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<span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-6.htm" target="_top"><b>6</b></a></span>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="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm" target="_top"><b>7</b></a></span>Also whoever touches the person with the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm" target="_top"><b>8</b></a></span>Or if the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, he too shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm" target="_top"><b>9</b></a></span>Every saddle on which the person with the discharge rides becomes unclean. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm" target="_top"><b>10</b></a></span>Whoever then touches any of the things which were under him shall be unclean until evening, and he who carries them shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm" target="_top"><b>11</b></a></span>Likewise, whomever the one with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm" target="_top"><b>12</b></a></span>However, an earthenware vessel which the person with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every wooden vessel shall be rinsed in water. <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm" target="_top"><b>13</b></a></span>Now when the man with the discharge becomes cleansed from his discharge, then he shall count off for himself seven days for his cleansing; he shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water and will become clean. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-14.htm" target="_top"><b>14</b></a></span>Then on the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and come before the L<font size="1">ORD</font> to the doorway of the tent of meeting and give them to the priest; <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-15.htm" target="_top"><b>15</b></a></span>and the priest shall offer them, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the L<font size="1">ORD</font> because of his discharge. <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-16.htm" target="_top"><b>16</b></a></span>Now if a man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-17.htm" target="_top"><b>17</b></a></span>As for any garment or any leather on which there is seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-18.htm" target="_top"><b>18</b></a></span>If a man lies with a woman <i>so that</i> there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm" target="_top"><b>19</b></a></span>When a woman has a discharge, <i>if</i> her discharge in her body is blood, she shall continue in her menstrual impurity for seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-20.htm" target="_top"><b>20</b></a></span>Everything also on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-21.htm" target="_top"><b>21</b></a></span>Anyone who touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-22.htm" target="_top"><b>22</b></a></span>Whoever touches any thing on which she sits shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-23.htm" target="_top"><b>23</b></a></span>Whether it be on the bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm" target="_top"><b>24</b></a></span>If a man actually lies with her so that her menstrual impurity is on him, he shall be unclean seven days, and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean. <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm" target="_top"><b>25</b></a></span>Now if a woman has a discharge of her blood many days, not at the period of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge beyond that period, all the days of her impure discharge she shall continue as though in her menstrual impurity; she is unclean. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-26.htm" target="_top"><b>26</b></a></span>Any bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge shall be to her like her bed at menstruation; and every thing on which she sits shall be unclean, like her uncleanness at that time. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm" target="_top"><b>27</b></a></span>Likewise, whoever touches them shall be unclean and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-28.htm" target="_top"><b>28</b></a></span>When she becomes clean from her discharge, she shall count off for herself seven days; and afterward she will be clean. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-29.htm" target="_top"><b>29</b></a></span>Then on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them in to the priest, to the doorway of the tent of meeting. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm" target="_top"><b>30</b></a></span>The priest shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement on her behalf before the L<font size="1">ORD</font> because of her impure discharge. <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm" target="_top"><b>31</b></a></span>Thus you shall keep the sons of Israel separated from their uncleanness, so that they will not die in their uncleanness by their defiling My tabernacle that is among them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-32.htm" target="_top"><b>32</b></a></span>This is the law for the one with a discharge, and for the man who has a seminal emission so that he is unclean by it, <span class="reftext"><a href="/leviticus/15-33.htm" target="_top"><b>33</b></a></span>and for the woman who is ill because of menstrual impurity, and for the one who has a discharge, whether a male or a female, or a man who lies with an unclean woman. <p><br /><br /><a href="//www.lockman.org" target="_top">NASB ©1995</a><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And whosoever toucheth his bed 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="/drb/leviticus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If ally man touch his bed, he shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, he shall be unclean until the evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/leviticus/15.