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Leviticus 22:6

the person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things unless he bathes his body in water.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    the person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things unless he bathes his body in water.

  • KJV King James Version

    The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    the soul that toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water.

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Cross-references (7)

Passages linked to Leviticus 22:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Leviticus 15:5 Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
  • Hebrews 10:22 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 with pure water,
  • Leviticus 11:24-25 “ ‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
  • Leviticus 16:24-28 Then he shall bathe himself in water in a holy place, put on his garments, and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people. The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. “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. The bull for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp; and they shall burn their skins, their flesh, and their dung with fire. He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
  • Numbers 19:7-10 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the evening. He who burns her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the evening. “A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up outside of the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for use in water for cleansing impurity. It is a sin offering. 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 to the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them, for a statute forever.
  • Haggai 2:13 Then Haggai said, “If one who is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, will it be unclean?” The priests answered, “It will be unclean.”
  • 1 Corinthians 6:11 Some of you were such, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

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Explain this verse (5 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, until.

Or, until.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 22:6 The soul which hath touched any such…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The soul which hath touched any such shall be…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The soul - Rather, the person. Compare the use…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) The soul which hath touched.—Better, the man who…

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