Leviticus 22:4

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 deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites that they have consecrated to me, so they do not profane my holy name; I am the Lord. 3Say to them: If any man from any of your descendants throughout your generations is in a state of uncleanness yet approaches the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the Lord, that person will be cut off from my presence; I am the Lord. No man of Aaron’s descendants who has a skin disease or a discharge is to eat from the holy offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything made unclean by a dead person or by a man who has an emission of semen, 5or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean — whatever his uncleanness — 6the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening and is not to eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body with water.

Leviticus 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• What man soeverאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• a leperצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879
• or hath a running issueזוּבzûb · to flow: dischargeH2100
• he shall not eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• of the holy thingsקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• until he be cleanטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
• And whoso touchethנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• the deadנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: deadH5315
• whose seedשְׁכָבָהshekâbâh · semenH7902
• whose seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: semenH2233
• goethיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:4

• Leviticus 13:2“When a person has a swelling, scab, or spot on the skin of his body, and it may be a serious disease on the skin of his body, he is to be brought to the priest Aaron or to one of his sons, the priests.
• Leviticus 15:2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any man has a discharge from his member, he is unclean.
• Leviticus 2:3But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the food offerings to the Lord.
• Leviticus 6:25“Tell Aaron and his sons: This is the law of the sin offering. The sin offering is most holy and must be slaughtered before the Lord at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.
• Leviticus 21:22He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy.
• Numbers 18:9A portion of the holiest offerings kept from the fire will be yours; every one of their offerings that they give me, whether the grain offering, sin offering, or guilt offering will be most holy for you and your sons.
• Leviticus 14:2“This is the law concerning the person afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing. He is to be brought to the priest,
• Leviticus 15:13“When the man with the discharge has been cured of it, he is to count seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in fresh water; he will be clean.
• Leviticus 21:1The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them: A priest is not to make himself ceremonially unclean for a dead person among his relatives,
• Numbers 19:11“The person who touches any human corpse will be unclean for seven days.
• Leviticus 15:16“When a man has an emission of semen, he is to bathe himself completely with water, and he will remain 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

Topics related to Leviticus 22:4

• Defilement
• Disease
• Leprosy
• Sanitation
• Uncleanness

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Defile
• Ablution
• Atonement
• Crime; Crimes
• Criticism
• Death
• Ezekiel
• Holiness
• Kidneys

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