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Literal Standard Version
Leviticus 15:18
And a woman with whom a man lies with seed [from] intercourse, they also have bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening.
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Hebrew Names Version
If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
King James Version
The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
Lexham English Bible
If there is a woman with whom a man lies down and there is an emission of semen, then they shall wash themselves with water, and they shall be unclean until the evening.
If there is a woman with whom a man lies down and there is an emission of semen, then they shall wash themselves with water, and they shall be unclean until the evening.
New Century Version
"‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman and semen comes out, both people must bathe in water; they will be unclean until evening.
"‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman and semen comes out, both people must bathe in water; they will be unclean until evening.
New English Translation
When a man has sexual intercourse with a woman and there is a seminal emission, they must bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
When a man has sexual intercourse with a woman and there is a seminal emission, they must bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
Amplified Bible
'If a man lies with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
'If a man lies with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
New American Standard Bible
'If a man sleeps with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
'If a man sleeps with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
Geneva Bible (1587)
If he that hath an issue of seede, do lie with a woman, they shall both wash themselues with water, and be vncleane vntill the euen.
If he that hath an issue of seede, do lie with a woman, they shall both wash themselues with water, and be vncleane vntill the euen.
Legacy Standard Bible
If there is a woman with whom a man lies so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
If there is a woman with whom a man lies so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
Contemporary English Version
After having sex, both the man and the woman must take a bath, but they still remain unclean until evening.
After having sex, both the man and the woman must take a bath, but they still remain unclean until evening.
Complete Jewish Bible
If a man goes to bed with a woman and has sexual relations, both are to bathe themselves in water; they will be unclean until evening.
If a man goes to bed with a woman and has sexual relations, both are to bathe themselves in water; they will be unclean until evening.
Darby Translation
And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation—they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.
And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation—they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.
Easy-to-Read Version
If a woman has sexual relations with a man, and he has a flow of semen, both the man and the woman must bathe in water. They will be unclean until evening.
If a woman has sexual relations with a man, and he has a flow of semen, both the man and the woman must bathe in water. They will be unclean until evening.
English Standard Version
If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.
If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.
George Lamsa Translation
If a woman also lie with a man having an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.
If a woman also lie with a man having an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.
Good News Translation
After sexual intercourse both the man and the woman must take a bath, and they remain unclean until evening.
After sexual intercourse both the man and the woman must take a bath, and they remain unclean until evening.
Christian Standard Bible®
If a man sleeps with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them are to bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
If a man sleeps with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them are to bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
Literal Translation
And a woman with whom a man lies with an emission of semen shall bathe with water, and be unclean until the evening.
And a woman with whom a man lies with an emission of semen shall bathe with water, and be unclean until the evening.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A woman, by whom soch one lyeth, shall bathe hir self wt water, and be vncleane vntyll the euen.
A woman, by whom soch one lyeth, shall bathe hir self wt water, and be vncleane vntyll the euen.
American Standard Version
The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
Bible in Basic English
And if a man has sex relations with a woman and his seed goes out from him, the two of them will have to be bathed in water and will be unclean till evening.
And if a man has sex relations with a woman and his seed goes out from him, the two of them will have to be bathed in water and will be unclean till evening.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if he yt hath such an issue of seede, do lye with a woman, they shall both washe them selues with water, and be vncleane vntyll the euen.
And if he yt hath such an issue of seede, do lye with a woman, they shall both washe them selues with water, and be vncleane vntyll the euen.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The woman also with whom a man shall lie carnally, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
The woman also with whom a man shall lie carnally, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
King James Version (1611)
The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bath themselues in water, and be vncleane vntill the Euen.
The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bath themselues in water, and be vncleane vntill the Euen.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And a woman, if a man shall lie with her with seed of copulation—they shall both bathe themselves in water and shall be unclean until evening.
And a woman, if a man shall lie with her with seed of copulation—they shall both bathe themselves in water and shall be unclean until evening.
English Revised Version
The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
Berean Standard Bible
If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The womman with which he `is couplid fleischli, schal be waischun in watir, and schal be vncleene `til to euentid.
The womman with which he `is couplid fleischli, schal be waischun in watir, and schal be vncleene `til to euentid.
Young's Literal Translation
`And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation, they also have bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
`And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation, they also have bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
Update Bible Version
And if a woman shall lie with a man, with an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
And if a woman shall lie with a man, with an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Webster's Bible Translation
The woman also with whom man shall lie [with] seed of copulation, they shall [both] bathe [themselves] in water, and be unclean until the evening.
The woman also with whom man shall lie [with] seed of copulation, they shall [both] bathe [themselves] in water, and be unclean until the evening.
World English Bible
If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
New King James Version
Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.
Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.
New Living Translation
After a man and a woman have sexual intercourse, they must each bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until the next evening.
After a man and a woman have sexual intercourse, they must each bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until the next evening.
