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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Whether it is the bed or anything she was sitting on, when anyone touches it, they will be unclean till evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This includes her bed or any other object she has sat on; you will be unclean until evening if you touch it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Whether it is the bed or anything on which she sits, when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if it <i>be</i> on <i>her</i> bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If <i>anything</i> is on <i>her</i> bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whether it be on the bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Whether it be on the bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Whether it be on the bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Whether it be on the bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And if it is on her bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If discharge is on the bed or the furniture she was sitting on, when he touches it he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If discharge is on the bed or the furniture she was sitting on, when he touches it he will be unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if it be on the bed, or on anything whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if it be on the bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If her blood touches anything on the bed or anything she sits on, it will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Any bed or other object on which she sat that he touches will make him unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If there is something on the bed or on the furniture she sits on, when he touches it he will be unclean until evening,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If it is on the bed, or on anything whereon she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if it be on her bed, or on any thing on which she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If it is on the bed, or on anything she sits on, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if it [is] on the bed, or on the vessel on which she is sitting, in his coming against it, he is unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if it is on the bed, or on the vessel on which she is sitting, in his coming against it, he is unclean till the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if it is upon the bed or upon the vessel which she sat upon it, in his touching upon it he shall be unclean till the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whosoever shall touch any vessel on which she sitteth, shall wash his clothes: and himself being washed with water, shall be defiled until the evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Anyone who will have touched any item on which she has sat shall wash his clothes, and having washed himself with water, he shall be polluted until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whether an object is on the bed or on something she sat upon, when the person touches it, that person shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />whether it is the bed or anything upon which she sits, when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if it be on the bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if he has touched the bed or garment where she sat, he shall be defiled until evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if he be on the bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And whether it be while she is on her bed, or on a seat which she may happen to sit upon when he touches her, he shall be unclean till evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/15-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4110" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm">The Uncleanness of Women</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">And whether</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it is</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4904.htm" title="4904: ham·miš·kāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Place of lying, a couch, act of lying. From shakab; a bed; abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse.">a bed</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: hak·kə·lî (Art:: N-ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">furniture</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">she</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·še·ḇeṯ- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">was sitting,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: bə·nā·ḡə·‘ōw- (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">whoever touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·mā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">will be unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ā·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">evening.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22</a></span><br />Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24-25</a></span><br />These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, / and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Leviticus 12:2</a></span><br />“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45-46</a></span><br />A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ / As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46-47</a></span><br />Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening. / And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-19.htm">Leviticus 18:19</a></span><br />You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Leviticus 20:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-10.htm">Deuteronomy 23:10-11</a></span><br />If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside. / When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-4.htm">2 Samuel 11:4</a></span><br />Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Ezekiel 22:10</a></span><br />In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20-22</a></span><br />Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. / She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” / Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-25.htm">Mark 5:25-34</a></span><br />And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. / She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse. / When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-43.htm">Luke 8:43-48</a></span><br />including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her. / She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. / “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14-15</a></span><br />“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if it be on her bed, or on any thing where on she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the even.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-6.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-17.htm">Whereon</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-3.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-26.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-26.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-26.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Whereon</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-33.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/15-1.htm">The uncleanness of men in their issues</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">The cleansing of them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">The uncleanness of women in their issues</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/15-28.htm">Their cleansing</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting</b><br>This phrase refers to the objects that come into contact with a woman during her menstrual impurity, as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/15.htm">Leviticus 15</a>. In ancient Israel, the bed and furniture were common household items, and their mention here underscores the pervasive nature of ritual impurity. The cultural context of the time placed significant emphasis on purity laws, which were integral to maintaining holiness within the community. These laws served as a constant reminder of the need for spiritual cleanliness and separation from sin. The focus on everyday items like beds and furniture highlights the comprehensive nature of the purity laws, affecting all aspects of daily life.<p><b>whoever touches it will be unclean until evening</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the transmission of ritual impurity through contact. The concept of becoming unclean until evening reflects the temporary nature of this impurity, which could be resolved with the passage of time and appropriate purification rituals. The evening marked the beginning of a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing renewal and the opportunity for restoration. This temporary uncleanness can be seen as a type of the separation caused by sin, which requires cleansing and atonement. The idea of impurity being resolved by evening points to the hope of redemption and the ultimate cleansing from sin through Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and offers eternal purification.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Levitical laws, including the laws of purity and cleanliness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where purity laws were especially significant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/unclean_person.htm">Unclean Person</a></b><br>An individual who becomes ceremonially unclean through contact with certain objects or people, as described in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm">Leviticus 15</a>.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a></b><br>The time by which the unclean person would be considered clean again, marking the end of the day in Jewish tradition.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ceremonial_cleanliness.htm">Understanding Ceremonial Cleanliness</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness in Leviticus were given to teach the Israelites about holiness and the separation from sin. They served as a constant reminder of the need for purity in approaching God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleanliness.htm">Symbolism of Cleanliness</a></b><br>The physical act of becoming clean by evening symbolizes spiritual renewal and the importance of maintaining a pure heart before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_implications_for_today.htm">Practical Implications for Today</a></b><br>While the specific laws of Leviticus are not binding on Christians today, the principles of purity, holiness, and separation from sin remain relevant. Believers are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">Christ's Fulfillment of the Law</a></b><br>Jesus Christ fulfilled the ceremonial laws, offering a once-for-all sacrifice that cleanses us from sin. This understanding should lead to gratitude and a desire to live a life pleasing to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_purity.htm">Community and Purity</a></b><br>The laws also emphasize the importance of community and the impact of individual actions on the collective body. Christians are encouraged to consider how their actions affect the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_aaron_offer_for_his_sons.htm">Why did Aaron offer a sin offering for his sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_menstruation_impure_in_leviticus.htm">Leviticus 15:19-24 - Why does a woman's normal menstrual cycle incur such extended impurity and social restrictions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_23_8-9_conflict_with_god's_omnipresence.htm">If Job 23:8-9 insists God is nowhere to be found, does this conflict with the broader biblical teaching that God is always present?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._7_22-23_align_with_leviticus.htm">Jeremiah 7:22-23: How does God denying He commanded sacrifices align with earlier laws in Leviticus that clearly mandate offerings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">And if it be on her bed.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and if any object be on her bed, </span>that is, if anything happen to lie on her bed.<p><span class= "bld">When he toucheth it.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">if he toucheth it. </span>Whilst the former two verses declare that if any one touches the bed itself, or the thing on which she sat, he contracts such a degree of defilement that he must wash his clothes, bathe his whole body, and remain in a state of pollution till sundown, the verse before us enacts that if he happens to touch any vessel, garment, or any other objects which are lying on the defiling bed or seat in question, he has only to remain unclean till sundown, without having to wash his garments. The defilement in this case is not primary, but secondary. It is no more the bed or seat which defiled by direct contact, but an object which the defiled bed or seat had defiled, the pollution in this case being indirect.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/15-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and whether</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֨ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֗וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a bed</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֜ב</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4904.htm">Strong's 4904: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of lying, a couch, act of lying</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֧וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">furniture</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְּלִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֥וא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was sitting,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשֶֽׁבֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(yō·še·ḇeṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whoever touches</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנָגְעוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nā·ḡə·‘ōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">ב֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(yiṭ·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evening.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָֽרֶב׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/15-23.htm">Leviticus 15:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/15-23.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 15:23 If it is on the bed (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 15:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 15:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>