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New Revised Standard
Leviticus 15:17
Everything made of cloth or of skin on which the semen falls shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
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Hebrew Names Version
Every garment, and every skin, whereon the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
Every garment, and every skin, whereon the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
King James Version
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
Lexham English Bible
And any garment and anything leather on which is an emission of semen shall be washed with water, and it shall be unclean until the evening.
And any garment and anything leather on which is an emission of semen shall be washed with water, and it shall be unclean until the evening.
New Century Version
If the fluid gets on any clothing or leather, it must be washed with water; it will be unclean until evening.
If the fluid gets on any clothing or leather, it must be washed with water; it will be unclean until evening.
New English Translation
and he must wash in water any clothing or leather that has semen on it, and it will be unclean until evening.
and he must wash in water any clothing or leather that has semen on it, and it will be unclean until evening.
Amplified Bible
'Every garment and every leather on which there is semen shall be washed with water, and shall be unclean until evening.
'Every garment and every leather on which there is semen shall be washed with water, and shall be unclean until evening.
New American Standard Bible
'As for any garment or any leather on which there is a seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening.
'As for any garment or any leather on which there is a seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And euery garment, & euery skinne whereupon shalbe issue of seede, shall be euen washed with water, and be vncleane vnto the euen.
And euery garment, & euery skinne whereupon shalbe issue of seede, shall be euen washed with water, and be vncleane vnto the euen.
Legacy Standard Bible
As for any garment or any leather on which there is seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening.
As for any garment or any leather on which there is seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening.
Contemporary English Version
If the semen touches anything made of cloth or leather, these must be washed, but they still remain unclean until evening.
If the semen touches anything made of cloth or leather, these must be washed, but they still remain unclean until evening.
Complete Jewish Bible
Any clothing or leather on which there is any semen is to be washed with water; it will be unclean until evening.
Any clothing or leather on which there is any semen is to be washed with water; it will be unclean until evening.
Darby Translation
And every garment, and every skin, whereon the seed of copulation shall be, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
And every garment, and every skin, whereon the seed of copulation shall be, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
Easy-to-Read Version
If the semen is on any clothing or leather, that clothing or leather must be washed with water. It will be unclean until evening.
If the semen is on any clothing or leather, that clothing or leather must be washed with water. It will be unclean until evening.
English Standard Version
And every garment and every skin on which the semen comes shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening.
And every garment and every skin on which the semen comes shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening.
George Lamsa Translation
And every garment or bed on which the semen has fallen shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening.
And every garment or bed on which the semen has fallen shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening.
Good News Translation
Anything made of cloth or leather on which the semen falls must be washed, and it remains unclean until evening.
Anything made of cloth or leather on which the semen falls must be washed, and it remains unclean until evening.
Christian Standard Bible®
Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen is to be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen is to be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
Literal Translation
And every garment, and every skin on which the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
And every garment, and every skin on which the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And all clothes, and euery skynne that is stained with soch sede, shall he wash with water, & be vncleane vntyll the euen.
And all clothes, and euery skynne that is stained with soch sede, shall he wash with water, & be vncleane vntyll the euen.
American Standard Version
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
Bible in Basic English
And any clothing or skin on which the seed comes is to be washed with water and be unclean till evening.
And any clothing or skin on which the seed comes is to be washed with water and be unclean till evening.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And euery garment, and euery skinne wherin is such seede of sleepe, shalbe wasshed with water, and be vncleane vntyll the euen.
And euery garment, and euery skinne wherin is such seede of sleepe, shalbe wasshed with water, and be vncleane vntyll the euen.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the flow of seed, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the flow of seed, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
King James Version (1611)
And euery garment and euery skinne whereon is the seede of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be vncleane vntill the Euen.
And euery garment and euery skinne whereon is the seede of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be vncleane vntill the Euen.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And every garment, and every skin on which there shall be the seed of copulation shall both be washed with water, and be unclean until evening.
And every garment, and every skin on which there shall be the seed of copulation shall both be washed with water, and be unclean until evening.
English Revised Version
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
Berean Standard Bible
Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He schal waische in watir the cloth `and skyn which he hath, and it schal be unclene `til to euentid.
He schal waische in watir the cloth `and skyn which he hath, and it schal be unclene `til to euentid.
