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Leviticus 15:18
18And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation — they shall bathe 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 pass from him, then he shall bathe his whole flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. 17And every garment, and every skin, whereon the seed of copulation shall be, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation — they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until the even. 19And if a woman have a flux, and her flux in her flesh be blood, she shall be seven days in her separation, and whoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. 20And everything that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean; and everything 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 whoever toucheth his bed shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Ephesians 4:17This I say therefore, and testify in [the] Lord, that ye should no longer walk as [the rest of] the nations walk in [the] vanity of their mind,
- Ephesians 5:3But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;
- 2 Timothy 2:22But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
- Exodus 19:15And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day; do not come near [your] wives.
- 1 Samuel 21:4And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
- Psalms 51:5Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- 1 Corinthians 6:12All things are lawful to me, but all things do not profit; all things are lawful to 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 should abstain from fornication;
- Hebrews 13:4[Let] marriage [be held] every way in honour, and the bed [be] undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers will God 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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