Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 15

1And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and toAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבְּרוּ֙da.be.RuH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto them, Whenanyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376hath anissueH1696outH413of hisfleshמִבְּשָׂר֔וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588of hisissueH1696he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

3And this shall be hisuncleannessטֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.ToH2932in his issue:whetherאֽוֹ־'ov-H176hisfleshבְּשָׂר֞וֹbe.sa.RoH1320run with his issue, or hisfleshבְּשָׂרוֹ֙be.sa.RoH1320be stopped from his issue, it is hisuncleannessטֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.ToH2932.

4Everyכָּל־kol-H3605bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗בha.mish.KavH4904whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930: andeveryוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605thingהַכְּלִ֛יha.ke.LiH3627whereon he sitteth shall beuncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

5And whosoever toucheth hisbedבְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹbe.mish.ka.VoH4904shallwashיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH2930inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

6And he that sitteth on anythingהַכְּלִ֔יha.ke.LiH3627whereon he that hath the issuesatH3427shallwashיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH2930inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

7And he that toucheth thefleshבִּבְשַׂ֣רbiv.SarH1320of him that hath the issue shallwashיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH2930inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

8Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588he that hath the issue spit upon him that iscleanבַּטָּה֑וֹרba.ta.HorH2889; then he shallwashוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH2930inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

9Andwhatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834saddleהַמֶּרְכָּ֗בha.mer.KavH4817soever he that hath the issue ridethuponעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921shall beuncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

10And whosoever touchethanyH3605thingH3605that wasunderתַחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478him shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704: and he that beareththoseH3605things shallwashיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH2930inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

11And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth,withoutH3808havingH3808rinsedשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857hishandsוְיָדָ֖יוve.ya.DavH3027inwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, he shallwashוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH3027inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

12And theearthenחֶ֛רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he that hath the issue toucheth, shall bebrokenיִשָּׁבֵ֑רyi.sha.VerH7665: andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627ofwoodעֵ֔ץ'EtzH6086shall berinsedיִשָּׁטֵ֖ףyi.sha.TefH7857inwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

13And when he that hath an issue iscleansedיִטְהַ֤רyit.HarH2891of his issue, then he shallnumberוְסָ֨פַרve.Sa.farH5608tohimselfH3117sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117for hiscleansingלְטָהֳרָת֖וֹle.to.ho.ra.ToH2893, andwashוְכִבֶּ֣סve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899; and he shallbatheוְרָחַ֧ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in runningwaterבְּמַ֥יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325, and shall becleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

14And on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shalltakeיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947to himtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449, ortwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123, andcomeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068unto thedoorפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, andgiveוּנְתָנָ֖םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:

15and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallofferוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213them, the one for asinחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403offering, and theotherH259for aburntעֹלָ֑ה'o.LahH5930offering; and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722for himbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for his issue.

16Andifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyH3605man’sוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376seedזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233of copulationgoתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318outH3318from him, then he shallbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364allH3605hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

17Andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605garmentבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605skinע֔וֹרorH5785, whereon is theseedזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233of copulation, shall bewashedוְכֻבַּ֥סve.khu.BasH3526withwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

18Thewomanוְאִשָּׁ֕הve.'i.ShahH802also withwhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shalllieיִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.KavH7901withseedזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233of copulation, they shall bothbatheH7364themselvesH7364inwaterבַמַּ֔יִםva.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמְא֖וּve.ta.me.'UH2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

19AndifH3588awomanוְאִשָּׁה֙ve.'i.ShahH802have an issue, andherH3605issue inherH3605fleshבִּבְשָׂרָ֑הּbiv.sa.RahH1320bebloodדָּ֛םdamH1818,sheH3588shall be inherH3605impurityבְנִדָּתָ֔הּve.ni.da.TahH5079sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117: and whosoever touchethherH3605shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

20AndeveryH3605thingH5079thatsheאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834liethuponעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921inherH3605impurityבְּנִדָּתָ֖הּbe.ni.da.TahH5079shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930:everyH3605thingH5079also thatsheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sittethuponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921shall beuncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

