Leviticus 15:4
in Leviticus 15Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
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ASV
Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and everything whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.
KJV
Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
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This verse in Leviticus 15
Commentary
3 notes on this verseEvery bed whereon he lieth that hath the issue is unclean,.... Which he constantly makes use of; so the Targum of Jonathan, which is peculiar to him, and appointed and appropriated for him to lie upon.
This site's exposition
spake unto Moses and to Aaron
on Leviticus 15:1-5
The chapter is spoken to Aaron as well as to Moses, which is the pattern across the clean and unclean laws at 11:1, 13:1 and 14:33, because a priest has to rule on them. The definition at verse 3 covers a flow that runs and a flow that is stopped, so the thing that makes the man unclean is the condition rather than what a bystander can see. From verse 4 the uncleanness moves outward onto his bed and his seat, and the rest of the case is about what he touches.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
When he was cured of the disease, yet he could not be cleansed from the pollution without a sacrifice, for which he was to prepare himself by seven days' expectation after he was perfectly clear from his distemper, and by bathing in spring water,
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ב | hamishkav | <the> bed | H4904 → | 46 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִשְׁכַּ֥ב | yishkav | he will lie down | H7901 → | 212 times |
| עָלָ֛יו | ʾalav | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַזָּ֖ב | hazav | the [one] discharging | H2100 → | 42 times |
| יִטְמָ֑א | yitma' | it will be unclean | H2930 → | 162 times |
| וְכָֽל־ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַכְּלִ֛י | hakeli | <the> article | H3627 → | 325 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יֵשֵׁ֥ב | yeshev | he will sit | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| עָלָ֖יו | ʾalav | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִטְמָֽא׃ | yitma' | it will be unclean | H2930 → | 162 times |
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ב<the> bed
hamishkavH4904 →46 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יִשְׁכַּ֥בhe will lie down
yishkavH7901 →212 times
עָלָ֛יוon it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
הַזָּ֖בthe [one] discharging
hazavH2100 →42 times
יִטְמָ֑אit will be unclean
yitma'H2930 →162 times
וְכָֽל־and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הַכְּלִ֛י<the> article
hakeliH3627 →325 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יֵשֵׁ֥בhe will sit
yeshevH3427 →1079 times
עָלָ֖יוon it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
יִטְמָֽא׃it will be unclean
yitma'H2930 →162 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
it leads to
- Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Matthew 24:4
Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
- 1 Corinthians 5:6
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
- Proverbs 9:6
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
- Proverbs 13:20
Through
Ephesians 5:11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
it leads to
- Romans 13:12
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- 1 Timothy 5:20
But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received…
- Romans 13:12
About Leviticus

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
