Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 15

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Leviticus 15 . 1 , The uncleanness of men in their issues; Leviticus 15 . 13 , The cleansing of them; Leviticus 15 . 19 , The uncleanness of women in their issues; Leviticus 15 . 28 , Their cleansing.

Leviticus 15:1

And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

Leviticus 15:1 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:2

“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.

Leviticus 15:2 · BSB

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It is not necessary to consider particularly the laws contained in this chapter , the letter of the text being in general sufficiently plain. It may , however , be observed , that from the pains which persons rendered unclean were obliged to take , the ablutions and separations which they must observe , and the privations to which they must in consequence be exposed , in the way of commerce , traffic , etc. , these laws were admirably adapted to prevent contagion of every kind , by keeping the whole from the diseased , and to hinder licentious indulgences and excesses of every description

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running issue or , running of the reins

Leviticus 15:3

This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.

Leviticus 15:3 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:4

Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.

Leviticus 15:4 · BSB

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thing Heb. vessel

Leviticus 15:5

Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:5 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:6

Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:6 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:7

Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:7 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:8

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.

Leviticus 15:8 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:9

Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.

Leviticus 15:9 · BSB

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The word merchav , from rachav , to ride , here rendered by our translators saddle , and frequently chariot. Mr. Harmer thinks rather means a litter , or coune , of which we have already given a description in

Leviticus 15:10

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.

Leviticus 15:10 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:11

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.

Leviticus 15:11 · BSB

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whomsoever It is rather doubtful whether the words hath not rinsed his hands in water refer to him who was diseased , or to him who had his hands touched. Most understand it of the former , that if the person who had the issue rinsed his hands in water , just before he touched any one , he did not communicate any pollution; otherwise , he did. But the Syriac refers it to the person touched by him , though it seems strange that he should be cleansed by washing his hands , when perhaps some other part was touched.

Leviticus 15:12

Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.

Leviticus 15:12 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:13

When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.

Leviticus 15:13 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:14

On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.

Leviticus 15:14 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:15

The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.

Leviticus 15:15 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:16

When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

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Leviticus 15:17

Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:17 · BSB

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skin The poorer class of Arabs of our times make use of mats in their tents; and other inhabitants of these countries , who affect ancient simplicity of manners , make use of goat-skins. Dr. R. Chandler , in his Travels in Greece , tells us , that he saw some dervishes at Athens sitting on goat-skins; and that he was afterwards conducted into a room furnished in like manner , with the same kind of carpeting , where he was treated with a pipe and coffee by the chief dervish. Those that are at all acquainted with Oriental manners , in these later times , know that their dervishes . who are a sort of Mohammedan devotees , a good deal resembling the begging friars of the church or Rome affect great simplicity , and even sometimes austerity , in their dress and way of living. As these dervishes that Dr. Chandler visited sat on goat-skins , and used no other kind of carpet for the accommodation of those who visited them , so it should seem that the Israelites in the wilderness made use of skins for mattresses to lie upon , and consequently , we may equally suppose to sit upon in the day time , instead of a carpet.

Leviticus 15:18

If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:18 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:19

When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:19 · BSB

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put apart Heb. in her separation

Leviticus 15:20

Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,

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Leviticus 15:21

and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:21 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:24

If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.

Leviticus 15:24 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:25

When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.

Leviticus 15:25 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:27

Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

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Leviticus 15:28

When a woman is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean.

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Leviticus 15:29

On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 15:29 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:30

The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.

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Leviticus 15:31

You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.

Leviticus 15:31 · BSB

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  • Leviticus 19:30
  • Leviticus 21:23
  • Numbers 5:3
  • Numbers 19:13
  • Numbers 19:20
  • Ezekiel 5:11
  • Ezekiel 23:38
  • Ezekiel 44:5-7
  • Daniel 9:27
  • 1 Corinthians 3:17 These laws were principally intended to impress the minds of the Israelites with reverence for the sanctuary; and , on the one hand , to shew them what need they had of circumspection , and purity of heart and life , in order to worship the holy God with acceptance; and , on the other hand , that being sinners in a world full of temptations and defilements , they would continually need forgiveness , through the great atonement typified by all the sacrifices , and the sanctification of the Spirit , showed forth by all the purifications. While they were encamped in the desert , it would not be very burdensome to bring the prescribed oblations; but after they were settled in Canaan , many of them at a great distance from the tabernacle , this would become much more difficult. We may , however , observe , continues Mr. Scott , that many of the cases stated only required such washings as might any where be performed , and that those , respecting which sacrifices were appointed , would more rarely occur. We may also suppose , that provided these were brought , when the person who had been unclean first came to the sanctuary , it would suffice . though distance or other hindrances prevented its being done immediately , at the expiration of the seven days

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Leviticus 15:32

This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,

Leviticus 15:32 · BSB

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Leviticus 15:33

of a woman in her menstrual period, of any male or female who has a discharge, and of a man who lies with an unclean woman.’”

Leviticus 15:33 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web6 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Luke 8:43-48 → Leviticus 15:19, Deuteronomy 23:9 → Leviticus 15:16, Deuteronomy 23:9-14 → Leviticus 15:16
Trajectories
Camp of Israel (Sacred Geography), Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement), Pool of Bethesda (Ineffective Ritual vs Christ's Power)
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