Leviticus 15:4
2 “Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.
3 This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.
Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
5 Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
6 Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge 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
- Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
- KJV
- Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
- WEB
- “‘Every bed on which he who has the discharge lies shall be unclean; and everything he sits on shall be unclean.
- ASV
- Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and everything whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.
- DARBY
- Every bed whereon he lieth that hath the flux shall be unclean; and every object on which he sitteth shall be unclean.
- BLB
- Every bed on which the one discharging lies is unclean, and every vessel that he sits on shall be unclean.
- ÅB
- Hvert leie som den som har flod, ligger på, skal være urent, og alt det han sitter på, skal være urent.
- OTB
- Enhver seng som mannen med utfloden ligger på, blir uren, og alt han sitter på er også urent.
- B1930
- Hvert leie som den som har flod, ligger på, skal være urent, og alt det han sitter på, skal være urent.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Titus 1:15
To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Read in contextEphesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
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