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And whoever toucheth his bed shall wash his garments, and bathe 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 whosoever toucheth his bed 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="/wbt/leviticus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And whoever toucheth his bed, 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="/web/leviticus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever touches his bed 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="/ylt/leviticus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and any one who cometh against his bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.<div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_xxxi_the_cavils_of.htm">The Cavils of the Pharisees Concerning Purification, and the Teaching of the Lord Concerning Purity - the Traditions Concerning Hand-Washing' and Vows. '</a><br></span><span class="snippet">As we follow the narrative, confirmatory evidence of what had preceded springs up at almost every step. It is quite in accordance with the abrupt departure of Jesus from Capernaum, and its motives, that when, so far from finding rest and privacy at Bethsaida (east of the Jordan), a greater multitude than ever had there gathered around Him, which would fain have proclaimed Him King, He resolved on immediate return to the western shore, with the view of seeking a quieter retreat, even though it were <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_xxxi_the_cavils_of.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alfred Edersheim—</span><span class="citation2">The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/lviii_jairus_daughter_and_the.htm">Jairus' Daughter and the Invalid Woman. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">(Capernaum, Same Day as Last.) ^A Matt. IX. 18-26; ^B Mark V. 22-43; ^C Luke VIII. 41-56. ^c 41 And ^a 18 While he spake these things unto them [while he talked about fasting at Matthew's table], behold, there came, { ^b cometh} ^c a man named Jairus, { ^b Jairus by name;} ^c and he was a ruler { ^b one of the rulers} of the synagogue [He was one of the board of elders which governed the synagogue at Capernaum. These elders were not necessarily old men--Matt. xix. 16-22; Luke xviii. 18-23], and seeing <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/lviii_jairus_daughter_and_the.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">J. W. McGarvey—</span><span class="citation2">The Four-Fold Gospel</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/chapter_iv_that_the_ruler.htm">That the Ruler Should be Discreet in Keeping Silence, Profitable in Speech. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">The ruler should be discreet in keeping silence, profitable in speech; lest he either utter what ought to be suppressed or suppress what he ought to utter. For, as incautious speaking leads into error, so indiscreet silence leaves in error those who might have been instructed. For often improvident rulers, fearing to lose human favour, shrink timidly from speaking freely the things that are right; and, according to the voice of the Truth (Joh. x. 12), serve unto the custody of the flock by no means <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/chapter_iv_that_the_ruler.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Leo the Great—</span><span class="citation2">Writings of Leo the Great</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/memoir_of_john_bunyan.htm">Memoir of John Bunyan</a><br></span><span class="snippet">THE FIRST PERIOD. THIS GREAT MAN DESCENDED FROM IGNOBLE PARENTS--BORN IN POVERTY--HIS EDUCATION AND EVIL HABITS--FOLLOWS HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS AS A BRAZIER--ENLISTS FOR A SOLDIER--RETURNS FROM THE WARS AND OBTAINS AN AMIABLE, RELIGIOUS WIFE--HER DOWER. 'We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.'--2 Cor 4:7 'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.'--Isaiah 55:8. 'Though ye have lien among the <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/memoir_of_john_bunyan.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Bunyan—</span><span class="citation2">The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/xvii_john_the_baptists_person.htm">John the Baptist's Person and Preaching. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">(in the Wilderness of Judæa, and on the Banks of the Jordan, Occupying Several Months, Probably a.d. 25 or 26.) ^A Matt. III. 1-12; ^B Mark I. 1-8; ^C Luke III. 1-18. ^b 1 The beginning of the gospel [John begins his Gospel from eternity, where the Word is found coexistent with God. Matthew begins with Jesus, the humanly generated son of Abraham and David, born in the days of Herod the king. Luke begins with the birth of John the Baptist, the Messiah's herald; and Mark begins with the ministry <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/xvii_john_the_baptists_person.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">J. W. McGarvey—</span><span class="citation2">The Four-Fold Gospel</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/leviticus.htm">Leviticus</a><br></span><span class="snippet">The emphasis which modern criticism has very properly laid on the prophetic books and the prophetic element generally in the Old Testament, has had the effect of somewhat diverting popular attention from the priestly contributions to the literature and religion of Israel. From this neglect Leviticus has suffered most. Yet for many reasons it is worthy of close attention; it is the deliberate expression of the priestly mind of Israel at its best, and it thus forms a welcome foil to the unattractive <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/leviticus.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Edgar McFadyen—</span><span class="citation2">Introduction to the Old Testament</span><p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5 Parallel</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../leviticus/15-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 15:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../leviticus/15-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 15:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:6" /></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mp/leviticus/15-5.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframebhbl.htm" width="122" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div id="bot"><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhparnew.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>