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you will remain unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And whoever sits on anything on which the one with the discharge has sat shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and 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 />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he that sitteth on <i>any</i> thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and 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 />He who sits on anything on which he who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and 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 />and whoever sits on the thing on which the man with the discharge has been sitting, shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and whoever sits on the thing on which the man with the discharge has been sitting, shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and whoever sits on the thing on which the man with the discharge has been sitting, shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and 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 />and whoever sits on the thing on which the man with the discharge has been sitting shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and 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 whoever sits on anything on which the man with the discharge has been sitting shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and 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 />Whoever sits on furniture that the man with the discharge was sitting on is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain 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 />Whoever sits on furniture that the man with the discharge was sitting on is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain 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 he that sitteth on anything whereon he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and 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 he that sitteth on any thing whereon he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and 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 />Those who sit on anything he sat on must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />or sits on anything the man has sat on must wash his clothes and take a bath, and he remains unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever sits on any object on which the one with the discharge has sat is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The one who sits on the furniture the man with a discharge sits on must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and 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 />He who sits on anything whereon the man who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and 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 he that sitteth on any thing on which he sat that hath the issue, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He who sits on anything on which the man who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and 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 he who is sitting on the vessel on which he sits who has the discharging, washes his garments, and has bathed with water, and been 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 he who is sitting on the vessel on which he sitteth who hath the issue, doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been 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 he sitting upon a vessel which he flowing, shall sit upon it, shall cleanse his garments, and wash in water, and 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 />If a man sit where that man hath sitten, he also shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, shall be unclean 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 />If he will have sat where that man has sat, he shall also wash his clothes, and having washed with water, he shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whoever sits on an article on which the man with the discharge was sitting shall wash his garments, bathe in water, and 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 />All who sit on anything on which the one with the discharge has sat shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and 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 he who sits on anything on which sat he who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and 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 he who sat on an article where the issue sat shall wash his clothes and he shall bathe in water and 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 he that sitteth on any thing whereon he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and 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 whosoever sits on the seat on which he that has the issue may have sat, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/15-6.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=3948" 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 Men</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·hay·yō·šêḇ (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">Whoever sits</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/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: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- 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/2100.htm" title="2100: haz·zāḇ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">the man with the discharge</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">was sitting</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: yə·ḵab·bês (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">must wash</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">his clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: wə·rā·ḥaṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">and bathe</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bam·ma·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">with water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: wə·ṭā·mê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">and he 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">7</span>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.…<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="/haggai/2-13.htm">Haggai 2:13</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.<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/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4-6</a></span><br />If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, / or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— / 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="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_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10</a></span><br />Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a></span><br />So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.<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/44-19.htm">Ezekiel 44:19</a></span><br />When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-26</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-2.htm">Mark 7:2-4</a></span><br />and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. / Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. / And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-10.htm">John 13:10</a></span><br />Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of 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 he that sits on any thing where on he sat that has the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a></b></br> Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></b></br> Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse <i>your</i> hands, <i>ye</i> sinners; and purify <i>your</i> hearts, <i>ye</i> double minded.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Object</a> <a href="/exodus/32-6.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/exodus/18-14.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Whereon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Object</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-20.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-23.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-17.htm">Whereon</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>Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting</b><br>This phrase addresses the transmission of ritual impurity through contact with objects. In ancient Israel, purity laws were central to maintaining holiness and community health. The discharge likely refers to a medical condition, possibly a chronic illness, which rendered a person ceremonially unclean. The furniture, as an extension of the person, also becomes unclean. This reflects the broader biblical principle that impurity can spread through contact, emphasizing the need for separation and purification.<p><b>must wash his clothes and bathe with water</b><br>Washing clothes and bathing were common purification rituals in the Old Testament, symbolizing the removal of impurity. Water is often used in Scripture as a symbol of cleansing and renewal (e.g., <a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a>). This act of washing signifies a return to a state of ritual purity, necessary for participation in communal worship and activities. The emphasis on physical cleanliness also underscores the importance of spiritual purity.<p><b>and he will be unclean until evening</b><br>The designation of being unclean until evening indicates a temporary state of impurity. Evening marks the beginning of a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing a fresh start and the restoration of purity. This temporal aspect of uncleanness highlights the mercy and grace inherent in the law, allowing for restoration and reintegration into the community. The concept of evening as a time of renewal can be seen in other biblical contexts, such as the creation narrative in Genesis, where each day begins with evening.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_discharge.htm">The Man with the Discharge</a></b><br>This refers to an individual experiencing a bodily discharge, which, according to Levitical law, renders him ceremonially unclean.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_person_who_sits.htm">The Person Who Sits</a></b><br>Anyone who comes into contact with objects that the unclean person has touched becomes unclean themselves.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/ceremonial_cleansing.htm">Ceremonial Cleansing</a></b><br>The process of washing clothes and bathing to remove ceremonial impurity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a></b><br>The time by which the person who has become unclean is considered clean again after following the prescribed cleansing rituals.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where maintaining ceremonial purity was essential.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ceremonial_law.htm">Understanding Ceremonial Law</a></b><br>Recognize the purpose of these laws in maintaining the holiness of the community and the presence of God among His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>Reflect on how physical cleanliness in the Old Testament symbolizes spiritual purity and the need for holiness in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>Consider how the laws encouraged personal responsibility and community awareness regarding purity and holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing.htm">Spiritual Cleansing</a></b><br>Apply the concept of cleansing to our spiritual lives, understanding that through Christ, we are made clean from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_presence.htm">Respect for God's Presence</a></b><br>Acknowledge the seriousness of approaching God with reverence and purity, as emphasized in the Old Testament.<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/what_is_'unclean_until_evening'.htm">What does 'unclean until evening' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_ensure_a_meaningful_life.htm">Is a woman unclean during her period?</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/purification_rules_for_discharges.htm">What are the purification rules for bodily discharges?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/15-6.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">Whoever sits</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַיֹּשֵׁב֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hay·yō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine 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">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">furniture</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְּלִ֔י</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">עָלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<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">the man with the discharge</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזָּ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was sitting</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵשֵׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(yê·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine 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">must wash</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַבֵּ֧ס</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵab·bês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3526.htm">Strong's 3526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trample, to wash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his clothes</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָדָ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bathe</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָחַ֥ץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·ḥaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive 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">with water,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bam·ma·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 /><br /><span class="word">and he will be unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָמֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - 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/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/15-6.htm">Leviticus 15:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/15-6.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 15:6 He who sits on anything whereon (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 15:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 15:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:7" /></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>