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Leviticus 15


1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When anyone has a running issue out of the flesh, because of the issue, this person is impure.
3 And this shall be this person's impurity in the issue: whether the flesh run with the issue, or the flesh be stopped from the issue, it is this person's impurity.
4 Every bed, on which this person lies who has the issue, is impure: and everything, on which this person sits, shall be impure.
5 And whoever touches this person's bed shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be impure until the evening.
6 And whoever sits on anything on which this person sat that has the issue shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be impure until the evening.
7 And whoever touches the flesh of this person who has the issue shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be impure until the evening.
8 And if this person who has the issue spits on a person who is pure, then they shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be impure until the evening.
9 And whatever saddle a person who has an issue rides on shall be impure.
10 And whoever touches anything that was under that person shall be impure until the evening: and whoever bears any of those things shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water and be impure until the evening.
11 And whomever a person who has an issue touches without rinsing his hands in water, shall wash their clothes, and bathe in water, and be impure until the evening.
12 And the vessel of earth that a person who has an issue touches, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
13 And when a person who has an issue is purified of the issue; then that person shall count to himself seven days for that person's cleansing, and wash their clothes, and bathe their flesh in running water, and shall be pure.
14 And on the eighth day that person shall take to themselves two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before Jehovah to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them to the priest:
15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall cover that person's impurity before Jehovah for his issue.
16 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be impure until the evening.
17 And every garment, and every skin, on which is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be impure until the evening.
18 The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be impure until the evening.
19 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be impure seven days: and whoever touches her shall be impure until the evening.
20 And everything that she lies on in her impurity shall be impure; everything also that she sits upon shall be impure.
21 And whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be impure until the evening.
22 And whoever touches anything that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be impure until the evening.
23 And if it is on her bed, or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be impure until the evening.
24 And if any man lie with her, and her impurity is on him, he shall be impure seven days; and all the bed on which he lies shall be impure.
25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her impurity, or if it run beyond the time of her impurity; all the days of the issue of her impurity shall be as the days of her impurity; she shall be impure.
26 Every bed on which she lies all the days of her issue shall be to her as the bed of her separation: and whatever she sits upon shall be impure, as the impurity of her separation.
27 And whoever touches those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be impure until the evening.
28 But if she is purified of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be pure.
29 And on the eighth day she shall take to her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall cover her impurity before Jehovah for the issue of her impurity.
31 Thus shall you separate the children of Israel from their impurity, so that they don't die in their impurity, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.
32 This is the law of him who has an issue, and of him whose seed goes from him, and is impure;
33 And of her who is sick of her impurity, and of him who has an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him who lies with her who is impure.




King James Version (KJV)
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, [because of] his issue he [is] unclean.
3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it [is] his uncleanness.
4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
6 And he that sitteth on [any] thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
8 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
9 And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.
10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth [any of] those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
11 And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
12 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.
13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
15 And the priest shall offer them, the one [for] a sin offering, and the other [for] a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.
16 And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
18 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.
19 And if a woman have an issue, [and] her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
23 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.
24 And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she [shall be] unclean.
26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
30 And the priest shall offer the one [for] a sin offering, and the other [for] a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.
31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that [is] among them.
32 This [is] the law of him that hath an issue, and [of him] whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;
33 And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,
2 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and ye have said unto them, When there is an issue out of the flesh of any man, [for] his issue he [is] unclean;
3 and this is his uncleanness in his issue -- his flesh hath run with his issue, or his flesh hath stopped from his issue; it [is] his uncleanness.
4 'All the bed on which he lieth who hath the issue is unclean, and all the vessel on which he sitteth is unclean;
5 and any one who cometh against his bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
6 'And he who is sitting on the vessel on which he sitteth who hath the issue, doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
7 'And he who is coming against the flesh of him who hath the issue, doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and hath been unclean till the evening.
8 'And when he who hath the issue spitteth on him who is clean, then he hath washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
9 'And all the saddle on which he rideth who hath the issue is unclean;
10 and any one who is coming against anything which is under him is unclean till the evening, and he who is bearing them doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
11 'And anyone against whom he cometh who hath the issue (and his hands hath not rinsed with water) hath even washed his garments, and bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
12 'And the earthen vessel which he who hath the issue cometh against is broken; and every wooden vessel is rinsed with water.
13 'And when he who hath the issue is clean from his issue, then he hath numbered to himself seven days for his cleansing, and hath washed his garments, and hath bathed his flesh with running water, and been clean.
14 'And on the eighth day he taketh to himself two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and hath come in before Jehovah unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and hath given them unto the priest;
15 and the priest hath made them, one a sin-offering, and the one a burnt-offering; and the priest hath made atonement for him before Jehovah, because of his issue.
16 'And when a man's seed of copulation goeth out from him, then he hath bathed with water all his flesh, and been unclean till the evening.
17 '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.
18 'And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation, they also have bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
19 'And when a woman hath an issue -- blood is her issue in her flesh -- seven days she is in her separation, and any one who is coming against her is unclean till the evening.
20 'And anything on which she lieth in her separation is unclean, and anything on which she sitteth is unclean;
21 and any one who is coming against her bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
22 'And any one who is coming against any vessel on which she sitteth doth wash his garments, and hath washed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
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 till the evening.
24 'And if a man really lie with her, and her separation is on him, then he hath been unclean seven days, and all the bed on which he lieth is unclean.
25 'And when a woman's issue of blood floweth many days within the time of her separation, or when it floweth over her separation -- all the days of the issue of her uncleanness are as the days of her separation; she [is] unclean.
26 'All the bed on which she lieth all the days of her issue is as the bed of her separation to her, and all the vessel on which she sitteth is unclean as the uncleanness of her separation;
27 and any one who is coming against them is unclean, and hath washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
28 'And if she hath been clean from her issue, then she hath numbered to herself seven days, and afterwards she is clean;
29 and on the eighth day she taketh to herself two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and hath brought them in unto the priest, unto the opening of the tent of meeting;
30 and the priest hath made the one a sin-offering, and the one a burnt-offering, and the priest hath made atonement for her before Jehovah, because of the issue of her uncleanness.
31 'And ye have separated the sons of Israel from their uncleanness, and they die not in their uncleanness, in their defiling My tabernacle which [is] in their midst.
32 'This [is] the law of him who hath an issue, and of him whose seed of copulation goeth out from him, for uncleanness thereby,
33 and of her who is sick in her separation, and of him who hath an issue, the issue of a male or of a female, and of a man who lieth with an unclean woman.'
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