21And whosoever touchethherוְכָל־ve.kholH3605bedבְּמִשְׁכָּבָ֑הּbe.mish.ka.VahH4904shallwashיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH2930inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

22And whosoever touchethanyH3605thingכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627thatsheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sittethuponעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921shallwashיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH2930inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

23Andifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518it be on thebedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֜בha.mish.KavH4904, or onanyא֧וֹ'oH176thingהַכְּלִ֛יha.ke.LiH3627whereonsheH1931sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

24Andifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518anyH3605manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376lieH7901withherH3605, andherH3605impurityנִדָּתָהּ֙ni.da.TahH5079beuponH5921him, he shall beuncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117; andeveryH3605bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛בha.mish.KavH4904whereon he lieth shall beuncleanיִטְמָֽא׃ פyit.Ma'H2930.

25Andifכִּֽי־ki-H3588awomanוְאִשָּׁ֡הve.'i.ShahH802have an issue ofherH3605bloodדָּמָ֜הּda.MahH1818manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117notבְּלֹא֙be.Lo'H3808in the time ofherH3605impurityנִדָּתָ֔הּni.da.TahH5079, orifכִֽי־khi-H3588sheH1931have an issuebeyondעַל־'al-H5921the time ofherH3605impurityנִדָּתָ֑הּni.da.TahH5079;allH3605thedaysיְמֵ֞יye.MeiH3117of the issue ofherH3605uncleannessH5079sheH1931shall be as in thedaysכִּימֵ֧יki.MeiH3117ofherH3605impurityנִדָּתָ֛הּni.da.TahH5079:sheH1931isuncleanטְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'AhH2931.

26EveryH3605bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֞בha.mish.KavH4904whereonsheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834liethallH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofherH3605issue shall be untoherH3605as thebedכְּמִשְׁכַּ֥בke.mish.KavH4904ofherH3605impurityנִדָּתָ֖הּni.da.TahH5079: andeveryH3605thingהַכְּלִי֙ha.ke.LiH3627whereonsheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834sitteth shall beuncleanטָמֵ֣אta.Me'H2931, as theuncleannessH5079ofherH3605impurityנִדָּתָֽהּ׃ni.da.TahH5079.

27And whosoever toucheththoseוְכָל־ve.kholH3605things shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930, and shallwashוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH2930inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

28ButifH518sheH518becleansedטָהֲרָ֖הta.ha.RahH2891ofherH518issue, thensheH518shallnumberוְסָ֥פְרָהve.Sa.fe.rahH5608to herselfsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117, andafterוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310thatsheH518shall becleanתִּטְהָֽר׃tit.HarH2891.

29And on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117she shalltakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947untoherH413twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449, ortwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123, andbringוְהֵבִיאָ֤הve.he.vi.'AhH935them unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, to thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

30And thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallofferוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213the one for asinחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403offering, and theotherH259for aburntעֹלָ֑ה'o.LahH5930offering; and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722forherH5921beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for the issue ofherH5921uncleannessטֻמְאָתָֽהּ׃tum.'a.TahH2932.

31ThusH4191shall ye separate thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from theiruncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑םmi.tum.'a.TamH2932; that theydieיָמֻ֙תוּ֙ya.Mu.tuH4191notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808in theiruncleannessבְּטֻמְאָתָ֔םbe.tum.'a.TamH2932, when theydefileבְּטַמְּאָ֥םbe.ta.me.'AmH2930mytabernacleמִשְׁכָּנִ֖יmish.ka.NiH4908that is in themidstבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432of them.

32This is thelawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of him that hath anissueתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318, and of himwhoseוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233of copulation goeth from him,soמִמֶּ֛נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480that he isuncleanלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thereby;

33and ofherH7901that is sick withherH7901impurityבְּנִדָּתָ֔הּbe.ni.da.TahH5079, and of him that hath an issue, of themanוּלְאִ֕ישׁu.le.'IshH376, and of thewomanוְלַנְּקֵבָ֑הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347, and of him that lieth withherH7901that isuncleanטְמֵאָֽה׃ פte.me.'AhH2931.

Commentaries on Leviticus 15

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