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Leviticus 15

Leviticus 15:10

The Uncleanness of Men · Leviticus 15:1–12
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And anyone who touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening, and the one carrying them shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe in the water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
Latin
…et quidquid sub eo fuerit, qui fluxum seminis patitur, pollutum erit usque ad vesperum. Qui portaverit horum aliquid, lavabit vestimenta sua: et ipse lotus aqua, immundus erit usque ad vesperum.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Leviticus 15:1–33

The idea of normal and abnormal, along with the created order, helps interpret these rules (see “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note). Bodily discharges, like infections (see study note on Leviticus 13:1–46), were not considered "normal" because they weakened a person's health. This made the person seem incomplete. Whether male (15:1–18) or female (15:19–33), such a person became unclean.

Parallels

Deuteronomy 23:9–14

Glossary

Bathe, Bathing Biblical Concept of Law Blood, Flow of Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Deuteronomy, Book of Hemorrhage History of Israel John the Baptist Law of Moses Leviticus, Book of Medicine and Medical Practice Priesthood Worship

Topics

Ablution for Defilement: Those Having Bloody Issue Defilement: Caused by Gonorrhea Defilement: Caused by Touching Carcass of an Unclean Thing Defilement: Ceremonial Caused by Touching Anything Defiled by an Issue Defilement: Things Liable to Ceremonial: Furniture Purification: Scriptures Relating To Purifications or Baptisms of Individuals Who Were Ceremonially Unclean Sanitation: Contagion Sanitation: Disinfection Sanitation: Venereal Diseases