Leviticus 15:20

Leviticus 15:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And everything on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean. Everything also on which she sits shall be unclean.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Anything on which the woman lies or sits during the time of her period will be unclean.

Context of Leviticus 15:20

18Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 19‘If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be set apart seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening. Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. 21Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 22And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:20 word by word

וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב עָלָ֛יו בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ יִטְמָ֑א וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־תֵּשֵׁ֥ב עָלָ֖יו יִטְמָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And every thing that she liethשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• upon in her separationנִדָּהniddâh · impurityH5079
• shall be uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• every thing also that she sittethיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Leviticus 15:20

• Leviticus 15:4Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean.
• Proverbs 2:16To deliver you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words,
• Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
• Proverbs 6:24To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
• Proverbs 7:10And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
• Proverbs 9:13A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing.
• Proverbs 22:27If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
• Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death The woman whose heart is snares and nets, Whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God shall escape from her, But the sinner shall be trapped by her.
• 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

Commentaries on Leviticus 15:20

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-23A woman's menstrual period is natural and not a disease. But because it involved a bloody discharge, she became ceremonially unclean (see Leviticus 15:32–33). The rules were similar to those for a man with a bodily discharge (15:2–12). She could stay at home, but anything she sat on became unclean. Anyone who touched her had to wash, and she probably did the same after the seven-day quarantine. There was no animal sacrifice needed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3319. if a woman have an issue--Though this, like the leprosy, might be a natural affection, it was anciently considered contagious and entailed a ceremonial defilement which typified a moral impurity. This ceremonial defilement had to be removed by an appointed method of ceremonial expiation, and the neglect of it subjected any one to the guilt of defiling the tabernacle, and to death as the penalty of profane temerity.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 15:20

• Defilement
• Menstruation
• Purification
• Sanitation
• Women

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