Leviticus 15:20
18 If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
19 When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,
21 and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
22 Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,
- KJV
- And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
- WEB
- “‘Everything that she lies on in her impurity shall be unclean. Everything also that she sits on shall be unclean.
- ASV
- And everything that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean: everything also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
- DARBY
- And everything that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean; and everything that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
- BLB
- And everything on which she lies in her menstruation shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.
- ÅB
- Alt hun ligger på mens hun slik er uren, skal være urent, og alt hun sitter på, skal være urent.
- OTB
- Alt hun ligger på under sin menstruasjonsurenhet blir urent, og alt hun sitter på er også urent.
- B1930
- Alt hun ligger på mens hun således er uren, skal være urent, og alt hun sitter på, skal være urent.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
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