Young's Literal Translation
`And any garment, or any skin on which there is seed of copulation, hath also been washed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
`And any garment, or any skin on which there is seed of copulation, hath also been washed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
Update Bible Version
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the semen, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the semen, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
Webster's Bible Translation
And every garment, and every skin on which is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
And every garment, and every skin on which is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
World English Bible
Every garment, and every skin, whereon the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
Every garment, and every skin, whereon the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
New King James Version
And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening.
And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening.
New Living Translation
Any clothing or leather with semen on it must be washed in water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
Any clothing or leather with semen on it must be washed in water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
New Life Bible
Any clothing or leather on which the seed touches must be washed with water. It will be unclean until evening.
Any clothing or leather on which the seed touches must be washed with water. It will be unclean until evening.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, in the case of any garment or any skin whereupon there shall come to be an outflow of seed, then shall it be washed in water, and be unclean until the evening.
And, in the case of any garment or any skin whereupon there shall come to be an outflow of seed, then shall it be washed in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The garment or skin that he weareth, he shall wash with water: and it shall be unclean until the evening.
The garment or skin that he weareth, he shall wash with water: and it shall be unclean until the evening.
Revised Standard Version
And every garment and every skin on which the semen comes shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
And every garment and every skin on which the semen comes shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'As for any garment or any leather on which there is seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening.
'As for any garment or any leather on which there is seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening.
Contextual Overview
1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: When any man has a discharge from his member, his discharge makes him ceremonially unclean. 3 The uncleanness of his discharge is this: whether his member flows with his discharge, or his member is stopped from discharging, it is uncleanness for him. 4 Every bed on which the one with the discharge lies shall be unclean; and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. 5 Anyone who touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening. 6 All who sit on anything on which the one with the discharge has sat shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening. 7 All who touch the body of the one with the discharge shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening. 8 If the one with the discharge spits on persons who are clean, then they shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening. 9 Any saddle on which the one with the discharge rides shall be unclean. 10 All who touch anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening, and all who carry such a thing shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
skin: The poorer class of Arabs of our times make use of mats in their tents; and other inhabitants of these countries, who affect ancient simplicity of manners, make use of goat-skins. Dr. R. Chandler, in his Travels in Greece, tells us, that he saw some dervishes at Athens sitting on goat-skins; and that he was afterwards conducted into a room furnished in like manner, with the same kind of carpeting, where he was treated with a pipe and coffee by the chief dervish. Those that are at all acquainted with Oriental manners, in these later times, know that their dervishes - who are a sort of Mohammedan devotees, a good deal resembling the begging friars of the church or Rome affect great simplicity, and even sometimes austerity, in their dress and way of living. As these dervishes that Dr. Chandler visited sat on goat-skins, and used no other kind of carpet for the accommodation of those who visited them, so it should seem that the Israelites in the wilderness made use of skins for mattresses to lie upon, and consequently, we may equally suppose to sit upon in the day time, instead of a carpet.
Reciprocal: Leviticus 7:8 - even the priest Numbers 31:23 - ye shall make Deuteronomy 23:11 - when evening 1 Samuel 20:26 - he is not clean
Cross-References
Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "O Lord God , what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
But Abram said, "O Lord God , what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, "You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir."
And Abram said, "You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir."
Genesis 15:18
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates,
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates,
Genesis 15:19
the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,
the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,
Deuteronomy 4:20
But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron-smelter, out of Egypt, to become a people of his very own possession, as you are now.
But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron-smelter, out of Egypt, to become a people of his very own possession, as you are now.
Judges 6:21
Then the angel of the Lord reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.
Then the angel of the Lord reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.
Judges 13:20
When the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar while Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
When the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar while Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
2 Samuel 22:9
Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
1 Chronicles 21:26
David built there an altar to the Lord and presented burnt offerings and offerings of well-being. He called upon the Lord , and he answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
David built there an altar to the Lord and presented burnt offerings and offerings of well-being. He called upon the Lord , and he answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
Isaiah 62:1
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch.
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And every garment, and every skin,.... Or that is made of skin, which a man wears, or lies upon, see Leviticus 13:48;
whereon is the seed of copulation; or on any other, for, as Gersom says, there is the same law concerning the rest of vessels, seeing this is a principal uncleanness, and defiles vessels; and perhaps the law makes mention of these, because it is more apt to be found on them:
shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even; see Judges 1:23.
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.
