Berean Standard Bible
Leviticus 22:4
4If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease1 or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,
Leviticus 22:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin disease or a bodily discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse or by anyone who has an emission of semen,
- English Standard Version (ESV)None of the offspring of Aaron who has a leprous disease or a discharge may eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean through contact with the dead or a man who has had an emission of semen,
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a leper or has a discharge, shall not eat the holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has had an emission of semen,
Context of Leviticus 22:4
2“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD. 3Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD. If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, 5or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— 6the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
Read all of Leviticus 22Leviticus 22:4 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ אִ֞ישׁ מִזֶּ֣רַע אַהֲרֹ֗ן וְה֤וּא צָר֙וּעַ֙ א֣וֹ זָ֔ב בַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ לֹ֣א יֹאכַ֔ל עַ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְהָ֑ר וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ בְּכָל־טְמֵא־נֶ֔פֶשׁ א֣וֹ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָֽרַע׃Read the interlinear
- If a descendantזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- If a descendantאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- of Aaronהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- has a skin diseaseצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879
- orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
- a dischargeזוּבzûb · to flow: dischargeH2100
- he may not eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- he may not eatלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- the sacred offeringsקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- he is cleanטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
- Whoever touchesנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
- anythingכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
- by a corpseנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: deadH5315
- hasיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
- ·מִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- an emissionשְׁכָבָהshekâbâh · semenH7902
- of semenזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: semenH2233
Cross-references for Leviticus 22:4
- Leviticus 13:2“When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.
- Leviticus 15:2“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.
- Leviticus 2:3The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.
- Leviticus 6:25“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy.
- Leviticus 21:22He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,
- Numbers 18:9A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.
- Leviticus 14:2“This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest.
- Leviticus 15:13When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
- Leviticus 21:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
- Numbers 19:11Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.
- Leviticus 15:16When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
Commentaries on Leviticus 22:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Is a leper, or hath a running issue - See the case of the leper treated at large in the notes on Leviticus 13 (note) and Leviticus 14 (note); and for other uncleannesses, see the notes on Leviticus 15 (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4See Leviticus 15:13-16.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-6They considered the priest's portions of the sacred offerings "most holy" (see Leviticus 2:3). He had to avoid contact with anything ceremonially unclean (11:1–15:33). So, any descendant of Aaron who was unclean could not eat this food.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. wash his flesh with water--Any Israelite who had contracted a defilement of such a nature as debarred him from the enjoyment of his wonted privileges, and had been legally cleansed from the disqualifying impurity, was bound to indicate his state of recovery by the immersion of his whole person in water. Although all ceremonial impurity formed a ground of exclusion, there were degrees of impurity which entailed a longer or shorter period of…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Leviticus 22:4 Forms of the Hebrew tzaraath, traditionally translated as leprosy, were used for various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13. ↩
Commentaries on Leviticus 22
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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