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He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The man who is defiled in any of these ways will remain unclean until evening. He may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has bathed himself in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the person who touches such a thing shall be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has bathed his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat the holy <i>offerings</i> unless he washes his body with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />a person who touches any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy <i>gifts</i> unless he has bathed his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />a person who touches any such shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy gifts unless he has bathed his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />a person who touches any such shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy <i>gifts</i>, unless he has bathed his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />a person who touches any such thing shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat of the holy <i>gifts</i> unless he has bathed his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />the person who touches any such thing shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat the holy things unless he has bathed his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening and is not to eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening and is not to eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body with water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />the soul that toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />the soul which toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />will be unclean until evening. He must not eat any of the holy offerings unless he has washed himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Any priest who becomes unclean remains unclean until evening, and even then he may not eat any of the sacred offerings until he has taken a bath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />such a person who comes in contact with anything like this will become unclean until evening. As a result, he is not to eat the sacred things unless he has bathed himself with water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and must not eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he shall wash his flesh with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />the person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things unless he bathes his body in water. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />the person who comes against it has even been unclean until the evening, and does not eat of the holy things, but has bathed his flesh with water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> the person who cometh against it -- hath even been unclean till the evening, and doth not eat of the holy things, but hath bathed his flesh with water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The soul which shall touch upon it, and it shall be unclean till the evening, and he shall not eat from the holies, except he washed his flesh in water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat those things that are sanctified: but when he hath washed his flesh with water, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat those things which have been sanctified. But when he has washed his flesh with water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the one who touches such as these shall be unclean until evening and may not eat of the sacred portions until he has first bathed his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the person who touches any such shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat of the sacred donations unless he has washed his body in water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Any person who touches him shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has bathed his body in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The soul that will touch him will be defiled until evening; he will not eat from the holy unless he washes his flesh in water.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />the soul that toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />whatsoever soul shall touch them shall be unclean until evening; he shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his body in water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/22-6.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=5785" 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/22.htm">Restrictions Against the Unclean</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">the man</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.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: tig·ga‘- (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">any of these</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: wə·ṭā·mə·’āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">will remain 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> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qo·ḏā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the sacred offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">unless</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: rā·ḥaṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">he has bathed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śā·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bam·mā·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">with water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.…<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="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a></span><br />Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5-11</a></span><br />Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / 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. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24-28</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. / Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-20.htm">Leviticus 7:20-21</a></span><br />But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people. / If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-16.htm">Leviticus 15:16-18</a></span><br />When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening. / If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.<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_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26-27</a></span><br />and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself. / And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-13.htm">Haggai 2:13-14</a></span><br />So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered. / Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a></span><br />Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-44</a></span><br />Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The soul which has touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24,25</a></b></br> And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5</a></b></br> And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and be unclean until the even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/16-24.htm">Leviticus 16:24-28</a></b></br> And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/17-16.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-28.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-21.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-22.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-16.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/19-7.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/numbers/19-7.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-18.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-11.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/14-38.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/numbers/22-33.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/numbers/5-23.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/numbers/5-17.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-1.htm">The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">How they shall be cleansed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Who of the priest's house may eat of the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-17.htm">The sacrifices must be without blemish</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-26.htm">The age of the sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving</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'; 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In the context of Leviticus, "these" refers to things that render a person unclean, such as contact with a dead body or certain bodily discharges. The concept of cleanliness is central to the Levitical law, emphasizing the holiness required to approach God. This reflects the broader biblical theme of separation from sin and impurity, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a>, which calls for purity among God's people.<p><b>will remain unclean until evening</b><br>The stipulation of remaining unclean until evening highlights the temporary nature of ceremonial impurity. Evening marks the beginning of a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing renewal and restoration. This temporal aspect of uncleanness points to the hope of redemption and cleansing, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who provides eternal purification (<a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a>).<p><b>He must not eat from the sacred offerings</b><br>Sacred offerings were part of the sacrificial system, which included various types of sacrifices such as burnt offerings, peace offerings, and sin offerings. These offerings were holy and set apart for God, and only those who were ceremonially clean could partake in them. This restriction underscores the importance of approaching God with reverence and purity, a principle echoed in <a href="/1_corinthians/11-27.htm">1 Corinthians 11:27-29</a> regarding the Lord's Supper.<p><b>unless he has bathed himself with water</b><br>The act of bathing with water symbolizes purification and cleansing. Water is a recurring symbol of purification throughout Scripture, seen in the ritual washings of the Old Testament and the baptism of the New Testament. This requirement foreshadows the spiritual cleansing that comes through Jesus Christ, who offers living water (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a>) and cleanses believers from sin (<a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The primary audience of <a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Leviticus 22</a>, the priests were responsible for maintaining ritual purity to serve in the tabernacle and later the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle/temple.htm">Tabernacle/Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the sacred offerings were made.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacred_offerings.htm">Sacred Offerings</a></b><br>These were offerings dedicated to God, which the priests were allowed to eat under conditions of ritual purity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uncleanliness.htm">Uncleanliness</a></b><br>A state that prevented individuals from participating in religious activities, often due to contact with certain objects or situations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a></b><br>The time by which ritual uncleanliness would end, symbolizing a new day and a return to purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/ritual_purity_and_holiness.htm">Ritual Purity and Holiness</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness in Leviticus highlight the importance of approaching God with reverence and purity. As believers, we are called to live holy lives, set apart for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water.htm">Symbolism of Water</a></b><br>Bathing with water symbolizes spiritual cleansing. In the New Testament, baptism represents the washing away of sin and the beginning of a new life in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/temporary_vs._permanent_cleansing.htm">Temporary vs. Permanent Cleansing</a></b><br>The temporary nature of ritual cleansing in the Old Testament points to the need for a permanent solution, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who offers eternal purification from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The priests' adherence to these laws demonstrates the importance of obedience to God's commands. As Christians, we are called to obey God's Word and live according to His standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>Maintaining purity was essential for communal worship. Similarly, our personal holiness impacts our ability to worship and serve within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_leviticus_22's_rules_seem_outdated_now.htm">Could Leviticus 22's detailed purity regulations reflect historical or cultural practices now seen as scientifically or ethically questionable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_unfailing_love.htm">What are the different types of demons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_criticize_hand-washing_in_mark_7.htm">Why does Jesus openly criticize ritual hand-washing (Mark 7:1–13) if it has clear roots in Old Testament law? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_leviticus_1_and_hosea_6_6_align.htm">How does the emphasis on burnt offerings in Leviticus 1 align with later scripture stressing mercy over sacrifice (Hosea 6:6)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">The soul which hath touched.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">the man who hath, </span>that is, the priest for whom these laws are here enacted. Hence the ancient Chaldee version renders it "the man a priest."<p><span class= "bld">Shall be unclean until even.</span>--When the day ends and another begins (see <a href="/context/leviticus/11-24.htm" title="And for these you shall be unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even.">Leviticus 11:24-32</a>), and when he had to immerse his body in water.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/22-6.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">the man</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֚פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</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">touches</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּגַּע־</span> <span class="translit">(tig·ga‘-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine 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">any of these will remain unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָמְאָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·mə·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine 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">הָעָ֑רֶב</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 /><br /><span class="word">He must not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eat</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכַל֙</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sacred offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qo·ḏā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unless</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has bathed</span><br /><span class="heb">רָחַ֥ץ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḥaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wash, wash off or away, bathe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">himself</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשָׂר֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śā·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with water.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמָּֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/22-6.htm">Leviticus 22:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 22:6 The person that touches any such shall (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 22:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 22:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:7" /></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>