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THE MESSAGE

Leviticus 15:12

"If a pottery container is touched by someone with a discharge, you must break it; a wooden article is to be rinsed in water.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ablution;   Defilement;   Purification;   Sanitation;   The Topic Concordance - Uncleanness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Purifications or Baptisms;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Uncleanness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Clean, Unclean;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Issue Out of the Flesh;   Leper;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Discharge;   Dish;   Issue;   Leprosy;   Leviticus;   Water;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   House;   Leviticus;   Medicine;   Numbers, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Bason;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cleanse;   Talmud;   Uncleanness;   Wash;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"'The earthen vessel, which he who has the discharge touches, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
King James Version
And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
Lexham English Bible
But a clay vessel that the person who discharges touches must be broken, and any wood object must be rinsed with water.
New Century Version
"‘If a person who discharges a body fluid touches a clay bowl, that bowl must be broken. If he touches a wooden bowl, that bowl must be washed in water.
New English Translation
A clay vessel which the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed in water.
Amplified Bible
'An earthenware container that the one with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every wooden container shall be rinsed in water.
New American Standard Bible
'However, an earthenware vessel which the man with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every wooden vessel shall be rinsed in water.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the vessel of earth that he toucheth, which hath the issue, shalbe broken: and euery vessel of wood shalbe rinsed in water.
Legacy Standard Bible
However, an earthenware vessel which the person with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every wooden vessel shall be rinsed in water.
Contemporary English Version
Any clay pot that he touches must be destroyed, and any wooden bowl that he touches must be washed.
Complete Jewish Bible
If the person with the discharge touches a clay pot, it must be broken; if he touches a wooden utensil, it must be rinsed in water.
Darby Translation
And the vessel of earth that he toucheth who hath the flux shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
Easy-to-Read Version
"If a man with a discharge touches a clay bowl, that bowl must be broken. If he touches a wooden bowl, that bowl must be washed in water.
English Standard Version
And an earthenware vessel that the one with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
George Lamsa Translation
And the earthen vessel which he touched who has the discharge shall be broken; and every vessel of wood or of brass shall be washed in water.
Good News Translation
Any clay pot that the man touches must be broken, and any wooden bowl that he touches must be washed.
Christian Standard Bible®
Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, while any wooden utensil is to be rinsed with water.
Literal Translation
And the earthen vessel that he who issues touches shall be broken; and every wooden vessel shall be rinsed in water.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan he toucheth an erthen vessell, it shal be broken: but the treen vessell shal be rensed wt water.
American Standard Version
And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
Bible in Basic English
And any vessel of earth which has been touched by the unclean man will have to be broken and any vessel of wood washed.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The vessell of earth that he toucheth which hath the issue, shalbe broken: and all vessels of wood shalbe rensed in water.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
King James Version (1611)
And the vessell of earth that hee toucheth which hath the issue, shall bee broken: and euery vessell of wood shall be rinsed in water.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the earthen vessel which he that has the issue shall happen to touch, shall be broken; and a wooden vessel shall be washed with water, and shall be clean.
English Revised Version
And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
Berean Standard Bible
Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`A vessel of erthe which he touchith, schal be brokun; but a `vessel of tre schal be waischun in watir.
Young's Literal Translation
`And the earthen vessel which he who hath the issue cometh against is broken; and every wooden vessel is rinsed with water.
Update Bible Version
And the earthen vessel, which he that has the discharge touches, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the vessel of earth that he toucheth who hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
World English Bible
"'The earthen vessel, which he who has the discharge touches, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
New King James Version
The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
New Living Translation
Any clay pot the man touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil he touches must be rinsed with water.
New Life Bible
The clay pot that the man with the flow touches must be broken. And anything made of wood must be washed in water.
New Revised Standard
Any earthen vessel that the one with the discharge touches shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the earthen vessel which he that hath the flux toucheth shall be broken in pieces, - and, every vessel of wood, shall be rinsed in water.
Douay-Rheims Bible
If he touch a vessel of earth, it shall be broken: but if a vessel of wood, it shall be washed with water.
Revised Standard Version
And the earthen vessel which he who has the discharge touches shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'However, an earthenware vessel which the person with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every wooden vessel shall be rinsed in water.

