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Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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New Century Version

Leviticus 15:9

Everything on which the person who is unclean sits when riding will become unclean.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ablution;   Defilement;   Purification;   Sanitation;   The Topic Concordance - Uncleanness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Defilement;   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;   Issue;   Leprosy;   Leviticus;   Water;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Leviticus;   Medicine;   Numbers, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ablution;   Cleanse;   Saddle;   Uncleanness;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ablution;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"'Whatever saddle he who has the discharge rides on shall be unclean.
King James Version
And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.
Lexham English Bible
And any saddle upon which the person who discharges rides becomes unclean.
New English Translation
Any means of riding the man with a discharge rides on will be unclean.
Amplified Bible
'Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides becomes unclean.
New American Standard Bible
'Every saddle on which the man with the discharge rides becomes unclean.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And what saddle soeuer he rideth vpon, that hath the issue, shalbe vncleane,
Legacy Standard Bible
Every saddle on which the person with the discharge rides becomes unclean.
Contemporary English Version
Any saddle or seat on which the man sits is unclean. And if you touch or carry either of these, you must wash your clothes and take a bath, but you still remain unclean until evening.
Complete Jewish Bible
Any saddle that the person with the discharge rides on will be unclean.
Darby Translation
And what carriage soever he rideth upon that hath the flux shall be unclean.
Easy-to-Read Version
If that man sits on a saddle, it will become unclean.
English Standard Version
And any saddle on which the one with the discharge rides shall be unclean.
George Lamsa Translation
And anything on which he rides who has the discharge shall be unclean,
Good News Translation
Any saddle or seat on which the man with the discharge sits is unclean.
Christian Standard Bible®
Any saddle the man with the discharge rides on will be unclean.
Literal Translation
And every saddle on which he who issues rides shall be unclean.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the saddell and what so euer he rydeth vpo, shalbe vncleane.
American Standard Version
And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be unclean.
Bible in Basic English
And any leather seat on a horse on which the unclean man has been seated will be unclean.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And what saddle soeuer he rydeth vpon that hath ye issue, shalbe vncleane.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be unclean.
King James Version (1611)
And what saddle soeuer he rideth vpon, that hath the issue, shall bee vncleane.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And every ass’s saddle, on which the man with the issue shall have mounted, shall be unclean till evening.
English Revised Version
And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be unclean.
Berean Standard Bible
Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The sadil on which he sittith,
Young's Literal Translation
`And all the saddle on which he rideth who hath the issue is unclean;
Update Bible Version
And whatever saddle he that has the discharge rides on shall be unclean.
Webster's Bible Translation
And whatever saddle he rideth upon that hath the issue, shall be unclean.
World English Bible
"'Whatever saddle he who has the discharge rides on shall be unclean.
New King James Version
Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean.
New Living Translation
Any saddle blanket on which the man rides will be ceremonially unclean.
New Life Bible
Any leather seat on which the man who is unclean has been sitting will be unclean.
New Revised Standard
Any saddle on which the one with the discharge rides shall be unclean.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, every saddle whereon he that hath the flux rideth, shall be unclean.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The saddle on which he hath sitten shall be unclean.
Revised Standard Version
And any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Every saddle on which the person with the discharge rides becomes unclean.

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord also said to Moses and Aaron, 2 "Say to the people of Israel: ‘When a fluid comes from a person's body, the fluid is unclean. 3 It doesn't matter if the fluid flows freely or if it is blocked from flowing; the fluid will make him unclean. This is the way the fluid makes him unclean: 4 "‘If the person who discharges the body fluid lies on a bed, that bed becomes unclean, and everything he sits on becomes unclean. 5 Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and the person will be unclean until evening. 6 Whoever sits on something that the person who discharges the fluid sat on must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 7 Anyone who touches the person who discharges the body fluid must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 8 "‘If the person who discharges the body fluid spits on someone who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 9 Everything on which the person who is unclean sits when riding will become unclean. 10 Anyone who touches something that was under him will be unclean until evening. And anyone who carries these things must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

saddle: The word merchav, from rachav, to ride, here rendered by our translators saddle, and frequently chariot. Mr. Harmer thinks rather means a litter, or coune, of which we have already given a description in Genesis 31:34. Genesis 31:34

Cross-References

Genesis 22:13
Then Abraham looked up and saw a male sheep caught in a bush by its horns. So Abraham went and took the sheep and killed it. He offered it as a whole burnt offering to God, and his son was saved.
Leviticus 1:3
"‘If the offering is a whole burnt offering from the herd, it must be a male that has nothing wrong with it. The person must take the animal to the entrance of the Meeting Tent so that the Lord will accept the offering.
Leviticus 1:10
"‘If the burnt offering is a sheep or a goat from the flock, it must be a male that has nothing wrong with it.
Leviticus 1:14
"‘If the whole burnt offering for the Lord is a bird, it must be a dove or a young pigeon.
Leviticus 3:1
"‘If a person's fellowship offering to the Lord is from the herd, it may be a male or female, but it must have nothing wrong with it.
Leviticus 3:6
"‘If a person's fellowship offering to the Lord is a lamb or a goat, it may be a male or female, but it must have nothing wrong with it.
Leviticus 9:2
He said to Aaron, "Take a bull calf and a male sheep that have nothing wrong with them, and offer them to the Lord . The calf will be a sin offering, and the male sheep will be a whole burnt offering.
Leviticus 9:4
Also take a bull and a male sheep for fellowship offerings, along with a grain offering mixed with oil. Offer all these things to the Lord , because the Lord will appear to you today.'"
Leviticus 12:8
"‘If she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make her clean so she will belong to the Lord again, and she will be clean.'"
Leviticus 14:22
and two doves or two young pigeons, which he can afford. One bird is for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And what saddle soever he sitteth upon that hath the issue,.... When he rides upon any beast, horse, ass, or camel, whatever is put upon the creature, and he sits upon it, the saddle, and whatever appertains to it, the housing and girdle:

shall be unclean; and not fit for another to use, but be defiling to him, as follows.


 
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