Leviticus 15:12
in Leviticus 15Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
KJV
And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
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This verse in Leviticus 15
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting
on Leviticus 15:6-12
The uncleanness passes through his furniture, body, spit, saddle, touch and vessels. Verse 11 sets one exception, since his touch defiles only when he has not first rinsed his hands.
This site's exposition
any wooden utensil must be rinsed
His touch reaches the household's vessels as well as its people. Every clay pot he touches while the discharge lasts is broken, as Gill states the rule, so the household bears a cost for his condition.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the vessel of earth that he toucheth which hath an issue shall be broken,....
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
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּכְלִי־ | ukheli- | and a vessel of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| חֶ֛רֶשׂ | cheres | earthenware | H2789 → | 17 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִגַּע־ | yiga'- | he will touch | H5060 → | 150 times |
| בּ֥וֹ | bo | <in> <the> it | ||
| הַזָּ֖ב | hazav | the [one] discharging | H2100 → | 42 times |
| יִשָּׁבֵ֑ר | yishaver | it will be broken | H7665 → | 147 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כְּלִי־ | keli- | vessel of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| עֵ֔ץ | ʾetz | wood | H6086 → | 328 times |
| יִשָּׁטֵ֖ף | yishatef | it will be rinsed | H7857 → | 31 times |
| בַּמָּֽיִם׃ | bamayim | with <the> water | H4325 → | 581 times |
וּכְלִי־and a vessel of
ukheli-H3627 →325 times
חֶ֛רֶשׂearthenware
cheresH2789 →17 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יִגַּע־he will touch
yiga'-H5060 →150 times
בּ֥וֹ<in> <the> it
bo
הַזָּ֖בthe [one] discharging
hazavH2100 →42 times
יִשָּׁבֵ֑רit will be broken
yishaverH7665 →147 times
וְכָל־and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
כְּלִי־vessel of
keli-H3627 →325 times
עֵ֔ץwood
ʾetzH6086 →328 times
יִשָּׁטֵ֖ףit will be rinsed
yishatefH7857 →31 times
בַּמָּֽיִם׃with <the> water
bamayimH4325 →581 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
Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
it leads to
- 1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Colossians 3:4
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
- 1 Corinthians 15:42–56
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
- Romans 8:29
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- 1 John 3:2
Through
2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
it leads to
- Job 19:25–26
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
- 2 Peter 1:13–14
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
- 2 Corinthians 4:7
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
- Hebrews 9:24
For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
- Job 19:25–26
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus

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