Focused Passage

Leviticus 15:19-24

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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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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 19

Original words

When כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction a woman וְאִשָּׁה֙ H802 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular has תִהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular - זֹבָ֖הּ H2101 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular a discharge זָבָ֔ה H2100 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular consisting יִהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular of blood דָּ֛ם H1818 Noun - masculine singular from her body בִּבְשָׂרָ֑הּ H1320 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular she will be תִּהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular unclean due to her menstruation בְנִדָּתָ֔הּ H5079 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular for seven שִׁבְעַ֤ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct days יָמִים֙ H3117 Noun - masculine plural and anyone וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct who touches הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ H5060 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular her בָּ֖הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular will be unclean יִטְמָ֥א H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition evening הָעָֽרֶב׃ H6153 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

Anything וְכֹל֩ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular on עָלָ֛יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular which אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative she lies תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב H7901 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular - וְכֹ֛ל H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative or sits תֵּשֵׁ֥ב H3427 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular during her menstruation בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ H5079 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular will be unclean יִטְמָ֑א H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - עָלָ֖יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular - יִטְמָֽא׃ H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

and anyone וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct who touches הַנֹּגֵ֖עַ H5060 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular her bed בְּמִשְׁכָּבָ֑הּ H4904 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular must wash יְכַבֵּ֧ס H3526 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his clothes בְּגָדָ֛יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and bathe וְרָחַ֥ץ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular with water בַּמַּ֖יִם H4325 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 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 22

Original words

Whoever וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct touches הַנֹּגֵ֔עַ H5060 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular any בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct furniture כְּלִ֖י H3627 Noun - masculine singular on עָלָ֑יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular which אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative she was sitting תֵּשֵׁ֣ב H3427 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular must wash יְכַבֵּ֧ס H3526 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his clothes בְּגָדָ֛יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and bathe וְרָחַ֥ץ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular with water בַּמַּ֖יִם H4325 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 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 23

Original words

And whether וְאִ֨ם H518 Conjunction it is ה֗וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular עַֽל־ עַֽל־ H5921 Preposition a bed הַמִּשְׁכָּ֜ב H4904 Article | Noun - masculine singular or א֧וֹ H176 Conjunction furniture הַכְּלִ֛י H3627 Article | Noun - masculine singular on עַֽל־ H5921 Preposition which אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative she הִ֥וא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular was sitting יֹשֶֽׁבֶת־ H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular . . . עָלָ֖יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular whoever touches בְּנָגְעוֹ־ H5060 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular it ב֑וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular will be unclean יִטְמָ֖א H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition evening הָעָֽרֶב׃ H6153 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

If וְאִ֡ם H518 Conjunction a man אִ֜ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular . . . אֹתָ֗הּ H854 Preposition | third person feminine singular lies with שָׁכֹב֩ H7901 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute her יִשְׁכַּ֨ב H7901 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular and her menstrual flow נִדָּתָהּ֙ H5079 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular touches וּתְהִ֤י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular him עָלָ֔יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular he will be unclean וְטָמֵ֖א H2930 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for seven שִׁבְעַ֣ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct days יָמִ֑ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural and any וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct bed הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ב H4904 Article | Noun - masculine singular on עָלָ֖יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular which אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative he lies יִשְׁכַּ֥ב H7901 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular will become unclean יִטְמָֽא׃פ H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

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