Back to Leviticus 15

Leviticus 15:5-7

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.

World English Bible · Public Domain
Show the surrounding paragraph

Leviticus 15:5-7 sits inside this longer paragraph.

“ ‘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.

Read all of Leviticus 15 →

Parallel Translations

  • 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.

  • 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.

Show all 3 translations
  • 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.

View more translations →

Cross-references (27)

  • 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…
  • Isaiah 1:16 (vv5–6) Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.
  • James 4:8 (vv5–6) Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Show all 25 cross-references
  • 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 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 26:6 (v5) I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, Yahweh,
  • 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.
  • 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…
  • 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…

25 distinct cross-references across this passage (27 total citations).

Cross-references from openbible.info (CC BY 4.0)

Explain this passage (6 sources)

Historical commentary, presented as a primary source — not an endorsement.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v7 He that toucheth the flesh, that is, any part…

He that toucheth the flesh, that is, any part of his body; the word flesh being taken otherwise here than Lev 15:2; as the same word is frequently used in Scripture in differing significations in the same chapter, and sometimes in the same verse, as Mat 8:22.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv5–7 And whosoever toucheth his bed,.... Is unclean. According to…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v7 The flesh - That is, any part of his…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv5–6 5. Bathe himself in water — The Targum of…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv5, 7 (5, 6) And whosoever toucheth his bed.—The defiling power…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v6 he will be unclean
Share