Leviticus 15:23 — Meaning and Application

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“And if it {be} on {her} bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.”

Leviticus 15:23

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And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe {himself} in water, and be unclean until the even.

And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe {himself} in water, and be unclean until the even.

And if it {be} on {her} bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.

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.

And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she {shall be} unclean.

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Leviticus 15:1

"And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,"

Leviticus 15:2

"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, {because of} his issue he {is} unclean. {running...: or, running of the reins}"

Leviticus 15:3

"And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it {is} his uncleanness."

Leviticus 15:4

"Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. {thing: Heb. vessel}"

Leviticus 15:5

"And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe {himself} in water, and be unclean until the even."

Leviticus 15:6

"And he that sitteth on {any} thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe {himself} in water, and be unclean until the even."

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