Translations
Modern
If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.
Traditional
If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:
Literal
If there is any man among you who is not clean by some occurrence in the night, he shall go to the outside of the camp; he shall not come in to the midst of the camp.
Latin
Si fuerit inter vos homo, qui nocturno pollutus sit somnio, egredietur extra castra,
Original
Hebrew
English
If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.
Notes
a nocturnal emission: A nocturnal emission is a discharge of semen that happens during sleep. It may occur without intention or control.
Even though it was not deliberate, it made a man ceremonially unclean (not fit for worship for a time; see Leviticus 15:16–18).
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of
Topics
Defilement: Caused by Touching Carcass of an Unclean Thing Disease of the Sexual Organs Sanitation: Contagion Sanitation: Quarantine