New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 15

Cleansing Unhealthiness

1The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068also spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Speakדַּבְּרוּ֙da.be.RuH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559to them, ‘Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376hasיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961a dischargeזָ֣בzavH2100from hisbodyמִבְּשָׂר֔וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320,his dischargeזוֹב֖וֹzo.VoH2101is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

3ThisH2088,moreover, shall be his uncleannessטֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.ToH2932in his dischargeבְּזוֹב֑וֹbe.zo.VoH2101:it is his uncleannessטֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.ToH2932whether his bodyבְּשָׂר֞וֹbe.sa.RoH1320allows its dischargeזוֹב֗וֹzo.VoH2101to flowH7388orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176whether his bodyבְּשָׂרוֹ֙be.sa.RoH1320obstructsהֶחְתִּ֤יםhech.TimH2856its dischargeמִזּוֹב֔וֹmi.zo.VoH2101.

4Everyכָּל־kol-H3605bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗בha.mish.KavH4904on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the manH2100with the dischargeH2100liesיִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.KavH7901becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930,and everythingוְכָֽל־ הַכְּלִ֛יve.khol ha.ke.LiH3605 H3627on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he sitsיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

5Anyoneוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376,moreover, whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834touchesיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060his bedבְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹbe.mish.ka.VoH4904shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153;

6and whoever sitsוְהַיֹּשֵׁב֙ve.hai.yo.ShevH3427on the thingהַכְּלִ֔יha.ke.LiH3627on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the manH2100with the dischargeH2100has been sittingיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427,shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

7Also whoever touchesוְהַנֹּגֵ֖עַve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060themanבִּבְשַׂ֣רbiv.SarH1320with the dischargeהַזָּ֑בha.ZavH2100shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

8Or ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588the manH2100with the dischargeH2100spitsיָרֹ֛קya.RokH7556on one who is cleanבַּטָּה֑וֹרba.ta.HorH2889,he too shall washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

9Everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605saddleהַמֶּרְכָּ֗בha.mer.KavH4817on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the manH2100with the dischargeH2100ridesיִרְכַּ֥בyir.KavH7392becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

10Whoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605then touchesהַנֹּגֵ֗עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060anyבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605of the things whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were underתַחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478him shall beH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and the one who carriesוְהַנּוֹשֵׂ֣אve.ha.no.Se'H5375them shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

11Likewise, whomeverוְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁ֤רve.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834the manH2100with the dischargeH2100touchesיִגַּע־yi.ga'-H5060withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808having rinsedשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857his handsוְיָדָ֖יוve.ya.DavH3027in waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325shall washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

12However, anearthenwareחֶ֛רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the manH2100with the dischargeH2100touchesיִגַּע־yi.ga'-H5060shall be brokenיִשָּׁבֵ֑רyi.sha.VerH7665,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605woodenעֵ֔ץ'EtzH6086vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627shall be rinsedיִשָּׁטֵ֖ףyi.sha.TefH7857in waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

13‘Now whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588the manH2100with the dischargeH2100becomesH2891cleansedH2891from his dischargeמִזּוֹב֔וֹmi.zo.VoH2101, then heshall countוְסָ֨פַרve.Sa.farH5608off for himself sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117for his cleansingלְטָהֳרָת֖וֹle.to.ho.ra.ToH2893;he shall then washוְכִבֶּ֣סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֧ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his bodyבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inrunningחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416waterבְּמַ֥יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325and will becomeH2891cleanH2891.

14Then on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shall takeיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947for himselftwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449orא֥וֹ'oH176twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121dovesיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123,and comeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to the doorwayפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150and giveוּנְתָנָ֖םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them to the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548;

15and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall offerוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213them,oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259as asinחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403offeringH2403and the otherוְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.ChadH259as a burntעֹלָ֑ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930. Sothe priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722onH5921his behalfH5921beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068becauseH4480of his dischargeמִזּוֹבֽוֹ׃ סmi.zo.VoH2101.

16‘Now ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588amanוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376hasH3318a seminalזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233emissionשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H3318 H7902,he shall batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364allכָּל־kol-H3605his bodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

17As for anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605garmentבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899or anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605leatherע֔וֹרorH5785on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834there is a seminalזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233emissionשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H7902,it shall be washedוְכֻבַּ֥סve.khu.BasH3526with waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ פha.'A.revH6153.

