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 Living Translation (NLT)“If any of Aaron’s descendants has a skin disease or any kind of discharge that makes him ceremonially unclean, he may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has been pronounced clean. He also becomes unclean by touching a corpse, or by having an emission of semen,

Context of Leviticus 22:4

2“Speak to Aaron and his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane My holy name by what they dedicate to Me: I am the Lord. 3Say to them: ‘Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes near the holy things which the children of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while he has uncleanness upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord. ‘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, 5or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be— 6the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat the holy offerings unless he washes his body with 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• What man soeverאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• a leperצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879
• or hath a running issueזוּבzûb · to flow: dischargeH2100
• he shall not eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• of the holy thingsקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• until he be cleanטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
• And whoso touchethנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• the deadנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: deadH5315
• whose seedשְׁכָבָהshekâbâh · semenH7902
• whose seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: semenH2233
• goethיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:4

• Leviticus 13:2“When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a leprous sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.
• Leviticus 15:2“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean.
• Leviticus 2:3The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made 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 killed, the sin offering shall be killed before the Lord. It is most holy.
• Leviticus 21:22He may eat the bread of his God, both the most holy and the holy;
• Numbers 18:9This shall be yours of the most holy things reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering and every sin offering and every trespass offering which they render to Me, shall be most holy for you and your sons.
• Leviticus 14:2“This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest.
• Leviticus 15:13‘And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water; then he shall be clean.
• Leviticus 21:1And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘None shall defile himself for the dead among his people,
• Numbers 19:11‘He who touches the dead body of anyone shall be unclean seven days.
• Leviticus 15:16‘If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash 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