Leviticus 15:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You must warn the Israelites about their impurity, so they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncanness; that they die not in their uncanness, when they defi my tabernac that is among them.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Thus shall you separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they do not die in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is in the midst of them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Make the childern of Israel to kepe them selues fro their vnclenesse, that they dye not in their vnclenesse: whe they haue defiled my habitacion that is amonge them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus shal ye se that the childre of Israel kepe them selues from their vnclenesse, that they dye not in their vnclennesse, whan they defyle my habitacion, which is amoge you.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus shal yee separate the children of Israel from their vncleannes, that they dye not in their vncleannesse, if they defile my Tabernacle that is among them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thus shall ye syft the chyldren of Israel from their vncleanenesse, that they dye not in their vncleanenesse: if they defyle my tabernacle that is among the.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that [is] among them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "'Thus you shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, so they will not die in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is in their midst.'"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And ye have separated the sons of Israel from their uncleanness, and they die not in their uncleanness, in their defiling My tabernacle which `is' in their midst.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is in the midst of them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is in the midst of them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In this way may the children of Israel be made free from all sorts of unclean conditions, so that death may not overtake them when they are unclean and when they make unclean my holy place which is among them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "'Thus you shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, so they will not die in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is in their midst.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Summary of Purification Regulations for Bodily Discharges“‘Thus you are to set the Israelites apart from their impurity so that they do not die in their impurity by defiling my tabernacle which is in their midst.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 5:3 : 3 Send both men and women away; send them outside the camp so that they do not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.
  • Num 19:13 : 13 Anyone who touches a dead body, the lifeless body of a person who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the LORD's tabernacle. That person must be cut off from Israel because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him. He remains unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.
  • Num 19:20 : 20 But if someone is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
  • Ezek 5:11 : 11 Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and abominations, I Myself will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will show no pity.
  • Ezek 23:38 : 38 They have also done this to me: On the same day they defiled my sanctuary and desecrated my Sabbaths.
  • Ezek 44:5-7 : 5 And the LORD said to me, 'Son of man, pay attention and look with your eyes and hear with your ears everything I am telling you about the regulations of the temple of the LORD and all its laws. Set your heart on the entrance of the temple and all its exits.' 6 And say to the rebellious house of Israel, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel!' 7 When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in My sanctuary and profane it—My house—by offering My food, the fat, and the blood, you broke My covenant with all your abominations.
  • Ezek 44:23 : 23 They are to teach My people the difference between what is holy and what is common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.
  • Dan 9:27 : 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week, he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, until the decreed destruction is poured out on the desolator.
  • 1 Cor 3:17 : 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
  • Heb 10:29 : 29 How much more severe punishment do you think someone deserves who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
  • Heb 12:14-15 : 14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
  • Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain people have secretly slipped in among you—those who were written about long ago as being destined for this condemnation. They are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into a license for immorality and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
  • Deut 24:8 : 8 Be very careful to follow the instructions regarding serious skin diseases, and do exactly what the Levitical priests teach you. Be sure to do everything I have commanded them.
  • Ps 66:18 : 18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
  • Lev 11:47 : 47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.
  • Lev 13:59 : 59 This is the law concerning any mark of mildew on a wool or linen garment, whether in the warp or woof, or on any leather article, to determine whether it is clean or unclean.
  • Lev 19:30 : 30 Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
  • Lev 20:3 : 3 I will set my face against that man and cut him off from among his people because he has given his children to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.
  • Lev 21:23 : 23 but he must not enter behind the curtain or come near the altar because he has a defect. He must not profane My sanctuary, for I am the LORD who makes them holy.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Lev 15:32-33
    2 verses
    81%

    32This is the law concerning the man with a discharge and anyone who has an emission of semen that makes him unclean.

    33It also applies to a woman during her menstrual period, to anyone—male or female—with a discharge, and to a man who lies with a woman who is unclean.

  • Num 19:11-14
    4 verses
    81%

    11Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean for seven days.

    12He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day and the seventh day, he will not be clean.

    13Anyone who touches a dead body, the lifeless body of a person who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the LORD's tabernacle. That person must be cut off from Israel because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him. He remains unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.