Contextual Overview

1 God spoke to Moses and Aaron: "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, When a man has a discharge from his genitals, the discharge is unclean. Whether it comes from a seepage or an obstruction he is unclean. He is unclean all the days his body has a seepage or an obstruction. 4"Every bed on which he lies is ritually unclean, everything on which he sits is unclean. If someone touches his bed or sits on anything he's sat on, or touches the man with the discharge, he has to wash his clothes and bathe in water; he remains unclean until evening. 8"If the man with the discharge spits on someone who is clean, that person has to wash his clothes and bathe in water; he remains unclean until evening. Every saddle on which the man with the discharge rides is unclean. Whoever touches anything that has been under him becomes unclean until evening. Anyone who carries such an object must wash his clothes and bathe with water; he remains unclean until evening. If the one with the discharge touches someone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water; he remains unclean until evening. 12 "If a pottery container is touched by someone with a discharge, you must break it; a wooden article is to be rinsed in water. 13"When a person with a discharge is cleansed from it, he is to count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe in running water. Then he is clean. On the eighth day he is to take two doves or two pigeons and come before God at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and give them to the priest. The priest then offers one as an Absolution-Offering and one as a Whole-Burnt-Offering and makes atonement for him in the presence of God because of his discharge. 16"When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his entire body in water; he remains unclean until evening. Every piece of clothing and everything made of leather which gets semen on it must be washed with water; it remains unclean until evening. When a man sleeps with a woman and has an emission of semen, both are to wash in water; they remain unclean until evening.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

vessel: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 11:33, Proverbs 1:21, Proverbs 1:23, Proverbs 3:21, 2 Corinthians 5:1, Philippians 3:21

shall be broken: Psalms 2:9

Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:35 - they shall be

Cross-References

Genesis 2:21
God put the Man into a deep sleep. As he slept he removed one of his ribs and replaced it with flesh. God then used the rib that he had taken from the Man to make Woman and presented her to the Man.
Genesis 15:5
Then he took him outside and said, "Look at the sky. Count the stars. Can you do it? Count your descendants! You're going to have a big family, Abram!"
Genesis 15:8
Abram said, "Master God , how am I to know this, that it will all be mine?"
Genesis 15:9
God said, "Bring me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon."
Genesis 15:13
God said to Abram, "Know this: your descendants will live as outsiders in a land not theirs; they'll be enslaved and beaten down for 400 years. Then I'll punish their slave masters; your offspring will march out of there loaded with plunder. But not you; you'll have a long and full life and die a good and peaceful death. Not until the fourth generation will your descendants return here; sin is still a thriving business among the Amorites."
1 Samuel 26:12
David took the spear and water jug that were right beside Saul's head, and they slipped away. Not a soul saw. Not a soul knew. No one woke up! They all slept through the whole thing. A blanket of deep sleep from God had fallen on them.
Job 33:15
"In a dream, for instance, a vision at night, when men and women are deep in sleep, fast asleep in their beds— God opens their ears and impresses them with warnings To turn them back from something bad they're planning, from some reckless choice, And keep them from an early grave, from the river of no return.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the vessel of earth that he toucheth which hath an issue shall be broken,.... That it might not be made use of afterwards; which was ordered, that they might be careful what they touched who were in such circumstances: according to Gersom an earthen vessel received no uncleanness but from the middle, though he owns the law does not distinguish between the middle and the outside; wherefore Jarchi is of opinion, that if the back or outside of it was touched, it was unclean, and to be broken:

and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water; and after that be used: what should be the reason why an earthen vessel defiled by touching should be broken, and a wooden vessel defiled in the same way should not, but be rinsed and cleansed, when an earthen vessel might as well be rinsed and fit for use as that, is not easy to say; it depended upon the will of the lawgiver: according to Ainsworth, the one may signify the destruction of reprobate persons, the other the cleansing of penitent sinners.


 
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