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/></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Anyone whom the one with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And whomever the one who has the discharge touches, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, whomever the man 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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Likewise, 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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Whomever the one with the discharge touches without rinsing his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands in water, the person who was touched is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands in water, the person who was touched is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he 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="/cev/leviticus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If the man touches you without first washing his hands, you must wash your clothes and take a bath, but you still remain unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If a man who has a discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands, the person he touched must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If a man who has a discharge touches one of you without first having washed his hands, you must wash your clothes and take a bath, and you remain unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Anyone whom the one with the discharge touches without rinsing his hands with water is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Anyone whom the man with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'Whoever he who has the discharge touches, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue (and hath not rinsed his hands in water) he 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 />“‘Whomever he who has the discharge touches, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And anyone against whom he who has the discharging comes (and has not rinsed his hands with water) has even washed his garments, and bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And anyone against whom he cometh who hath the issue (and his hands hath not rinsed with water) hath even washed his garments, and bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And every one which he flowing shall touch upon him (and washed not his hands in water), he washed his garments, and washed in water and was unclean till the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Every person whom such a one shall touch, not having washed his hands before, shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, shall be unclean until the evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All whom such a one has touched, not having washed his hands before, shall wash his clothes, and having washed with water, he shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Anyone whom the man with the discharge touches with his unrinsed hands shall wash his garments, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All those whom the one with the discharge touches without his having rinsed his hands in water shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And any one who touches him who has the discharge, and has not washed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And everyone who will touch him who has a discharge, whenever he has not washed his hands in water, shall wash his garments and shall bathe in water and he will be defiled until evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And whomsoever he that has the issue shall touch, if he have not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/15-11.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=3995" 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">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. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><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.">If the man with the discharge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: yig·ga‘- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></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.">anyone</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/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/7857.htm" title="7857: šā·ṭap̄ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To overflow, rinse or wash off. A primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer.">first rinsing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wə·yā·ḏāw (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bam·mā·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">with water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: wə·ḵib·bes (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">the one who was touched must wash</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">his clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: wə·rā·ḥaṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">and bathe</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bam·ma·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">with water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: wə·ṭā·mê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">and he will be unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ā·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">evening.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.…<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/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="/leviticus/7-21.htm">Leviticus 7:21</a></span><br />If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”<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/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45-46</a></span><br />A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ / As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside 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/44-19.htm">Ezekiel 44:19</a></span><br />When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-26</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-2.htm">Mark 7:2-4</a></span><br />and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. / Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. / And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-38.htm">Luke 11:38</a></span><br />But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.<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="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<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 whomsoever he touches that has the issue, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-22.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-5.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">Rinsed</a> <a href="/mark/7-4.htm">Rinsing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Water</a> <a href="/exodus/4-13.htm">Whomever</a> <a href="/genesis/44-9.htm">Whomsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-16.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-3.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Rinsed</a> <a href="/mark/7-4.htm">Rinsing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Water</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">Whomever</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Whomsoever</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>If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water</b><br>This phrase addresses the ritual impurity associated with bodily discharges, a common concern in ancient Israelite society. The discharge likely refers to a medical condition, possibly a chronic illness, which rendered a person ceremonially unclean. The requirement for rinsing hands with water highlights the importance of ritual purity and hygiene, which were crucial in preventing the spread of disease. This practice reflects the broader Levitical emphasis on cleanliness and holiness, as seen in other passages like <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11-15</a>, which detail various laws on purity. The act of rinsing hands can also be seen as a precursor to later Jewish purification rituals and even Christian baptism, symbolizing spiritual cleansing.