    14This is the law: When a person dies in a tent, everyone who enters the tent and everyone who is in the tent shall be unclean for seven days.

  • Num 5:2-3
    2 verses
    81%

    2Command the Israelites to send every person who has a skin disease, every person with a discharge, and anyone who is ceremonially unclean because of contact with a dead body out of the camp.

    3Send both men and women away; send them outside the camp so that they do not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.

  • Exod 30:20-21
    2 verses
    80%

    20When they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a fire offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

    21They shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This will be a perpetual statute for them—for him and for his descendants throughout their generations.

  • Num 19:20-22
    3 verses
    79%

    20But if someone is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

    21This shall be a permanent statute for them. The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and anyone who touches the water of purification will remain unclean until evening.

    22Anything that the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will remain unclean until evening.

  • Lev 15:30
    79%

    30The priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way, the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD because of her discharge.

  • Lev 15:26-27
    2 verses
    79%

    26Any bed she lies on during her discharge will be like her bed during menstruation; any object she sits on will be unclean as during her menstrual impurity.

    27Anyone who touches them will be unclean. They must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and will remain unclean until evening.

  • Num 18:22
    78%

    22From now on, the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and die.

  • Lev 22:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3Say to them: 'If any of your descendants in future generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the LORD while he is ceremonially unclean, that person will be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.'

    4If any man from Aaron's descendants has a skin disease or a discharge, he must not eat from the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has had an emission of semen,

    5or touches any unclean crawling creature that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean by whatever means—

    6the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and must not eat any of the holy things unless he has bathed in water.

  • Lev 15:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

    2Speak to the Israelites and tell them: If any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean.

    3This is how his uncleanness will be identified in regard to his discharge: whether his body allows his discharge to flow or whether it blocks it, it is uncleanness.

  • Lev 10:10
    78%

    10You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean.

  • Lev 22:9
    78%

    9They must keep My commands and not bear guilt by treating the holy things improperly, for if they do, they will die because of it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

  • Num 18:32
    78%

    32You will not bear any sin by bringing the best of it, but you must not desecrate the sacred gifts of the Israelites, or you will die.

  • Num 8:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

    7This is how you will purify them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification, have them shave their entire bodies with a razor, and have them wash their clothes and purify themselves.

  • Lev 16:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16In this way, he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the tent of meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

    17No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel.

  • Lev 21:1
    77%

    1The LORD said to Moses, 'Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and tell them: A priest shall not defile himself by coming into contact with a dead person among his people.

  • Lev 15:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15The priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, making atonement for him before the LORD for his discharge.

    16If a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his entire body with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

  • Lev 15:7
    77%

    7Anyone who touches the body of the man with the discharge must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and will remain unclean until evening.

  • Lev 18:24
    76%

    24Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things.

  • Lev 18:30
    76%

    30So keep my charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were done before you, so you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 15:10
    76%

    10Anyone who touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening. Anyone who carries these items must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and will remain unclean until evening.

  • Lev 15:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21Anyone who touches her bed must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and will remain unclean until evening.

    22Anyone who touches any object she has sat on must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and will remain unclean until evening.

  • Num 31:24
    76%

    24On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that, you may enter the camp.

  • Lev 16:19
    76%

    19He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.

  • Lev 14:11
    76%

    11The priest who performs the cleansing shall present the person to be cleansed, along with these offerings, before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

  • Lev 15:5
    76%

    5Anyone who touches his bed must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and will remain unclean until evening.

  • Num 8:15
    76%

    15After this, the Levites may go in to serve at the tent of meeting. You shall purify them and present them as a wave offering.

  • Lev 11:32
    76%

    32Any object upon which one of their dead bodies falls will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, leather, or sackcloth. Whatever is used to do work must be put into water; it will remain unclean until the evening, then it will be clean.

  • Lev 16:28
    75%

    28The person who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; afterward, he may come into the camp.

  • Ezek 44:25
    75%

    25Priests must not come near a dead person and defile themselves, except for a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister. For these, they may defile themselves.

  • Lev 22:15
    75%

    15The priests must not allow the sacred offerings of the people of Israel, which they present to the LORD, to be defiled.

  • Lev 17:16
    75%

    16But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will bear their guilt.