for his cleansing. He is to wash his clothes and bathe with flowing water. Then he will be clean. 14 On the eighth day, he is to take for himself two turtledoves or two young doves, bring them to the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest. 15 Then the priest is to offer them—one for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering. That’s how the priest will make atonement for him in the Lord’s presence regarding his discharge.”
On Seminal Emissions
16 “If a man has a seminal emission, he is to bathe his entire body with water and remain unclean until evening. 17 Every garment (including leather) on which the semen is found is to be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening. 18 When a man has sexual relations with a woman and the man releases semen, both are to bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.”
On Menstrual Discharges
19 “When a woman has a discharge,[b] and the blood is her monthly menstrual discharge[c] from her body, then for seven days she is to remain in her menstrual uncleanness. Whoever touches her will remain unclean until evening. 20 Everything that she sleeps on during her uncleanness will be unclean. Moreover, everything that she sits on will become unclean. 21 Anyone who touches her bed is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. 22 Anyone who touches any of the objects on which she has sat is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. 23 Any bed or other object on which she sat that he touches will make him unclean until evening. 24 When a man has sexual relations with her and her menstrual uncleanness touches him, he will be unclean for seven days. Every bed where he sleeps will remain unclean.
25 “When a woman has a continuous discharge of blood many days beyond the time of her menstrual uncleanness, or if she has a discharge that lasts beyond the days of her menstrual uncleanness, her uncleanness is to be treated like the days of her menstruation—she’s unclean. 26 Every bed on which she sleeps the whole time she has the discharge will be her own unclean bed, so that every object on which she sits becomes unclean like her menstrual uncleanness. 27 Whoever touches them will become unclean. He is to wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will remain unclean until evening.
28 “If she becomes clean with her discharge, then she is to count for herself seven days, after which she becomes clean. 29 On the eighth day, she is to take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 30 Then the priest is to offer one for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering. This is how the priest will make atonement in the Lord’s presence for her regarding her unclean discharge.
31 “So separate the Israelis from their uncleanness so that they won’t die in their uncleanness if they defile my tent that is in their midst. 32 These are the regulations for one whose discharge of semen causes him to become unclean because of it, 33 for her whose menstruation causes her to become ill,[d] for anyone who has a discharge (whether male or female), and for the man who has sexual relations[e] with one who is unclean.”
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- Leviticus 15:5 Lit. man
- Leviticus 15:19 Or flow
- Leviticus 15:19 The Heb. lacks monthly menstrual
- Leviticus 15:33 Lit. who is unwell due to menstrual uncleanness
- Leviticus 15:33 Lit. who sleeps; or who lays down
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