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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217Everything the man sits on when riding will be unclean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Any saddle blanket on which the man rides will be ceremonially unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And any saddle on which the one with the discharge rides shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides 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 what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue 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 />Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides 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 />Every saddle on which the man with the discharge rides becomes unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Every saddle on which the person with the discharge rides becomes unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And every saddle on which the person with the discharge rides becomes unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Every saddle on which the person with the discharge rides becomes unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides becomes unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Any saddle the man with the discharge rides on will be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Any saddle the man with the discharge rides on will be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth 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 what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth 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 />When a man who has a discharge sits on a saddle, it becomes unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Any saddle or seat on which the man with the discharge sits is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Any saddle that anyone with a discharge rides 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 />Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Any means of riding the man with a discharge rides 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 />"'Whatever saddle he who has the discharge rides 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 whatever saddle he rideth upon that hath the issue, shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘Whatever saddle he who has the discharge rides 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 all the saddle on which he who has the discharging rides 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 all the saddle on which he rideth who hath the issue 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 seat which he flowing shall ride 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 />The saddle on which he hath sitten shall be unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The saddle on which he has sat shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Any saddle on which the one with the discharge rides 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 anything on which he rides who has the discharge 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 upon which he who had a discharge rides 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 what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth 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 ass's saddle, on which the man with the issue shall have mounted, shall be unclean till evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/15-9.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=3977" 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">8</span>If the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Any</a> <a href="/hebrew/4817.htm" title="4817: ham·mer·kāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- A chariot, riding seat. From rakab; a chariot; also a seat.">saddle</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/7392.htm" title="7392: yir·kaḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">rides</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> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things 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="/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 5:10-14</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.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ...<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/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.<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 11:39-41</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. / You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? / But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-6.htm">John 2:6</a></span><br />Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a></span><br />to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Hebrews 9:10</a></span><br />They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And what saddle soever he rides on that has the issue shall be unclean.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Genesis 31:34</a></b></br> Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found <i>them</i> not.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/46-29.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Flux</a> <a href="/exodus/15-21.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Rides</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Rideth</a> <a href="/revelation/19-14.htm">Riding</a> <a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Saddle</a> <a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-6.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-6.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/genesis/44-9.htm">Soever</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Flux</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-1.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-17.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">Rides</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">Rideth</a> <a href="/numbers/22-22.htm">Riding</a> <a href="/judges/5-10.htm">Saddle</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-20.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-20.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-3.htm">Soever</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.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>Any saddle</b><br>In ancient Israel, saddles were essential for transportation, especially for those traveling long distances. The mention of a saddle here indicates the practical aspects of daily life and the need for purity in all areas. Saddles were typically made of leather or woven materials, which could easily absorb impurities, making them a focus in the laws of cleanliness.<p><b>on which the man with the discharge rides</b><br>The discharge refers to a bodily fluid that rendered a person ceremonially unclean according to Levitical law. This condition could be due to illness or other natural causes. The emphasis on riding highlights the transmission of impurity through contact, underscoring the importance of avoiding contamination. This reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness and separation from impurity, as seen in passages like <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2-3</a>.<p><b>will be unclean</b><br>The concept of uncleanness in Leviticus is not merely about physical hygiene but also about spiritual and communal purity. Uncleanness required purification rituals to restore a person to full participation in the community and worship. This reflects the holiness of God and the need for His people to be set apart, as echoed in <a href="/1_peter/1-16.htm">1 Peter 1:16</a>, "Be holy, because I am holy." The laws served as a constant reminder of the need for spiritual cleanliness and the separation from sin, pointing forward to the ultimate purification through Jesus Christ.<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 holiness and cleanliness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Levitical laws, called to be a holy nation set apart for God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The 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/t/the_man_with_the_discharge.htm">The Man with the Discharge</a></b><br>Represents individuals with physical impurities, highlighting the need for ritual cleanliness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_saddle.htm">The Saddle</a></b><br>An object that becomes unclean through contact, illustrating the transferability of impurity.<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 ritual purity in maintaining a relationship with God. They remind us of God's holiness and our need for spiritual cleanliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_impurity.htm">Symbolism of Impurity</a></b><br>The unclean saddle symbolizes how impurity can spread and affect others. This serves as a metaphor for sin and its pervasive nature in our lives.<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 shows that He fulfills the law, offering a deeper cleansing that goes beyond physical impurity to address the heart.<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 today, they call us to live lives of holiness and purity, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The communal aspect of these laws reminds us of our responsibility to help maintain the spiritual health of our community, encouraging one another in purity and holiness.<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/how_reconcile_lev._15_with_other_ot_laws.htm">Leviticus 15 - How do believers reconcile these purity laws with other Old Testament statutes that seemingly conflict or differ in emphasis?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_chr_30_17-20_fit_with_ot_laws.htm">How does the acceptance of ritually unclean participants in 2 Chronicles 30:17-20 fit with strict purification laws found elsewhere in the Old Testament?</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><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">And what saddle soever.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and any carriage. </span>The word here translated "saddle" only occurs twice more: viz., <a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm" title="Now therefore command you that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with your servants: and to you will I give hire for your servants according to all that you shall appoint: for you know that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like to the Sidonians.">1Kings 5:6</a> in Hebrew, or <a href="/leviticus/4-26.htm" title="And he shall burn all his fat on the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.">Leviticus 4:26</a> in English, where it is rendered "chariot" in the Authorised Version, and in <a href="/songs/3-10.htm" title="He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the middle thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.">Song of Solomon 3:10</a>, where it is translated "covering" but where it manifestly denotes the seat inside the palanquin. With the feminine termination the word in question occurs no less than forty-four times, and is invariably translated in the Authorised Version "chariot." What kind of vehicle the masculine form of the expression in question denotes in the three passages in which it occurs must be decided from the context. In Kings, the horses which are used in connection with it show that it was a carriage drawn by animals. In Canticles it is a vehicle, or the essential part of it, carried by men, and this is the kind of vehicle meant in the passage before us. It is the well-known palanquin so largely used in the East.<p><span class= "bld">Shall be unclean.</span>--The conveyance used is to be unclean, and hence, is not to be used by any one else. It will be seen that the present text does not say how long the vehicle is to be defiled, though in every other instance the time is fixed. (See <a href="/context/leviticus/15-5.htm" title="And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.">Leviticus 15:5-11</a>.) There can, therefore, hardly be any doubt that the reading in the LXX., which has here <span class= "ital">until evening, </span>is the original one, and that the words have dropped out of the Hebrew text.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/15-9.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">Any</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<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">saddle</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּרְכָּ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mer·kāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4817.htm">Strong's 4817: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chariot, riding seat</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">the man with the discharge</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזָּ֖ב</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">rides</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְכַּ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(yir·kaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ride, to place upon, to despatch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be unclean.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָֽא׃</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/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/15-9.htm">Leviticus 15:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 15:9 Whatever saddle he who has the discharge (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 15:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 15:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:10" /></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>