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Leviticus 15:23

If there is something on the bed or on the furniture she sits on, when he touches it he will be unclean until 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.
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

19 "‘When a woman has a discharge and her discharge is blood from her body, she is to be in her menstruation seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening. 20 Anything she lies on during her menstruation will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean. 21 Anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 22 Anyone who touches any furniture she sits on must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 23 If there is something on the bed or on the furniture she sits on, when he touches it he will be unclean until evening, 24 and if a man actually has sexual intercourse with her so that her menstrual impurity touches him, then he will be unclean seven days and any bed he lies on will be unclean. 25 "‘When a woman's discharge of blood flows many days not at the time of her menstruation, or if it flows beyond the time of her menstruation, all the days of her discharge of impurity will be like the days of her menstruation—she is unclean. 26 Any bed she lies on all the days of her discharge will be to her like the bed of her menstruation, any furniture she sits on will be unclean like the impurity of her menstruation, 27 and anyone who touches them will be unclean, and he must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 28 "‘If she becomes clean from her discharge, then she is to count off for herself seven days, and afterward she will be 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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