Leviticus 15:9

Leviticus 15:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Everything the man sits on when riding will be unclean,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And any saddle on which the one with the discharge rides shall be unclean.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean.

Context of Leviticus 15:9

7Those who touch a man who has a discharge must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. 8If a man who has a discharge spits on anyone who is clean, the person he spits on must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening. When a man who has a discharge sits on a saddle, it becomes unclean. 10Those who carry such things must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. 11If a man who has a discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands, the person he touched must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:9 word by word

וְכָל־הַמֶּרְכָּ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִרְכַּ֥ב עָלָ֛יו הַזָּ֖ב יִטְמָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And what saddleמֶרְכָּבmerkâb · chariotH4817
• soever he ridethרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• upon that hath the issueזוּבzûb · to flow: dischargeH2100
• shall be uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930

Cross-references for Leviticus 15:9

• Genesis 31:34Rachel had taken the idols and had put them in her camel’s saddle-bag and was sitting on them. Laban rummaged through the whole tent but found nothing.

Commentaries on Leviticus 15:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33The idea of normal and abnormal, along with the created order, helps interpret these rules (see “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note). Bodily discharges, like infections (see study note on Leviticus 13:1–46), were not considered "normal" because they weakened a person's health. This made the person seem incomplete. Whether male (15:1–18) or female (15:19–33), such a person became unclean.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. what saddle ... he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean--(See on Ge 31:34).Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 15:9

• Ablution
• Defilement
• Purification
• Sanitation

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