Leviticus 15:21
in Leviticus 15and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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ASV
And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
KJV
And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
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This verse in Leviticus 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days
on Leviticus 15:19-24
The woman's ordinary case is measured in days, seven of them, and closes without an offering. Leviticus 12:2 measures the uncleanness of childbirth by these same days, so the earlier chapter assumes the reader knows this rule.
This site's exposition
anyone who touches her bed
Touching her bed brings the same washing, bathing and evening wait as touching the man's bed in verse 5. John Gill states the parallel directly. Throughout the chapter the rules for the man and the woman run side by side.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), and those that were unseasonable, excessive, and the disease of the body; such was the bloody issue of that poor woman who was suddenly cured by touching the hem of Christ's garment, after she had lain twelve years under her distemper, and had spent her estate upon physicians and physic in vain. This made the woman that was afflicted with it unclean (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
And whosoever toucheth her bed,.... The same thing that is said of a profluvious man, and so in Lev 15:22.
We need not be at all curious in explaining these antiquated laws, it is enough if we observe the general intention; but we have need to be very cautious lest sin take occasion by the commandment to become more exceedingly sinful; and exceedingly sinful it is when lust is kindled by sparks of fire from God's altar.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַנֹּגֵ֖עַ | hanogea' | <the> [one who] touches | H5060 → | 150 times |
| בְּמִשְׁכָּבָ֑הּ | bemishkavah | <in> bed her | H4904 → | 46 times |
| יְכַבֵּ֧ס | yekhabes | he will wash | H3526 → | 51 times |
| בְּגָדָ֛יו | begadav | garments his | H899 → | 217 times |
| וְרָחַ֥ץ | verachatz | and he will wash | H7364 → | 72 times |
| בַּמַּ֖יִם | bamayim | with <the> water | H4325 → | 581 times |
| וְטָמֵ֥א | vetame' | and he will be unclean | H2930 → | 162 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הָעָֽרֶב׃ | haarev | the evening | H6153 → | 134 times |
וְכָל־and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הַנֹּגֵ֖עַ<the> [one who] touches
hanogea'H5060 →150 times
בְּמִשְׁכָּבָ֑הּ<in> bed her
bemishkavahH4904 →46 times
יְכַבֵּ֧סhe will wash
yekhabesH3526 →51 times
בְּגָדָ֛יוgarments his
begadavH899 →217 times
וְרָחַ֥ץand he will wash
verachatzH7364 →72 times
בַּמַּ֖יִםwith <the> water
bamayimH4325 →581 times
וְטָמֵ֥אand he will be unclean
vetame'H2930 →162 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
הָעָֽרֶב׃the evening
haarevH6153 →134 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
Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the…
it leads to
- 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.
- Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
- Hebrews 13:12
And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
- Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by…
- 1 John 1:7
Through
2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
- 1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Proverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; 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.