18If a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376sleepsיִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.KavH7901with a womanוְאִשָּׁ֕הve.'i.ShahH802so thatthere is a seminalזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233emissionשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H7902,they shall both batheוְרָחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364in waterבַמַּ֔יִםva.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמְא֖וּve.ta.me.'UH2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

19‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a womanוְאִשָּׁה֙ve.'i.ShahH802hasH1961a dischargeזָבָ֔הza.VahH2100, ifher dischargeזֹבָ֖הּzo.VahH2101in her bodyבִּבְשָׂרָ֑הּbiv.sa.RahH1320is bloodדָּ֛םdamH1818,she shall continueH1961in her menstrualH5079impurityבְנִדָּתָ֔הּve.ni.da.TahH5079for sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117;and whoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her shall beH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

20Everythingוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605also on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834she liesתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901during her menstrualH5079impurityבְּנִדָּתָ֖הּbe.ni.da.TahH5079shall beH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930,and everythingוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she sitsתֵּשֵׁ֥בte.ShevH3427shall beH2930uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

21Anyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who touchesהַנֹּגֵ֖עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her bedבְּמִשְׁכָּבָ֑הּbe.mish.ka.VahH4904shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

22Whoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֔עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605objectכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she sitsתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

23Whetherוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518it be on the bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֜בha.mish.KavH4904orא֧וֹ'oH176on the thingהַכְּלִ֛יha.ke.LiH3627on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she is sittingיֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427,when he touchesבְּנָגְעוֹ־be.na.ge.'ov-H5060it, he shall beH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

24Ifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376actuallyשָׁכֹב֩sha.KhoH7901sleepsיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901with her so that her menstrualH5079impurityנִדָּתָהּ֙ni.da.TahH5079is on him, he shall beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛בha.mish.KavH4904on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he liesיִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.KavH7901shall beH2930uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃ פyit.Ma'H2930.

25‘Now ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a womanוְאִשָּׁ֡הve.'i.ShahH802hasH2100a dischargeז֨וֹבZovH2101of her bloodדָּמָ֜הּda.MahH1818for manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227daysH3117,not at the periodעֶת־'et-H6256of her menstrualH5079impurityH5079,orא֥וֹ'oH176ifכִֽי־khi-H3588she hasH2100a dischargeH2100beyondעַל־'al-H5921that periodH5079,for allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysH3117of her impureטֻמְאָתָ֗הּtum.'a.TahH2932dischargeז֣וֹבZovH2101she shall continueתִּהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961as thoughin her menstrualH5079impurityH5079;she is uncleanטְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'AhH2931.

26Anyכָּל־kol-H3605bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֞בha.mish.KavH4904on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she liesתִּשְׁכַּ֤בtish.KavH7901allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of her dischargeזוֹבָ֔הּzo.VahH2101shall be to her likeher bedכְּמִשְׁכַּ֥בke.mish.KavH4904at menstruationנִדָּתָ֖הּni.da.TahH5079;and everyוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605objectהַכְּלִי֙ha.ke.LiH3627on whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she sitsתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427shall be uncleanטָמֵ֣אta.Me'H2931, likeher uncleannessכְּטֻמְאַ֖תke.tum.'AtH2932at that timeנִדָּתָֽהּ׃ni.da.TahH5079.

27Likewise, whoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605touchesהַנּוֹגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060them shall beH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930,and shall washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and beH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

28Whenוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518she becomesH2891cleanH2891from her dischargeמִזּוֹבָ֑הּmi.zo.VahH2101,she shall countוְסָ֥פְרָהve.Sa.fe.rahH5608off for herself sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;and afterwardוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310she will beH2891cleanH2891.

29Then on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117she shall takeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947for herself twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449orא֥וֹ'oH176twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121dovesיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123,and bringוְהֵבִיאָ֤הve.he.vi.'AhH935them to the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,to the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

30And the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall offerוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213theoneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259as asinחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403offeringH2403,and the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259as a burntעֹלָ֑ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930.So the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall makeוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722onH5921her behalfH5921beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068becauseH4480of her impureטֻמְאָתָֽהּ׃tum.'a.TahH2932dischargeמִזּ֖וֹבmi.ZovH2101.’

31“And soyou shall keepוְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥םve.hi.zar.TemH5144the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478separatedH5144from their uncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑םmi.tum.'a.TamH2932,so that they will not dieיָמֻ֙תוּ֙ya.Mu.tuH4191in their uncleannessבְּטֻמְאָתָ֔םbe.tum.'a.TamH2932by theirdefilingבְּטַמְּאָ֥םbe.ta.me.'AmH2930Mytabernacleמִשְׁכָּנִ֖יmish.ka.NiH4908that is amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.”

32ThisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451for the one with a dischargeהַזָּ֑בha.ZavH2100, and for the manwhoוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834hasH3318a seminalזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233emissionשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H3318 H7902so that he isH2930uncleanלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930by it,

33and for the womanH1739who is illH1739because of menstrualH5079impurityבְּנִדָּתָ֔הּbe.ni.da.TahH5079,and for the one who hasוְהַזָּב֙ve.ha.ZavH2100a dischargeזוֹב֔וֹzo.VoH2101,whether a maleלַזָּכָ֖רla.za.KharH2145or a femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֑הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347,or a manוּלְאִ֕ישׁu.le.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834sleepsיִשְׁכַּ֖בyish.KavH7901with an uncleanטְמֵאָֽה׃ פte.me.'AhH2931womanH2931.

Cleansing Unhealthiness

Commentaries on Leviticus 15