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Leviticus 15:5-11

Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. He who sits on anything on which the man who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“ ‘He who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“ ‘If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“ ‘Whatever saddle he who has the discharge rides on shall be unclean. Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. He who carries those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“ ‘Whomever he who has the discharge touches, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

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“ ‘Every bed on which he who has the discharge lies shall be unclean; and everything he sits on shall be unclean. Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. He who sits on anything on which the man who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“ ‘He who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“ ‘If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“ ‘Whatever saddle he who has the discharge rides on shall be unclean. Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. He who carries those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“ ‘Whomever he who has the discharge touches, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    He who sits on anything on which the man who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    “ ‘He who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    “ ‘If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    “ ‘Whatever saddle he who has the discharge rides on shall be unclean.

    Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. He who carries those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    “ ‘Whomever he who has the discharge touches, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • KJV King James Version

    And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.

    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.

    And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be unclean.

    And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even; and he that beareth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

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Cross-references (39)

  • Leviticus 11:25 (v5) Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
  • Leviticus 16:26 (v5) “He who lets the goat go as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
  • Leviticus 17:15 (v5) “ ‘Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, shall wash his…
  • Jude 1:4 (v8) For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the…
  • James 4:8 (vv5, 6, 8, 10) Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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  • Isaiah 1:16 (vv5, 6, 8) Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.
  • Psalms 26:6 (vv5, 10) I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, Yahweh,
  • Genesis 31:34 (v9) Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt around all the tent, but didn’t find them.
  • Leviticus 11:28 (v5) He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.
  • Leviticus 11:32 (v5) Anything they fall on when they are dead shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel…
  • Leviticus 13:6 (v5) The priest shall examine him again on the seventh day. Behold, if the plague has faded and the plague hasn’t spread in the skin, then the…
  • Leviticus 13:34 (v5) On the seventh day, the priest shall examine the itch; and behold, if the itch hasn’t spread in the skin, and its appearance isn’t deeper…
  • Leviticus 14:8-9 (v5) “He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean. After that…
  • Leviticus 14:27 (v5) and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before Yahweh.
  • Leviticus 14:46-47 (v5) “Moreover he who goes into the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening. He who lies down in the house shall wash his…
  • Leviticus 15:5 (v10) Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
  • Leviticus 15:8 (v10) “ ‘If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until…
  • Leviticus 16:28 (v5) He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
  • Numbers 19:10 (v5) He who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. It shall be to the children of Israel, and…
  • Numbers 19:22 (v5) “Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening.”
  • Psalms 51:2 (v5) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.
  • Psalms 51:7 (v5) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
  • Isaiah 22:14 (v5) Yahweh of Armies revealed himself in my ears, “Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die,” says the Lord, Yahweh of…
  • Ezekiel 36:25 (v5) I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols.
  • Ezekiel 36:29 (v5) I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain, and will multiply it, and lay no famine on you.
  • Galatians 1:8-9 (v8) But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be…
  • 1 Timothy 4:1-3 (v8) But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of…
  • Titus 1:9-10 (v8) holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those…
  • Hebrews 9:14 (v5) how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from…
  • Hebrews 9:26 (v5) or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put…
  • Hebrews 10:22 (v5) let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed…
  • 2 Peter 2:1-3 (v8) But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies,…
  • Revelation 7:14 (v5) I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes, and made them…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv8–9 Of whom the unclean man did spit.

Of whom the unclean man did spit.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On v8 Lev 15:8 And if he that hath the issue…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv7, 11 He that toucheth the flesh, that is, any part…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv5–11 And whosoever toucheth his bed,.... Is unclean. According to…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv7, 11 The flesh - That is, any part of his…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v11 Verse 11. And whomsoever he toucheth] Here we find…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v11 Such a one; the person under the disorder, unless…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v9 what saddle . . . he rideth upon that…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 9, 11 5. Bathe himself in water — The Targum of…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv9, 11 9. saddle] any seat in a carriage or other…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 (5, 6) And whosoever toucheth his bed.—The defiling power…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv6, 8, 10 he will be unclean
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