<p><b>the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water</b><br>The requirement for the touched person to wash his clothes and bathe underscores the seriousness of maintaining ritual purity. Washing clothes and bathing were common purification practices in the ancient Near East, serving both practical and symbolic purposes. This act of cleansing is reminiscent of the broader biblical theme of purification, as seen in <a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a>, where David asks to be cleansed with hyssop. The emphasis on washing and bathing also foreshadows the New Testament's focus on spiritual cleansing through Christ, who offers purification from sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a>).<p><b>and he will be unclean until evening</b><br>The designation of being unclean until evening indicates a temporary state of impurity, which would end with the setting of the sun. This reflects the ancient Israelite understanding of the day, which began at sunset. The temporary nature of the impurity suggests that while physical cleanliness was important, it was not permanent or insurmountable. This concept of temporary uncleanness can be seen as a type pointing to the ultimate cleansing provided by Jesus Christ, who offers eternal purification and reconciliation with God (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>). The evening cleansing also aligns with the biblical theme of renewal and new beginnings, as seen in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, where God's mercies are new every morning.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_discharge.htm">The Man with the Discharge</a></b><br>This refers to an individual experiencing a bodily discharge, which in the context of Leviticus, renders him ceremonially unclean.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_person_touched.htm">The Person Touched</a></b><br>Anyone who comes into contact with the man with the discharge without proper cleansing becomes unclean.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/ritual_cleansing.htm">Ritual Cleansing</a></b><br>The process of washing clothes and bathing in water to restore ceremonial cleanliness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uncleanness_until_evening.htm">Uncleanness Until Evening</a></b><br>A period of time during which the person remains ceremonially unclean, emphasizing the temporary nature of this state.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelite_community.htm">The Israelite Community</a></b><br>The broader context involves the community of Israel, which is called to maintain holiness and purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The laws in Leviticus highlight God's call for His people to be holy and set apart. This extends beyond physical cleanliness to spiritual purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rituals.htm">The Importance of Rituals</a></b><br>While the rituals themselves are not salvific, they point to a deeper spiritual truth about the need for cleansing from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The laws emphasize the communal aspect of holiness, where individual actions can affect the entire community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/temporary_vs._permanent_cleansing.htm">Temporary vs. Permanent Cleansing</a></b><br>The temporary nature of ritual uncleanness points to the need for a permanent solution, fulfilled in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_application_of_spiritual_truths.htm">Practical Application of Spiritual Truths</a></b><br>The physical act of washing symbolizes the spiritual cleansing that believers experience through repentance and faith in Jesus.<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/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_surveillance.htm">What does the Bible teach about impurity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'unclean_until_evening'.htm">What does "unclean until evening" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">And hath not rinsed his hands in water.</span>--<span class= "bld">If </span>the patient happens to touch any one with his hands without having first washed his hands, the man who has thus been touched by the unwashen hands of the defiled invalid contracts pollution till sundown of the day on which he has been touched. He has to wash his clothes and immerse his whole body in water before he can partake of the privileges of the sanctuary. This is the only instance where the touch of the hand as imparting defilement is expressly mentioned, and where the washing of the hands alone is ordered in the Mosaic-Law to prevent the communication of pollution. The washing of the hands over the heifer, ordered in <a href="/deuteronomy/21-6.htm" title="And all the elders of that city, that are next to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:">Deuteronomy 21:6</a>, is of a different kind. It is meant to renounce any share in the guilt of the murder, or rather, to protest their innocence.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/15-11.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">If the man with the discharge</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזָּ֔ב</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">touches</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגַּע־</span> <span class="translit">(yig·ga‘-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anyone</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹ֨ל</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">without</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">first rinsing</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁטַ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ṭap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7857.htm">Strong's 7857: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his hands</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָדָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with water,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמָּ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the one who was touched must wash</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִבֶּ֧ס</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵib·bes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3526.htm">Strong's 3526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trample, to wash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his clothes</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָדָ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bathe</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָחַ֥ץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·ḥaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wash, wash off or away, bathe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with water,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bam·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he will be unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָמֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evening.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָֽרֶב׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 15:11 Whoever he who has the discharge touches (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 15:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 15:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:12" /></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>