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This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This defilement is caused by his discharge, whether the discharge continues or stops. In either case the man is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is blocked up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it <i>is</i> his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge—whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped up by his discharge, it <i>is</i> his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge to flow or whether his body obstructs its discharge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge to flow or whether his body obstructs its discharge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge to flow, or whether his body obstructs its discharge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge to flow or whether his body obstructs its discharge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This shall be [the law concerning] his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his body allows its discharge to flow or obstructs its flow; it is uncleanness in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is uncleanness of his discharge: Whether his member secretes the discharge or retains it, he is unclean. All the days that his member secretes or retains anything because of his discharge, he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is uncleanness of his discharge: Whether his body secretes the discharge or retains it, he is unclean. All the days that his body secretes or retains anything because of his discharge, he is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />whether it is stopped up or keeps dripping. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He is unclean because of the discharge from his penis. Whether it is chronic or not makes no difference; he is still unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />whether the penis runs with it or is stopped up by it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and this is the cause of his uncleanness—his discharge. Whether his body is releasing the discharge or his body has stopped the discharge, he's unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now this is his uncleanness in regard to his discharge--whether his body secretes his discharge or blocks his discharge, he is unclean. All the days that his body has a discharge or his body blocks his discharge, this is his uncleanness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body has stopped from his discharge, it is his uncleanness. All the days of the discharge of his body, even if his body obstructs his discharge, it is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh shall run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body has stopped from his discharge, it is his uncleanness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and this is his uncleanness in his discharge—his flesh has run with his discharge, or his flesh has stopped from his discharge; it [is] his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and this is his uncleanness in his issue -- his flesh hath run with his issue, or his flesh hath stopped from his issue; it is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And this shall be his uncleanness in his flowing: his flesh running with his flowing, or his flesh sealed up from his flowing, it is his uncleanness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And then shall he be judged subject to this evil, when a filthy humour, at every moment, cleaveth to his flesh, and gathereth there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And then he shall be judged subject to this fault, if a filthy fluid, at each moment, adheres to his flesh and gathers there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Such is his uncleanness from this discharge, whether his body drains freely with the discharge or is blocked up from the discharge. His uncleanness is on him all the days that his body discharges or is blocked up from his discharge; this is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The uncleanness of his discharge is this: whether his member flows with his discharge, or his member is stopped from discharging, it is uncleanness for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And this shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his body runs with its discharge or his body has stopped from its discharge, it is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And this will be the defilement of his discharge: his flesh runs with his discharge or his flesh has ceased from its discharge; it is his defilement.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And this <i>is</i> the law of his uncleanness; whoever has a gonorrhoea out of his body, this is his uncleanness in him by reason of the issue, by which, his body is affected through the issue: all the days of the issue of his body, by which his body is affected through the issue, there is his uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/15-3.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=3921" 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">2</span>“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: wə·zōṯ (Conj-w:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/2932.htm" title="2932: ṭum·’ā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Religious impurity. From tame'; religious impurity.">uncleanness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">is</a> <a href="/hebrew/2101.htm" title="2101: bə·zō·w·ḇōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- An issue (of fluid). From zuwb; a seminal or menstrual flux.">from his discharge,</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.">whether his body</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7325.htm" title="7325: rār (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To slaver, to emit a, fluid. A primitive root; to slaver, i.e. to emit a fluid.">allows</a> <a href="/hebrew/2101.htm" title="2101: zō·w·ḇōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- An issue (of fluid). From zuwb; a seminal or menstrual flux.">the discharge to flow</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/2856.htm" title="2856: heḥ·tîm (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To seal, affix a seal, seal up. A primitive root; to close up; especially to seal.">blocks it.</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2101.htm" title="2101: miz·zō·w·ḇōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- An issue (of fluid). From zuwb; a seminal or menstrual flux.">So his discharge</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">will bring about</a> <a href="/hebrew/2932.htm" title="2932: ṭum·’ā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Religious impurity. From tame'; religious impurity.">uncleanness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/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_samuel/11-4.htm">2 Samuel 11:4</a></span><br />Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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="/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="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Ezekiel 36:17</a></span><br />“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-3</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.<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="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-14</a></span><br />As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.<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/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a></span><br />He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-11</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. / And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Leviticus 12:3</a></b></br> And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Ezekiel 16:26</a></b></br> Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-20.htm">Ezekiel 23:20</a></b></br> For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh <i>is as</i> the flesh of asses, and whose issue <i>is like</i> the issue of horses.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/21-13.htm">Allows</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Blocked</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_john/1-9.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Flux</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-57.htm">Law</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-29.