Leviticus 15:5
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.
4 Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
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.
7 Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge 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.
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- BSB
- Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- KJV
- And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- WEB
- Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
- ASV
- And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- DARBY
- And whoever toucheth his bed shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.
- BLB
- And a man that touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe in the water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
- ÅB
- Den som rører ved hans leie, skal vaske sine klær og bade seg i vann og være uren til om kvelden.
- OTB
- Enhver som berører sengen hans, må vaske klærne sine og bade i vann og være uren til kvelden.
- B1930
- Den som rører ved hans leie, skal tvette sine klær og bade sig i vann og være uren til om aftenen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 11:25
and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
Read in contextLeviticus 16:26
The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
Read in contextLeviticus 17:15
And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:16
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Read in contextLeviticus 14:27
and sprinkle with his right forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD.
Read in contextHebrews 9:26
Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
Read in contextHebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
Read in contextRevelation 7:14
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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