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    Leviticus 15

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    A clay pot touched by the man with the discharge must be broken, while a wooden utensil touched by him need only be rinsed with water. The chapter offers no explanation for this small, splendidly firm distinction.

    The man with the dischargevv. 1–15

    The LORD gives Moses and Aaron a remarkably thorough account of how uncleanness travels: by bed, chair, saddle, carried object, touch, and even spitting. Yet the man's hands introduce a curious little gate into the proceedings; if he rinses them first, the rule about touching another person does not apply. Clay is broken, wood is rinsed, and the furniture has a surprisingly busy ceremonial career. Once the discharge ends, seven days are counted, fresh water does its work, and on the eighth day two birds go to the priest, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering.

    Other discharges, and the reason for the separationvv. 16–33

    An emission of semen brings uncleanness until evening, whether on the body, clothing, leather, or between a man and a woman. A woman's menstrual period likewise sets a seven-day boundary, with beds and furniture joining the list; a discharge that continues beyond the period simply keeps the rule going. When it ends, the same seven-day count and eighth-day offering appear again. The closing explanation is stark: Israel must be kept separate from uncleanness lest the tabernacle among them be defiled and they die.

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    1. Lev 15:1And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

    2. Lev 15:2“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.

    3. Lev 15:3This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.

    4. Lev 15:4Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.

    5. Lev 15:5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    6. Lev 15:6Whoever 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.

    7. Lev 15:7Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    8. Lev 15:8If 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.

    9. Lev 15:9Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.

    10. Lev 15:10Whoever 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.

    11. Lev 15:11If 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.

    12. Lev 15:12Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.

    13. Lev 15:13When 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.

    14. Lev 15:14On 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.

    15. Lev 15:15The 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.

    16. Lev 15:16When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    17. Lev 15:17Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.

    18. Lev 15:18If 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.

    19. Lev 15:19When 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.

    20. Lev 15:20Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,

    21. Lev 15:21and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    22. Lev 15:22Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    23. Lev 15:23And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.

    24. Lev 15:24If 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.

    25. Lev 15:25When 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.

    26. Lev 15:26Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.

    27. Lev 15:27Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    28. Lev 15:28When a woman is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean.

    29. Lev 15:29On 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.

    30. Lev 15:30The 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.

    31. Lev 15:31You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.

    32. Lev 15:32This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,

    33. Lev 15:33of 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.’”

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    • 31Numbers 19:20But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
    • 31Numbers 19:13Anyone 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.
    • 31Ezekiel 5:11Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.
    • 16Deuteronomy 23:10–11If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.
    • 31Ezekiel 23:38They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.
    • 31Numbers 5:3You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
    • 16Leviticus 22:4If 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,
    • 25Matthew 9:20Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
    • 311 Corinthians 3:17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
    • 22 Samuel 3:29May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
    • 2Numbers 5:2“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.
    • 12Leviticus 6:28The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.
    • 19Leviticus 12:2“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
    • 24Leviticus 20:18If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
    • 25Mark 5:25And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
    • 25Luke 8:43including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.

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