Leviticus 15
15
Rules About a Person’s Body
1The Lord also said to Moses and Aaron, 2“Say to the people of Israel: ‘When a fluid comes from a person’s body, the fluid is unclean. 3It doesn’t matter if the fluid flows freely or if it is blocked from flowing; the fluid will make him unclean. This is the way the fluid makes him unclean:
4“ ‘If the person who discharges the body fluid lies on a bed, that bed becomes unclean, and everything he sits on becomes unclean. 5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and the person will be unclean until evening. 6Whoever sits on something that the person who discharges the fluid sat on must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 7Anyone who touches the person who discharges the body fluid must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening.
8“ ‘If the person who discharges the body fluid spits on someone who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 9Everything on which the person who is unclean sits when riding will become unclean. 10Anyone who touches something that was under him will be unclean until evening. And anyone who carries these things must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening.
11“ ‘If the person who discharges a body fluid has not washed his hands in water and touches another person, that person must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening.
12“ ‘If a person who discharges a body fluid touches a clay bowl, that bowl must be broken. If he touches a wooden bowl, that bowl must be washed in water.
13“ ‘When a person who discharges a body fluid is made clean, he must count seven days for himself for his cleansing. He must wash his clothes and bathe his body in fresh water, and he will be clean. 14On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons before the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. He will give the two birds to the priest. 15The priest will offer the birds, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest will make that person clean so he can belong to the Lord again.
16“ ‘If semen goes out from a man, he must bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 17If the fluid gets on any clothing or leather, it must be washed with water; it will be unclean until evening.
18“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman and semen comes out, both people must bathe in water; they will be unclean until evening.
Rules About a Woman’s Body
19“ ‘When a woman has her monthly period, she is unclean for seven days; anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening. 20Anything she lies on during this time will be unclean, and everything she sits on during this time will be unclean. 21Anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe in water; that person will be unclean until evening. 22Anyone who touches something she has sat on must wash his clothes and bathe in water; that person will be unclean until evening. 23It does not matter if the person touched the woman’s bed or something she sat on; he will be unclean until evening.
24“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman and her monthly period touches him, he will be unclean for seven days; every bed he lies on will be unclean.
25“ ‘If a woman has a loss of blood for many days and it is not during her regular monthly period, or if she continues to have a loss of blood after her regular period, she will be unclean, as she is during her monthly period. She will be unclean for as long as she continues to bleed. 26Any bed she lies on during all the time of her bleeding will be like her bed during her regular monthly period. Everything she sits on will be unclean, as during her regular monthly period.
27“ ‘Whoever touches those things will be unclean and must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 28When the woman becomes clean from her bleeding, she must wait seven days, and after this she will be clean. 29Then on the eighth day she must take two doves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. 30The priest must offer one bird for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering. In this way the priest will make her clean so she can belong to the Lord again.
31“ ‘So you must warn the people of Israel to stay separated from things that make them unclean. If you don’t warn the people, they might make my Holy Tent unclean, and then they would have to die!’ ”
32These are the teachings for the person who discharges a body fluid and for the man who becomes unclean from semen coming out of his body. 33These are the teachings for the woman who becomes unclean from her monthly period, for a man or woman who has a discharge, and for a man who becomes unclean by having sexual relations with a woman who is unclean.
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Leviticus 15
15
Unclean Bodily Discharges
1The Lord gave Moses and Aaron the following regulations 2for the people of Israel. When any man has a discharge from his penis, the discharge is unclean, 3whether the penis runs with it or is stopped up by it. 4Any bed on which he sits or lies is unclean. 5Anyone who touches his bed 6or sits on anything the man has sat on must wash his clothes and take a bath, and he remains unclean until evening. 7Anyone who touches the man with the discharge must wash his clothes and take a bath, and he remains unclean until evening. 8If the man with the discharge spits on anyone who is ritually clean, that person must wash his clothes and take a bath, and he remains unclean until evening. 9Any saddle or seat on which the man with the discharge sits is unclean. 10Anyone who touches anything on which the man sat is unclean until evening. Anyone who carries anything on which the man sat must wash his clothes and take a bath, and he remains unclean until evening. 11If a man who has a discharge touches one of you without first having washed his hands, you must wash your clothes and take a bath, and you remain unclean until evening. 12Any clay pot that the man touches must be broken, and any wooden bowl that he touches must be washed.
13After the man is cured of his discharge, he must wait seven days and then wash his clothes and take a bath in fresh spring water, and he will be ritually clean. 14On the eighth day he shall take two doves or two pigeons to the entrance of the Tent of the Lord's presence and give them to the priest. 15The priest shall offer one of them as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way he will perform the ritual of purification for the man.
16When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body, and he remains unclean until evening. 17Anything made of cloth or leather on which the semen falls must be washed, and it remains unclean until evening. 18After sexual intercourse both the man and the woman must take a bath, and they remain unclean until evening.
19When a woman has her monthly period, she remains unclean for seven days. Anyone who touches her is unclean until evening. 20Anything on which she sits or lies during her monthly period is unclean. 21-23Any who touch her bed or anything on which she has sat must wash their clothes and take a bath, and they remain unclean until evening. 24If a man has sexual intercourse with her during her period, he is contaminated by her impurity and remains unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies is unclean.
25If a woman has a flow of blood for several days outside her monthly period or if her flow continues beyond her regular period, she remains unclean as long as the flow continues, just as she is during her monthly period. 26Any bed on which she lies and anything on which she sits during this time is unclean. 27Any who touch them are unclean and must wash their clothes and take a bath; they remain unclean until evening. 28After her flow stops, she must wait seven days, and then she will be ritually clean. 29On the eighth day she shall take two doves or two pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Tent of the Lord's presence. 30The priest shall offer one of them as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and in this way he will perform the ritual of purification for her.
31The Lord told Moses to warn the people of Israel about their uncleanness, so that they would not defile the Tent of his presence, which was in the middle of the camp. If they did, they would be killed.
32These are the regulations about a man who has a discharge or an emission of semen, 33a woman during her monthly period, or a man who has sexual intercourse with a woman who is ritually unclean.
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