New Life Bible
If a man lies with a woman so that seed goes out from him, they must both wash themselves in water and will be unclean until evening.
If a man lies with a woman so that seed goes out from him, they must both wash themselves in water and will be unclean until evening.
New Revised Standard
If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.
If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Also, a woman with whom man lieth carnally, then shall they bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Also, a woman with whom man lieth carnally, then shall they bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The woman, with whom he copulateth, shall be washed with water: and shall be unclean until the evening.
The woman, with whom he copulateth, shall be washed with water: and shall be unclean until the evening.
Revised Standard Version
If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'If a man lies with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
'If a man lies with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.
Contextual Overview
1And YHWH speaks to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2"Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: When there is discharging out of the flesh of any man, he [is] unclean [from] his discharge; 3and this is his uncleanness in his discharge—his flesh has run with his discharge, or his flesh has stopped from his discharge; it [is] his uncleanness. 4Every bed on which he who has the discharging lies is unclean, and every vessel on which he sits is unclean; 5and anyone who comes against his bed washes his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening. 6And he who is sitting on the vessel on which he sits who has the discharging, washes his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening. 7And he who is coming against the flesh of him who has the discharging, washes his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening. 8And when he who has the discharging spits on him who is clean, then he has washed his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening. 9And all the saddle on which he who has the discharging rides is unclean; 10and anyone who is coming against anything which is under him is unclean until the evening, and he who is carrying them washes his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the woman: Leviticus 15:5, Ephesians 4:17-19, Ephesians 5:3-11, 2 Timothy 2:22, 1 Peter 2:11
unclean: Exodus 19:15, 1 Samuel 21:4, 1 Samuel 21:5, Psalms 51:5, 1 Corinthians 6:12, 1 Corinthians 6:18, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, Hebrews 13:4
Cross-References
Genesis 2:14
and the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel, it [is] that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is the Euphrates.
and the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel, it [is] that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 12:7
And YHWH appears to Abram and says, "To your seed I give this land"; and there he builds an altar to YHWH, who has appeared to him.
And YHWH appears to Abram and says, "To your seed I give this land"; and there he builds an altar to YHWH, who has appeared to him.
Genesis 13:15
for the whole of the land which you are seeing, I give it to you and to your Seed for all time.
for the whole of the land which you are seeing, I give it to you and to your Seed for all time.
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of YHWH has been to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I [am] a shield to you, your reward [is] exceedingly great."
After these things the word of YHWH has been to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I [am] a shield to you, your reward [is] exceedingly great."
Genesis 15:2
And Abram says, "Lord YHWH, what do You give to me, and I am going childless? And an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer."
And Abram says, "Lord YHWH, what do You give to me, and I am going childless? And an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer."
Genesis 15:3
And Abram says, "Behold, to me You have not given seed, and behold, a servant will be my heir."
And Abram says, "Behold, to me You have not given seed, and behold, a servant will be my heir."
Genesis 15:4
And behold, the word of YHWH [is] to him, saying, "This [one] will not be your heir; but he who comes out from your bowels, he will be your heir";
And behold, the word of YHWH [is] to him, saying, "This [one] will not be your heir; but he who comes out from your bowels, he will be your heir";
Genesis 15:7
And He says to him, "I [am] YHWH who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to you this land to possess it";
And He says to him, "I [am] YHWH who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to you this land to possess it";
Genesis 15:8
and he says, "Lord YHWH, whereby do I know that I possess it?"
and he says, "Lord YHWH, whereby do I know that I possess it?"
Genesis 15:13
and He says to Abram, "knowing—know that your seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,
and He says to Abram, "knowing—know that your seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The woman also with whom man shall lie [with] seed of copulation,.... It seems to respect any congress of a man and woman, whether in fornication or adultery, or lawful marriage, and particularly the latter; for though marriage is honourable and holy, and carnal copulation in itself lawful, yet such is the sinfulness of nature, that as no act is performed without pollution, so neither that of generation, and by which the corruption of nature is propagated, and therefore required a ceremonial cleansing:
they shall [both] bathe [themselves] in water, and be unclean until the even; so Herodotus f reports, that as often as a Babylonian man lay with his wife, he had used to sit by consecrated incense, and the woman did the same: and in the morning they were both washed, and did not touch any vessel before they had washed themselves; and he says the Arabians did the like: and the same historian relates g of the Egyptians, that they never go into their temples from their wives unwashed; see Exodus 19:15.
f Clio, sive, l. 1. c. 198. g Euterpe, sive, l. 2. c. 64.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Most of the ancient religions made a similar recognition of impurity and of the need of purfication.
Leviticus 15:17
Every garment - Compare Jude 1:23.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Leviticus 15:18. They shall both bathe themselves] What a wonderful tendency had these ordinances to prevent all excesses! The pains which such persons must take, the separations which they must observe, and the privations which, in consequence, they must be exposed to in the way of commerce, traffic, &c., would prevent them from making an unlawful use of lawful things.
