Focused Passage

Leviticus 15:25-30

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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25 When 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 Any 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 Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

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

29 On 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 The 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 25

Original words

When כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction a woman וְאִשָּׁ֡ה H802 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular has a discharge יָזוּב֩ H2100 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . ז֨וֹב H2101 Noun - masculine singular construct of her blood דָּמָ֜הּ H1818 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular for many רַבִּ֗ים H7227 Adjective - masculine plural days יָמִ֣ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural at a time עֶת־ H6256 Noun - common singular construct other than בְּלֹא֙ H3808 Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle her menstrual period נִדָּתָ֔הּ H5079 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular or א֥וֹ H176 Conjunction if כִֽי־ H3588 Conjunction it continues תָז֖וּב H2100 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular beyond עַל־ H5921 Preposition her period נִדָּתָ֑הּ H5079 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular she הִֽוא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular will be תִּהְיֶ֖ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular unclean טְמֵאָ֥ה H2931 Adjective - feminine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the days יְמֵ֞י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct of her unclean טֻמְאָתָ֗הּ H2932 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular discharge ז֣וֹב H2101 Noun - masculine singular construct just as she is during the days כִּימֵ֧י H3117 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct of her menstruation נִדָּתָ֛הּ H5079 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 26

Original words

Any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct bed הַמִּשְׁכָּ֞ב H4904 Article | Noun - masculine singular on עָלָיו֙ H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular which אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative she lies תִּשְׁכַּ֤ב H7901 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular or any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct furniture הַכְּלִי֙ H3627 Article | Noun - masculine singular on עָלָ֔יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular which אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative she sits תֵּשֵׁ֣ב H3427 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular during the days יְמֵ֣י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct of her discharge זוֹבָ֔הּ H2101 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular - יִֽהְיֶה־ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - נִדָּתָ֖הּ H5079 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular will be יִהְיֶ֔ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular unclean טָמֵ֣א H2931 Adjective - masculine singular - וְכָֽל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct like her bed כְּמִשְׁכַּ֥ב H4904 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct during her menstrual period כְּטֻמְאַ֖ת H2932 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct . . . נִדָּתָֽהּ׃ H5079 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 27

Original words

Anyone וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct who touches הַנּוֹגֵ֥עַ H5060 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular these things בָּ֖ם Preposition | third person masculine plural will be unclean יִטְמָ֑א H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular he must wash וְכִבֶּ֧ס H3526 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - 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 28

Original words

When וְאִֽם־ H518 Conjunction [a woman] is cleansed טָהֲרָ֖ה H2891 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular of her discharge מִזּוֹבָ֑הּ H2101 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular she must count off וְסָ֥פְרָה H5608 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular seven שִׁבְעַ֥ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct days יָמִ֖ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural and after that וְאַחַ֥ר H310 Conjunctive waw | Adverb she will be ceremonially clean תִּטְהָֽר׃ H2891 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 29

Original words

On the eighth הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י H8066 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular day וּבַיּ֣וֹם H3117 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular she is to take תִּֽקַּֽח־ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine 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 and bring וְהֵבִיאָ֤ה H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular them אוֹתָם֙ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priest הַכֹּהֵ֔ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular at אֶל־ H413 Preposition the entrance פֶּ֖תַח H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֥הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular of Meeting מוֹעֵֽד׃ H4150 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

The priest הַכֹּהֵן֙ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker is to sacrifice וְעָשָׂ֤ה H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular one הָאֶחָ֣ד H259 Article | Number - masculine singular as a sin offering חַטָּ֔את H2403 Noun - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the other הָאֶחָ֖ד H259 Article | Number - masculine singular as a burnt offering עֹלָ֑ה H5930 Noun - feminine singular In this way the priest הַכֹּהֵן֙ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will make atonement וְכִפֶּ֨ר H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for her עָלֶ֤יהָ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular for her unclean טֻמְאָתָֽהּ׃ H2932 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular discharge מִזּ֖וֹב H2101 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct

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