Leviticus 15:7
in Leviticus 15Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
BSB
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ASV
And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
KJV
And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue 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
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
Whoever touches the body of the man
Touching the man's body brings the same one-day uncleanness as touching his bed. The man himself needed seven days of waiting past the cure, a bath in spring water and a sacrifice, as Matthew Henry observes.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue,....
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַנֹּגֵ֖עַ | vehanogea' | and who [-ever] touches | H5060 → | 150 times |
| בִּבְשַׂ֣ר | bivsar | <in> [the] flesh of | H1320 → | 270 times |
| הַזָּ֑ב | hazav | the [one] discharging | H2100 → | 42 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 |
וְהַנֹּגֵ֖עַand who [-ever] touches
vehanogea'H5060 →150 times
בִּבְשַׂ֣ר<in> [the] flesh of
bivsarH1320 →270 times
הַזָּ֑בthe [one] discharging
hazavH2100 →42 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.
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.