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

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.

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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 16

Original words

When כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction . . . תֵצֵ֥א H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular . . . מִמֶּ֖נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular a man וְאִ֕ישׁ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular has an emission שִׁכְבַת־ H7902 Noun - feminine singular construct of semen זָ֑רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular he must bathe וְרָחַ֥ץ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular his whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct body בְּשָׂר֖וֹ H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular with water בַּמַּ֛יִם H4325 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker and he will be unclean וְטָמֵ֥א H2930 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition evening הָעָֽרֶב׃ H6153 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

Any וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct clothing בֶּ֣גֶד H899 Noun - masculine singular . . . וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct or leather ע֔וֹר H5785 Noun - masculine singular on עָלָ֖יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular which אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative there is יִהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular an emission שִׁכְבַת־ H7902 Noun - feminine singular construct of semen זָ֑רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular must be washed וְכֻבַּ֥ס H3526 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular with water בַּמַּ֖יִם H4325 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural and it will remain unclean וְטָמֵ֥א H2930 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition evening הָעָֽרֶב׃פ H6153 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

If a man אִ֛ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular . . . אֹתָ֖הּ H854 Preposition | third person feminine singular lies with יִשְׁכַּ֥ב H7901 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular a woman וְאִשָּׁ֕ה H802 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative and there is an emission שִׁכְבַת־ H7902 Noun - feminine singular construct of semen זָ֑רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular both must bathe וְרָחֲצ֣וּ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural with water בַמַּ֔יִם H4325 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural and they will remain unclean וְטָמְא֖וּ H2930 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural until עַד־ H5704 Preposition evening הָעָֽרֶב׃ H6153 Article | Noun - masculine singular

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