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Everything also on which she sits shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Everything also on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Everything also on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Everything also on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Everything also on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Everything on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean; and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anything she lies on during her menstruation will become unclean, and anything she sits on will become unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anything she lies on during her menstruation will become unclean, and anything she sits on will become unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And everything that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean: everything also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And every thing that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Everything she lies on or sits on during her period will be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Anything on which she sits or lies during her monthly period is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Everything that she sleeps on during her uncleanness will be unclean. Moreover, everything that she sits on will become unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Anything she lies on during her menstruation will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'Everything that she lies on in her impurity shall be unclean. Everything also that she sits on shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘Everything that she lies on in her impurity shall be unclean. Everything also that she sits on shall be unclean. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And anything on which she lies in her separation is unclean, and anything on which she sits is unclean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And anything on which she lieth in her separation is unclean, and anything on which she sitteth is unclean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And every thing which she shall lie upon it in her uncleanness, shall be unclean: and every thing which she shall sit upon it shall be unclean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Every one that toucheth her, 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 />All who will touch her 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 />Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstrual period shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Everything upon which she lies during her impurity shall be unclean; everything also upon which she sits shall be unclean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And everything upon which she lies during her menstruous discharge shall be unclean; and everything also that she sits upon shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And everything on which she lies in her menstruation shall be defiled and everything on which she will sit shall be defiled.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And every thing that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean; every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And every thing whereon she shall lie in her separation, shall be unclean; and whatever she shall sit upon, shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/15-20.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=4087" 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">19</span>When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Anything</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/7901.htm" title="7901: tiš·kaḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">she lies</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: tê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">or sits</a> <a href="/hebrew/5079.htm" title="5079: bə·nid·dā·ṯāh (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Impurity. From nadad; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal or moral.">during her menstruation</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/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/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."></a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>and anyone who touches her bed 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="/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/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47-59</a></span><br />If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment, / any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather— / and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest. ...<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="/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="/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="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-6</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. / He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Lamentations 1:17</a></span><br />Zion stretches out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The LORD has decreed against Jacob that his neighbors become his foes. Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.<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="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</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. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ...<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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And every thing that she lies on in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sits on shall be unclean.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Leviticus 15:4-9</a></b></br> Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Proverbs 2:16-19</a></b></br> To deliver thee from the strange woman, <i>even</i> from the stranger <i>which</i> flattereth with her words; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3-13</a></b></br> For the lips of a strange woman drop <i>as</i> an honeycomb, and her mouth <i>is</i> smoother than oil: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-18.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Menstrual</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Period</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-6.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-5.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Menstrual</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Period</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-21.htm">Unclean</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>Anything on which she lies or sits</b><br>This phrase refers to the objects that come into contact with a woman during her menstrual period. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the concept of ritual purity was significant, and physical contact with certain objects could render a person ceremonially unclean. This reflects the broader Levitical concern with holiness and separation from impurity, emphasizing the need for the Israelites to maintain a distinct identity as God's chosen people. The idea of objects becoming unclean through contact is also seen in other parts of Leviticus, such as in the laws concerning leprosy and bodily discharges.<p><b>during her menstruation</b><br>Menstruation is a natural biological process, yet in the Levitical law, it is associated with ritual impurity. This reflects the cultural and religious understanding of the time, where blood was often seen as a powerful and potentially contaminating substance. The period of menstruation was a time when a woman was considered ritually unclean, not as a moral judgment, but as a part of the broader system of purity laws. This period of separation can be seen as a time of rest and reflection, similar to other periods of ritual impurity that required temporary withdrawal from communal worship.<p><b>will be unclean</b><br>The state of being unclean in Levitical law required specific actions to restore purity, such as washing and waiting until evening. This concept of uncleanness is not synonymous with sinfulness but rather indicates a temporary state that prevents participation in certain religious activities. The laws of purity, including those concerning menstruation, highlight the holiness of God and the need for His people to approach Him with reverence and respect. These laws also foreshadow the ultimate purification through Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and offers cleansing from all impurity through His sacrifice. The New Testament reflects a shift in understanding, where physical conditions no longer determine one's ability to worship, as seen in passages like <a href="/mark/5-25.htm">Mark 5:25-34</a>, where Jesus heals a woman with a bleeding issue, demonstrating His power over impurity and His compassion for those considered unclean.<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 people to whom the laws in Leviticus were given, forming the community of God's chosen people.<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/m/menstruation.htm">Menstruation</a></b><br>A natural biological process for women, which in the context of Leviticus, rendered them ceremonially unclean.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The mediators between God and the Israelites, responsible for teaching and enforcing the laws of purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ritual_purity.htm">Understanding Ritual Purity</a></b><br>The laws in Leviticus highlight the importance of holiness and separation from impurity, teaching us about God's nature and the need for spiritual cleanliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_uncleanliness.htm">Symbolism of Uncleanliness</a></b><br>The concept of being unclean points to the deeper spiritual truth of sin's defilement and our need for redemption through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_commands.htm">Respect for God's Commands</a></b><br>The detailed laws remind us of the importance of obedience and reverence for God's instructions, even when they seem culturally distant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_inclusion.htm">Compassion and Inclusion</a></b><br>Jesus' interaction with the woman with the issue of blood teaches us to approach those considered "unclean" with compassion and inclusion, reflecting God's love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/new_covenant_understanding.htm">New Covenant Understanding</a></b><br>In Christ, we find the fulfillment of the law, where ceremonial cleanliness is replaced by spiritual purity through His sacrifice.<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/purification_rules_for_discharges.htm">What are the purification rules for bodily discharges?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_a_woman_unclean_during_her_period.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/why_is_seminal_emission_seen_as_defiling.htm">Leviticus 15:16-18 - Why consider a man's seminal emission defiling despite it being a regular, healthy process?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/15-20.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">Anything</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹל֩</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֛יו</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">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</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 lies</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·kaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or sits</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּשֵׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(tê·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person 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">during her menstruation</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nid·dā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5079.htm">Strong's 5079: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rejection, impurity, personal, moral</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be unclean,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָ֑א</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/15-20.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 15:20 Everything that she lies on in her (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 15:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/15-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 15:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:21" /></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>