American Standard Version
Leviticus 15:18
18The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
- New International Version (NIV)When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.
Context of Leviticus 15:18
16And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. 17And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. 19And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be in her impurity seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. 20And everything that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean: everything also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
Read all of Leviticus 15Leviticus 15:18 word by word
וְאִשָּׁ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכַּ֥ב אִ֛ישׁ אֹתָ֖הּ שִׁכְבַת־זָ֑רַע וְרָחֲצ֣וּ בַמַּ֔יִם וְטָמְא֖וּ עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 15:18
- Leviticus 15:5And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Ephesians 4:17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,
- Ephesians 5:3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;
- 2 Timothy 2:22But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
- Exodus 19:15And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.
- 1 Samuel 21:4And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.
- Psalms 51:5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
- 1 Corinthians 6:12All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
- Hebrews 13:4Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
Commentaries on Leviticus 15:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18They shall both bathe themselves - What a wonderful tendency had these ordinances to prevent all excesses! The pains which such persons must take, the separations which they must observe, and the privations which, in consequence, they must be exposed to in the way of commerce, traffic, etc., would prevent them from making an unlawful use of lawful things.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 Most of the ancient religions made a similar recognition of impurity and of the need of purfication. Leviticus 15:17 Every garment - Compare Jude 1:23.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18If a man had a seminal emission during sexual intercourse, both he and the woman became unclean. They had to wash and remain unclean until evening. This was because of a natural bodily emission, not because of infection or disease, and no sacrifice was required.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-182. When any man hath a running issue--This chapter describes other forms of uncleanness, the nature of which is sufficiently intelligible in the text without any explanatory comment. Being the effects of licentiousness, they properly come within the notice of the legislator, and the very stringent rules here prescribed, both for the separation of the person diseased and for avoiding contamination from anything connected with him, were well calculated not…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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