Leviticus 15:16
And if any man's seed of emission goes out from him, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until the evening.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
If a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his entire body with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his fsh in water, and be uncan until the even.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And if any man's{H376} seed{H2233} of copulation{H7902} go out{H3318} from him, then he shall bathe{H7364} all his flesh{H1320} in water,{H4325} and be unclean{H2930} until the even.{H6153}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And if any man's{H376} seed{H2233} of copulation{H7902} go out{H3318}{(H8799)} from him, then he shall wash{H7364}{(H8804)} all his flesh{H1320} in water{H4325}, and be unclean{H2930}{(H8804)} until the even{H6153}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Yf any mans seed departe fro him in his slepe, he shall wassh his flesh in water ad be vncleane vntill eue.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan a mans sede departeth from him in slepe, the same shal bathe all his flesh wt water, and be vncleane vntyll the euen.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Also if any mans issue of seede depart from him, he shal wash all his flesh in water, and be vncleane vntill the euen.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
If any mans seede depart fro hym in his sleepe, he shall washe all his fleshe in water, and be vncleane vntyll ye euen.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"'If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`And when a man's seed of copulation goeth out from him, then he hath bathed with water all his flesh, and been unclean till the evening.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And if a man's seed goes out from him, then all his body will have to be bathed in water and he will be unclean till evening.
World English Bible (2000)
"'If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the evening.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“‘When a man has a seminal emission, he must bathe his whole body in water and be unclean until evening,
Referenced Verses
- Lev 22:4 : 4 Whoever of the descendants of Aaron is a leper, or has a discharge; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man who has an emission of seed;
- Deut 23:10-11 : 10 If there is among you any man, who is not clean because of uncleanness that happens to him by night, then he shall go outside the camp, he shall not come within the camp: 11 But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall wash himself with water; and when the sun is down, he shall come back into the camp.
- Lev 15:5 : 5 And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
- 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;
- 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Lev 15:17-2812 verses93%
17 And every garment, and every leather, where there is the seed of emission, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
18 The woman also with whom a man lies with seed of emission, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
19 And if a woman has an issue, and her issue in her body is blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening.
20 And everything that she lies upon in her separation shall be unclean: everything also that she sits upon shall be unclean.
21 And whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
22 And whoever touches anything that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
23 And if it is on her bed, or on anything where she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.
24 And if any man lies with her at all, and her impurity is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed where he lies shall be unclean.
25 And if a woman has an issue of her blood for many days outside of the time of her separation, or if it runs beyond the time of her separation; all the days of her issue of uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.
26 Every bed where she lies all the days of her issue shall be to her as the bed of her separation: and whatever she sits upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
27 And whoever touches those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
28 But if she is cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
- Lev 15:2-1312 verses86%
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When any man has a discharge from his body, because of his discharge he is unclean.
3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped from his discharge, it is his uncleanness.
4 Every bed where he lies that has the discharge is unclean: and everything where he sits shall be unclean.
5 And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
6 And he that sits on anything where he sat who has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
7 And he that touches the body of him that has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
8 And if he that has the discharge spits on him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
9 And whatever saddle he rides upon that has the discharge shall be unclean.
10 And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening: and he that bears any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
11 And whomever he touches that has the discharge, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
12 And the earthen vessel, which he touches that has the discharge, shall be broken: and every wooden vessel shall be rinsed in water.
13 And when he that has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water, and shall be clean.
- Lev 15:31-333 verses86%
31 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.
32 This is the law of him that has an issue, and of him whose seed goes from him, and is defiled by it;
33 And of her that is sick of her impurity, and of him that has an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lies with her that is unclean.
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15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his discharge.
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18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he has discovered her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
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16 But if he does not wash them, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.
- Num 19:19-224 verses79%
19 And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening.
20 But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of purification has not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
21 And it shall be a perpetual statute to them, that he who sprinkles the water of purification shall wash his clothes; and he who touches the water of purification shall be unclean until evening.
22 And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul who touches it shall be unclean until evening.
- Lev 22:4-63 verses78%
4 Whoever of the descendants of Aaron is a leper, or has a discharge; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man who has an emission of seed;
5 Or whoever touches any creeping thing, by which he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;
6 The soul who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he washes his flesh with water.
- Num 19:7-82 verses78%
7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his body in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until evening.
8 And he who burns her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
- Deut 23:10-112 verses78%
10 If there is among you any man, who is not clean because of uncleanness that happens to him by night, then he shall go outside the camp, he shall not come within the camp:
11 But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall wash himself with water; and when the sun is down, he shall come back into the camp.
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3 Or if he touches human uncleanness, whatever uncleanness it is that a man may be defiled with, and it is hidden from him; when he becomes aware of it, then he shall be guilty.
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28 And if the woman is not defiled, but is clean, then she shall be free and shall conceive children.
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15 And every open vessel, which has no covering bound on it, is unclean.
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25 And whoever carries any part of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
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32 And upon whatever any of them, when they are dead, does fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or bag, whatever vessel it is, in which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; so it shall be cleansed.
- Num 19:11-122 verses74%
11 He who touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he does not purify himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.
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2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a woman conceives and gives birth to a male child, then she shall be unclean for seven days; as in the days of her customary impurity, she shall be unclean.
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21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.