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Part</a> <a href="/genesis/49-22.htm">Run</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-37.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/5-21.htm">Allows</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">Blocked</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Flux</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-16.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-15.htm">Law</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-10.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Run</a> <a href="/joshua/15-5.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-28.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-23.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/15-1.htm">The uncleanness of men in their issues</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">The cleansing of them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">The uncleanness of women in their issues</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/15-28.htm">Their cleansing</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This uncleanness is from his discharge</b><br>In the context of Leviticus, uncleanness often refers to a state that prevents individuals from participating in communal worship and requires purification. The discharge mentioned here is likely a bodily fluid, which in ancient Israelite culture, was associated with impurity. This reflects the broader Levitical concern with maintaining holiness and purity within the community, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11-15</a>. The concept of uncleanness is not necessarily moral but ritual, emphasizing the separation between the holy and the common.<p><b>whether his body allows the discharge to flow</b><br>This phrase indicates that the condition is involuntary, highlighting the natural human experiences that can lead to ritual impurity. The focus on bodily functions underscores the comprehensive nature of the Levitical laws, which cover all aspects of life. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme of human frailty and the need for divine intervention, as seen in <a href="/psalms/103-14.htm">Psalm 103:14</a>, which acknowledges human weakness.<p><b>or blocks it</b><br>The mention of a blocked discharge suggests a medical condition, reflecting the practical concerns of health and hygiene in ancient Israel. This attention to physical health is part of the broader Levitical emphasis on community well-being. The laws served not only a spiritual purpose but also a practical one, ensuring the health of the community. This can be seen as a precursor to modern understandings of public health.<p><b>So his discharge will bring about uncleanness</b><br>The discharge results in a state of uncleanness, necessitating purification rituals. This reflects the Levitical system's focus on maintaining the sanctity of the community and the tabernacle. The need for purification can be seen as a type of Christ, who provides ultimate purification from sin, as described in <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a>. The temporary nature of the Levitical purification rituals points to the permanent cleansing offered through Jesus.<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 on matters of cleanliness and holiness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Levitical laws, who were called to live in a covenant relationship with God, marked by holiness and purity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the presence of God dwelled, and where purity laws were especially significant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ceremonial_uncleanness.htm">Understanding Ceremonial Uncleanness</a></b><br>The laws in <a href="/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3</a> highlight the importance of ceremonial purity in maintaining a relationship with God. They remind us of the holiness required to approach God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>The physical laws of cleanliness symbolize the spiritual purity God desires. They point to the need for inner cleansing, which is fulfilled in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The laws affected not just the individual but the community's ability to worship. This teaches us the importance of personal holiness in the context of communal worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">Christ's Fulfillment of the Law</a></b><br>Jesus' ministry often involved healing and cleansing, demonstrating His authority over ceremonial laws and pointing to the deeper spiritual cleansing He provides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_holiness.htm">Practical Holiness</a></b><br>While the specific laws of Leviticus are not binding on Christians, they call us to consider how we live lives set apart for God in our daily actions and interactions.<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/purification_rules_for_discharges.htm">What are the purification rules for bodily discharges?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_ritual_impurity_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about ritual impurity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Whether his flesh run.</span>--This verse defines more minutely the statement in the preceding verse.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/15-3.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">This</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֹ֛את</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">uncleanness</span><br /><span class="heb">טֻמְאָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭum·’ā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2932.htm">Strong's 2932: </a> </span><span class="str2">Religious impurity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from his discharge,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּזוֹב֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·zō·w·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2101.htm">Strong's 2101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seminal, menstrual flux</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whether his body</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשָׂר֞וֹ</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">allows</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(rār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7325.htm">Strong's 7325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaver, to emit a, fluid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the discharge {to flow}</span><br /><span class="heb">זוֹב֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(zō·w·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2101.htm">Strong's 2101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seminal, menstrual flux</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">אֽוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blocks it.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחְתִּ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(heḥ·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2856.htm">Strong's 2856: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seal, affix a seal, seal up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So his discharge</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזּוֹב֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(miz·zō·w·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2101.htm">Strong's 2101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seminal, menstrual flux</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will bring about</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽוא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">uncleanness.</span><br /><span class="heb">טֻמְאָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭum·’ā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2932.htm">Strong's 2932: </a> </span><span class="str2">Religious impurity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/15-3.htm">Leviticus 15:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/15-3.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 15:3 This shall be his uncleanness in his (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 15:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 15:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:4" /></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>