Focused Passage

Leviticus 15:16-18

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.

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

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

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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 16

Original words

Whenכִּֽי־H3588Conjunction. . .תֵצֵ֥אH3318Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .מִמֶּ֖נּוּH4480Preposition | third person masculine singulara manוְאִ֕ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularhas an emissionשִׁכְבַת־H7902Noun - feminine singular constructof semenזָ֑רַעH2233Noun - masculine singularhe must batheוְרָחַ֥ץH7364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructbodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwith waterבַּמַּ֛יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerand he will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositioneveningהָעָֽרֶב׃H6153Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

Anyוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructclothingבֶּ֣גֶדH899Noun - masculine singular. . .וְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructor leatherע֔וֹרH5785Noun - masculine singularonעָלָ֖יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularwhichאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethere isיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularan emissionשִׁכְבַת־H7902Noun - feminine singular constructof semenזָ֑רַעH2233Noun - masculine singularmust be washedוְכֻבַּ֥סH3526Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwith waterבַּמַּ֖יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland it will remain uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositioneveningהָעָֽרֶב׃פH6153Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

If a manאִ֛ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular. . .אֹתָ֖הּH854Preposition | third person feminine singularlies withיִשְׁכַּ֥בH7901Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara womanוְאִשָּׁ֕הH802Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeand there is an emissionשִׁכְבַת־H7902Noun - feminine singular constructof semenזָ֑רַעH2233Noun - masculine singularboth must batheוְרָחֲצ֣וּH7364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralwith waterבַמַּ֔יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland they will remain uncleanוְטָמְא֖וּH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraluntilעַד־H5704Prepositioneveningהָעָֽרֶב׃H6153Article | Noun - masculine singular

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