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Leviticus 15:4

in Leviticus 15

Any 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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

4 notes on this verse
Every 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

the LORD said to Moses and Aaron

on Leviticus 15:1-5

The chapter is spoken to Aaron as well as to Moses, because a priest must rule on these cases. The clean and unclean laws are addressed the same way at 11:1, 13:1 and 14:33.

This site's exposition

any furniture on which he sits

The bed and the seat head the list of things he makes unclean. John Gill, following the Targum of Jonathan, takes the bed as the one set apart for his regular use. Verses 5 and 6 then govern whoever touches them.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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 words

Every 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.

  • 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.

Related verses

3 in all, six open

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 15:33

    Do 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.

  • Through

    Ephesians 5:11

    Have 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…

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
Leviticus: the study guide →Read Leviticus 15 →

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.

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