Leviticus 15:24
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.
23 And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.
If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
25 When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.
26 Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.
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
- If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
- KJV
- And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
- WEB
- “‘If any man lies with her, and her monthly flow is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed he lies on shall be unclean.
- ASV
- And if any man lie with her, and her impurity be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
- DARBY
- And if a man lie with her at all, and the uncleanness of her separation come upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
- BLB
- And if any man really lies with her, and her menstruation is on him, then he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed that he lies upon shall be unclean.
- ÅB
- Og dersom en mann ligger hos henne, og hennes urenhet kommer på ham, så skal han være uren i syv dager, og ethvert leie han ligger på, skal være urent.
- OTB
- Hvis en mann har samleie med henne og hennes menstruasjonsurenhet er på ham, skal han være uren i sju dager, og enhver seng han ligger på skal være uren.
- B1930
- Og dersom en mann ligger hos henne, og hennes urenhet kommer på ham, så skal han være uren i syv dager, og ethvert leie han ligger på, skal være urent.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 20:18
If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
Read in contextLeviticus 18:19
You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.
Read in context1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Read in contextEzekiel 18:6
He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
Read in contextHebrews 13:4
Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:10
In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity.
Read in contextLeviticus 15:33
of a woman in her menstrual period, of any male or female who has a discharge, and of a man who lies with an unclean woman.’”
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.
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