Focused Passage

Leviticus 15:13-15

Bodily Discharges, Cleanness, and Guarding the Sanctuary From Uncleanness

The LORD instructs Moses and Aaron concerning uncleanness from male abnormal discharges, contact contamination, cleansing after the discharge stops, semen emissions, menstruation, female abnormal bleeding, and the purpose of these laws: Israel must be separated from uncleanness so they do not die by defiling the LORD's dwelling place.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

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.

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.

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Leviticus 14:8 Classic cross-references Leviticus 8:33 Classic cross-references Leviticus 15:28 Classic cross-references Leviticus 15:5 Classic cross-references Leviticus 22:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

When וְכִֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the man הַזָּב֙ H2100 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular has been cleansed יִטְהַ֤ר H2891 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular from his discharge מִזּוֹב֔וֹ H2101 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular he must count off וְסָ֨פַר H5608 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular seven שִׁבְעַ֥ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct days יָמִ֛ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural for his ל֜וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular cleansing לְטָהֳרָת֖וֹ H2893 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular wash וְכִבֶּ֣ס H3526 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular his clothes בְּגָדָ֑יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and bathe וְרָחַ֧ץ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular himself בְּשָׂר֛וֹ H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular in fresh חַיִּ֖ים H2416 Adjective - masculine plural water בְּמַ֥יִם H4325 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural and he shall be clean וְטָהֵֽר׃ H2891 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Or flowing water or living water

Verse 14

Cross-references

Leviticus 12:8 Classic cross-references Numbers 6:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

On the eighth הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י H8066 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular day וּבַיּ֣וֹם H3117 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular he is to take יִֽקַּֽח־ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular two שְׁתֵּ֣י H8147 Number - feminine dual construct turtledoves תֹרִ֔ים H8449 Noun - feminine plural or א֥וֹ H176 Conjunction two שְׁנֵ֖י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct young בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct pigeons יוֹנָ֑ה H3123 Noun - feminine singular come וּבָ֣א׀ H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular at אֶל־ H413 Preposition the entrance פֶּ֙תַח֙ H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֣הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular of Meeting מוֹעֵ֔ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular and give them וּנְתָנָ֖ם H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priest הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Leviticus 14:30 Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:26 Classic cross-references

Original words

The priest הַכֹּהֵ֔ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular is to sacrifice וְעָשָׂ֤ה H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular them אֹתָם֙ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural one אֶחָ֣ד H259 Number - masculine singular as a sin offering חַטָּ֔את H2403 Noun - feminine singular and the other וְהָאֶחָ֖ד H259 Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - masculine singular as a burnt offering עֹלָ֑ה H5930 Noun - feminine singular In this way the priest הַכֹּהֵ֛ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will make atonement וְכִפֶּ֨ר H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for עָלָ֧יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular [the man] before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular because of his discharge מִזּוֹבֽוֹ׃ס H2101 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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