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Leviticus 15:32
32These are the regulations for a man with a discharge, for anyone made unclean by an emission of semen,
Leviticus 15:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;
- English Standard Version (ESV)This is the law for him who has a discharge and for him who has an emission of semen, becoming unclean thereby;
- New King James Version (NKJV)This is the law for one who has a discharge, and for him who emits semen and is unclean thereby,
- New Living Translation (NLT)These are the instructions for dealing with anyone who has a bodily discharge—a man who is unclean because of an emission of semen
Context of Leviticus 15:32
30The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way he will make atonement for her before the Lord for the uncleanness of her discharge. 31“ ‘You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling my dwelling place, which is among them.’ ” These are the regulations for a man with a discharge, for anyone made unclean by an emission of semen, 33for a woman in her monthly period, for a man or a woman with a discharge, and for a man who has sexual relations with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.
Read all of Leviticus 15Leviticus 15:32 word by word
זֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הַזָּ֑ב וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֛נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זֶ֖רַע לְטָמְאָה־בָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 15:32
- Leviticus 15:1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
- Leviticus 11:46“ ‘These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground.
- Leviticus 13:59These are the regulations concerning defiling molds in woolen or linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article, for pronouncing them clean or unclean.
- Leviticus 14:2“These are the regulations for any diseased person at the time of their ceremonial cleansing, when they are brought to the priest:
- Numbers 5:29“ ‘This, then, is the law of jealousy when a woman goes astray and makes herself impure while married to her husband,
- Numbers 6:13“ ‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the period of their dedication is over. They are to be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting.
- Numbers 19:14“This is the law that applies when a person dies in a tent: Anyone who enters the tent and anyone who is in it will be unclean for seven days,
- Ezekiel 43:12“This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area on top of the mountain will be most holy. Such is the law of the temple.
Commentaries on Leviticus 15:32
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-33Verses 31-33 This solemn admonition is addressed to Moses and Aaron, see Leviticus 15:1. Leviticus 15:31 My tabernacle - Strictly, “my dwelling-place” משׁכן mı̂shkān as in Leviticus 8:10; Leviticus 17:4; Leviticus 26:11. The word rendered “tabernacle” elsewhere in Leviticus is properly “tent.” See the Exodus 26:1 note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-33This is a summary of the principles in Leviticus 15:1–31. Bodily discharges made a person ceremonially unclean. This included pus, semen, menstrual fluid, or blood.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3331-33. Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness--The divine wisdom was manifested in inspiring the Israelites with a profound reverence for holy things; and nothing was more suited to this purpose than to debar from the tabernacle all who were polluted by any kind of uncleanness, ceremonial as well as natural, mental as well as physical. The better to mark out that people as His family, His servants and priests, dwelling in the…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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