Leviticus 15:22

Leviticus 15:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
• New International Version (NIV)Anyone who touches anything she sits on will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And whoever touches anything on which she sits shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

Context of Leviticus 15:22

20Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean, 21and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. 23And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening. 24If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.

Leviticus 15:22 word by word

וְכָל־הַנֹּגֵ֔עַ בְּכָל־כְּלִ֖י אֲשֶׁר־תֵּשֵׁ֣ב עָלָ֑יו יְכַבֵּ֧ס בְּגָדָ֛יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

• Whoeverכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• touchesנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• furnitureכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• she was sittingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• must washכָּבַסkâbas · to washH3526
• his clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and batheרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• with waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and he will be uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153

Commentaries on Leviticus 15:22

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-23A woman's menstrual period is natural and not a disease. But because it involved a bloody discharge, she became ceremonially unclean (see Leviticus 15:32–33). The rules were similar to those for a man with a bodily discharge (15:2–12). She could stay at home, but anything she sat on became unclean. Anyone who touched her had to wash, and she probably did the same after the seven-day quarantine. There was no animal sacrifice needed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3319. if a woman have an issue--Though this, like the leprosy, might be a natural affection, it was anciently considered contagious and entailed a ceremonial defilement which typified a moral impurity. This ceremonial defilement had to be removed by an appointed method of ceremonial expiation, and the neglect of it subjected any one to the guilt of defiling the tabernacle, and to death as the penalty of profane temerity.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 15:22

• Defilement
• Menstruation
• Purification
• Sanitation
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Ablution
• Clean
• Uncleanness
• Atonement, Day of
• Cleanse
• Even; Evening; Eventide
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• John the Baptist
• Law in the Old Testament

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