Leviticus 15:27

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Literal

And anyone who touches them shall be unclean, and he shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe in the water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.

Latin

Quicumque tetigerit ea, lavabit vestimenta sua: et ipse lotus aqua, immundus erit usque ad vesperam.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Leviticus 15:25–29

Normal menstruation did not require any offering from the woman (Leviticus 15:19–24). If a woman had a discharge of blood lasting more than seven days, she needed a cleansing ceremony. This was similar to the one for a man cleansed of a bodily discharge (15:13–15; see also Matthew 9:20–22).

Leviticus 15:1–33

The idea of normal and abnormal, along with the created order, helps interpret these rules (see “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note). Bodily discharges, like infections (see study note on Leviticus 13:1–46), were not considered "normal" because they weakened a person's health. This made the person seem incomplete. Whether male (15:1–18) or female (15:19–33), such a person became unclean.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Clean, Unclean, and Holy

Related verses

Hebrews 10:22
…let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Leviticus 15:5–8
Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
Zechariah 13:1
“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
Leviticus 17:15–16
And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
Ezekiel 36:25
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
Hebrews 9:14
…how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Leviticus 15:13
When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
1 Peter 1:18–19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
Leviticus 15:21
…and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
Ezekiel 36:29
I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.

Glossary

Bathe, Bathing Biblical Concept of Law Blood, Flow of Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Deuteronomy, Book of Hemorrhage History of Israel John the Baptist Law of Moses Leviticus, Book of Medicine and Medical Practice Offerings and Sacrifices Priesthood Worship

Topics

Defilement: Caused by Menses Menstruation: Law Relating To Purification for Women: After Menstruation Purification: Scriptures Relating To Sanitation: Contagion Sanitation: Disinfection Sanitation: Venereal Diseases Women: Purifications of After Menstruation

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