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Thursday, August 28th, 2025
the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
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Literal Standard Version

Leviticus 15:23

And if it [is] on the bed, or on the vessel on which she is sitting, in his coming against it, he is unclean until the evening.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Defilement;   Menstruation;   Purification;   Sanitation;   Women;   The Topic Concordance - Sexual Activities;   Uncleanness;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Uncleanness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Clean, Unclean;   Command, Commandment;   Woman;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Discharge;   Issue;   Leprosy;   Leviticus;   Water;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Leviticus;   Medicine;   Numbers, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ablution;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Baraita De-Niddah;   Baths, Bathing;   Pharisees;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
If it is on the bed, or on anything whereon she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.
King James Version
And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
Lexham English Bible
And if it is on the bed or on the object on which she sits, at his touching it he becomes unclean until the evening.
New Century Version
It does not matter if the person touched the woman's bed or something she sat on; he will be unclean until evening.
New English Translation
If there is something on the bed or on the furniture she sits on, when he touches it he will be unclean until evening,
Amplified Bible
'And if it is on her bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.
New American Standard Bible
'Whether it be on the bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So that whether he touche her bed, or any thing whereon shee hath sit, he shalbe vncleane vnto the euen.
Legacy Standard Bible
Whether it be on the bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.
Complete Jewish Bible
Whether he is on the bed or on something she sits on, when he touches it, he will be unclean until evening.
Darby Translation
And if it be on the bed, or on anything whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
Easy-to-Read Version
It doesn't matter if they touched the woman's bed or if they touched something she sat on, they will be unclean until evening.
English Standard Version
Whether it is the bed or anything on which she sits, when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening.
George Lamsa Translation
And if it be on the bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.
Christian Standard Bible®
If discharge is on the bed or the furniture she was sitting on, when he touches it he will be unclean until evening.
Literal Translation
And if it is on the bed, or on anything on which she sits when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.
American Standard Version
And if it be on the bed, or on anything whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
Bible in Basic English
Anyone touching anything on the bed or on the thing on which she has been seated, will be unclean till evening.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So that whether he touche her bed, or any vessell wheron she hath sytten, he shalbe vncleane vntyll the euenyng.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if he be on the bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
King James Version (1611)
And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when hee toucheth it, he shall be vncleane vntill the Euen.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And whether it be while she is on her bed, or on a seat which she may happen to sit upon when he touches her, he shall be unclean till evening.
English Revised Version
And if it be on the bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
Berean Standard Bible
and whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Who euer touchith ony vessel on which sche sittith, he schal waische hise clothis, and he schal be waischun in watir, and schal be defoulid `til to euentid.
Young's Literal Translation
`And if it [is] on the bed, or on the vessel on which she is sitting, in his coming against it, he is unclean till the evening.
Update Bible Version
And if it is on the bed, or on anything whereon she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.
Webster's Bible Translation
And if it [be] on [her] bed, or on any thing on which she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the evening.
World English Bible
If it is on the bed, or on anything whereon she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.
New King James Version
If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.
New Living Translation
This includes her bed or any other object she has sat on; you will be unclean until evening if you touch it.
New Life Bible
If he touches anything on her bed or where she sat, he will be unclean until evening.
New Revised Standard
whether it is the bed or anything upon which she sits, when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, whether, on her bed, it is, or on any thing whereon she hath been sitting, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the evening;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whosoever shall touch any vessel on which she sitteth, shall wash his clothes: and himself being washed with water, shall be defiled until the evening.
Revised Standard Version
whether it is the bed or anything upon which she sits, when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Whether it be on the bed or on the thing on which she is sitting, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.

Contextual Overview

19And when a woman has discharging—blood is her discharge in her flesh—she is in her separation [for] seven days, and anyone who is coming against her is unclean until the evening. 20And anything on which she lies in her separation is unclean, and anything on which she sits is unclean; 21and anyone who is coming against her bed washes his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening. 22And anyone who is coming against any vessel on which she sits washes his garments, and has washed with water, and been unclean until the evening. 23And if it [is] on the bed, or on the vessel on which she is sitting, in his coming against it, he is unclean until the evening.24And if a man really lies with her, and her separation is on him, then he has been unclean [for] seven days, and all the bed on which he lies is unclean. 25And when a woman's discharge of blood flows many days within the time of her separation, or when it flows over her separation—all the days of the discharge of her uncleanness are as the days of her separation; she [is] unclean. 26Every bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge is as the bed of her separation to her, and every vessel on which she sits is unclean as the uncleanness of her separation; 27and anyone who is coming against them is unclean, and has washed his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening. 28And if she has been clean from her discharge, then she has numbered seven days for herself, and afterward she is clean;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if it [be] on [her] bed, or on anything whereon she sitteth,.... That is, if any person or thing should be upon her bed or seat; a vessel on her bed, or a vessel upon a vessel, as Aben Ezra expresses it:

when he toucheth it; that person or thing that should be on her bed or seat, as well as touch her bed or seat:

shall be unclean until the even; in a ceremonial sense; so defiling was a woman in such circumstances, and to whom the Scriptures often compare unclean persons and things: and Pliny i speaks of menstrues as very infectious, or worse, to various creatures and things, in a natural way.

i Nat. Hist. l. 7. c. 15.


 
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