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You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. <a href="/esv/leviticus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries such things shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Whoever then touches any of the things which were under him shall be unclean until evening, and the one who carries them shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Whoever then touches any of the things which were under him shall be unclean until evening, and he who carries them shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Whoever then touches any of the things which were under him shall be unclean until evening, and he who carries them shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Whoever then touches any of the things which were under him shall be unclean until evening, and he who carries them shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening. <a href="/amp/leviticus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Whoever touches anything that has been under him shall be unclean until evening; and whoever carries those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. <a href="/csb/leviticus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. <a href="/asv/leviticus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And whosoever toucheth anything that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <a href="/erv/leviticus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Those who carry such things must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Anyone who touches anything on which the man sat is unclean until evening. Anyone who carries anything on which the man sat must wash his clothes and take a bath, and he remains unclean until evening. <a href="/isv/leviticus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening. Whoever carries these things is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. <a href="/msb/leviticus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/leviticus/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Anyone who touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and the one who carries those items must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. He who carries those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And whoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the evening; and he that beareth any of those things, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. <a href="/web/leviticus/15.htm">World English Bible</a> Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. He who carries those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and anyone who is coming against anything which is under him is unclean until the evening, and he who is carrying them washes his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and any one who is coming against anything which is under him is unclean till the evening, and he who is bearing them doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening. <a href="/slt/leviticus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And every one touching upon any thing which shall be under him, shall be unclean till the evening: and he lifting up these things, shall wash his garments, and he washed in water, and was unclean till the evening.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And whatsoever has been under him that hath the issue of seed, shall be unclean until the evening. He that carrieth any of these things, shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, he shall be unclean until the evening. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And whatever has been under him who has undergone a flow of seed shall be polluted until evening. Whoever carries any of these things shall wash his clothes, and having washed with water, he shall be unclean until evening. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening; whoever carries any such thing shall wash his garments, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All who touch anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening, and all who carry such a thing shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And whosoever touches anything that has been under him shall be unclean until the evening; and he who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And everything that he will touch, everything that is under him shall be defiled until evening, and whoever will pick them up shall wash his garments and shall bathe in water and shall be defiled until evening.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even; and he that beareth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <a href="/sep/leviticus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And every one that touches whatsoever shall have been under him shall be unclean until evening; and he that takes them up shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/15-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=3982" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/15.htm">The Uncleanness of Men</a> …9Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean. 10<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.">Whoever</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: han·nō·ḡê·a‘ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">anything</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ṯaḥ·tāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">under him</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·mā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">will be unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/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> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·han·nō·w·śê (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and whoever carries</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">such things</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: yə·ḵab·bês (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">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> 11If 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22</a> Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.” <a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a> Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him. <a href="/haggai/2-13.htm">Haggai 2:13</a> 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. <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24-28</a> 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. / Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean. ... <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4-6</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/23-10.htm">Deuteronomy 23:10-11</a> 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. <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10-14</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a> Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Ezekiel 44:19</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ... <a href="/mark/7-2.htm">Mark 7:2-4</a> 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. <a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39-41</a> 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. <a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14-15</a> “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.” <a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-11</a> 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> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And whoever touches any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that bears any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.