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 be careful with the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they dedicate to Me, so as not to profane My holy name; I am the Lord. 3Say to them, ‘If any man among all your descendants throughout your generations approaches the holy gifts which the sons of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from before Me; I am the Lord. No man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a leper or who has a discharge, may eat of the holy gifts until he is clean. And if one touches anything made unclean by a corpse or if a man has a seminal emission, 5or if a man touches any teeming things by which he is made unclean, or any man by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness; 6a person who touches any such shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy gifts unless he has bathed his body in 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

• Noאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• descendantsזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• whoהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• is a leperצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• who has a dischargeזוּבzûb · to flow: dischargeH2100
• may eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• of the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• untilאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he is cleanטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
• And if one touchesנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• anythingכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• made uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• by a corpseנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: deadH5315
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• hasיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• a seminalשְׁכָבָהshekâbâh · semenH7902
• a seminalזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: semenH2233

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:4

• Leviticus 13:2“When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling or a scab or a bright spot, and it becomes an infection of leprosy on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.
• Leviticus 15:2“Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean.
• Leviticus 2:3The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy, of the offerings to the Lord by fire.
• Leviticus 6:25“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is slain the sin offering shall be slain before the Lord; it is most holy.
• Leviticus 21:22He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy,
• Numbers 18:9This shall be yours from the most holy gifts reserved from the fire; every offering of theirs, even every grain offering and every sin offering and every guilt offering, which they shall render to Me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.
• Leviticus 14:2“This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing. Now he shall be brought to the priest,
• Leviticus 15:13‘Now when the man with the discharge becomes cleansed from his discharge, then he shall count off for himself seven days for his cleansing; he shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water and will become clean.
• Leviticus 21:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people,
• Numbers 19:11‘The one who touches the corpse of any person shall be unclean for seven days.
• Leviticus 15:16‘Now if a man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body in water and 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

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