<a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5,8</a> And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even… <a href="/psalms/26-6.htm">Psalm 26:6</a> I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:<a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a> Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Picks</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Body</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-31.htm">Picks</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 15</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/15-1.htm">The uncleanness of men in their issues</a> 13. <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">The cleansing of them</a> 19. <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">The uncleanness of women in their issues</a> 28. <a href="/leviticus/15-28.htm">Their cleansing</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening This phrase refers to the ritual impurity associated with touching objects that have been in contact with a person experiencing a bodily discharge. In the ancient Israelite context, purity laws were central to maintaining holiness and separation from defilement. The concept of being "unclean until evening" underscores the temporary nature of this impurity, emphasizing the need for purification before re-entering communal worship or daily activities. This reflects the broader biblical theme of separation from sin and the need for cleansing, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-18</a>, which calls for washing and purification.and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water The requirement to wash clothes and bathe signifies a deeper level of purification, indicating that carrying objects associated with impurity required more than just waiting for time to pass. This practice highlights the importance of external actions reflecting internal states of purity and holiness. The act of washing with water is a precursor to the New Testament concept of baptism, symbolizing spiritual cleansing and renewal, as seen in <a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16</a>, where baptism is linked to washing away sins.and he will be unclean until evening Reiterating the temporary nature of the impurity, this phrase emphasizes the cyclical nature of daily purification in the life of an Israelite. The evening marks the beginning of a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing a fresh start and the restoration of ritual purity. This concept is echoed in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, where God's mercies are described as new every morning, offering hope and renewal. The temporary uncleanness also points to the ultimate cleansing through Christ, who provides a permanent solution to sin and impurity, as described in <a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a>, where believers are encouraged to draw near to God with a cleansed conscience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> - The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> - The people to whom the laws in Leviticus were given, as they journeyed through the wilderness. 3. <a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a> - The dwelling place of God among the Israelites, where purity laws were especially significant. 4. <a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a> - The mediators between God and the people, responsible for maintaining ritual purity. 5. <a href="/topical/u/unclean_person.htm">Unclean Person</a> - An individual who is ceremonially unclean due to various conditions, including bodily discharges.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ritual_purity.htm">Understanding Ritual Purity</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10</a> emphasizes the importance of ritual purity in maintaining a relationship with God. It teaches us about the holiness required to approach God and the need for cleansing from impurity. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleanliness.htm">Symbolism of Cleanliness</a> The laws of cleanliness symbolize the separation from sin and the need for spiritual purity. They remind us of the holiness of God and our call to live set apart lives. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The passage highlights the communal aspect of purity laws, where the actions of one person can affect the entire community. This teaches us about the interconnectedness of the body of Christ and our responsibility to one another. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing_through_christ.htm">Spiritual Cleansing through Christ</a> While the Old Testament laws required physical cleansing, they point forward to the ultimate cleansing through Jesus Christ. Believers are called to seek spiritual purity through repentance and faith in Christ. <a href="/topical/p/practical_holiness.htm">Practical Holiness</a> The passage encourages us to consider how we can live lives that reflect God's holiness in our daily actions and interactions with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 15</a> <a href="/q/purification_rules_for_discharges.htm">What are the purification rules for bodily discharges?</a> <a href="/q/why_blame_ignorance_in_leviticus_5_2.htm">If Leviticus 5:2 considers touching an unclean creature as sin, even unknowingly, how can ignorance be morally blameworthy?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_acts_10_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">If Leviticus 11 is God's eternal command, why does Acts 10:9-16 appear to contradict these dietary laws?</a> <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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him.--That is, the seat in the palanquin on which the passenger sits. If touched by any one after the man with the issue has sat on it, he contracts defilement till sundown.And he that beareth any of those things.--Better, And he that beareth them. That is, whoso carries the palanquin, with the patient in it, from one place to another, contracts defilement. (See <a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm" title="And he that bears the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean to you.">Leviticus 11:28</a>; <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm" title="And he that eats of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that bears the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.">Leviticus 11:40</a>.) <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/15-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Whoever וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every touches הַנֹּגֵ֗עַ (han·nō·ḡê·a‘) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike anything בְּכֹל֙ (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that was יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be under תַחְתָּ֔יו (ṯaḥ·tāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of him will be unclean יִטְמָ֖א (yiṭ·mā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> To be or become unclean until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while evening, הָעָ֑רֶב (hā·‘ā·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening and whoever carries וְהַנּוֹשֵׂ֣א (wə·han·nō·w·śê) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take such things אוֹתָ֔ם (’ō·w·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case must wash יְכַבֵּ֧ס (yə·ḵab·bês) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3526.htm">Strong's 3526: </a> To trample, to wash his clothes בְּגָדָ֛יו (bə·ḡā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage and bathe וְרָחַ֥ץ (wə·rā·ḥaṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> To wash, wash off or away, bathe with water, בַּמַּ֖יִם (bam·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen and he will be unclean וְטָמֵ֥א (wə·ṭā·mê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> To be or become unclean until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while evening. הָעָֽרֶב׃ (hā·‘ā·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 15:10 Whoever touches anything that was under him (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 15:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 15:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 15:11" /></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>