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Leviticus 15

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 15 of 27

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them, to any man, a man when there is a flowing from his flesh; it is unclean because of his issue.

3 And this is his uncleanness in his issue, if his flesh has run with his issue, or his flesh has ceased from issue, it is his uncleanness.

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Chapter Summary

1 The uncleanness of men and their issues. 13 The cleansing of them. 19 The uncleanness of women and their issues. 28 Their cleansing.

Key Hebrew Words

זוֹב bodily discharge H2101 · TWOT 534a
טָמֵא unclean H2930 · TWOT 809c
נִדָּה menstrual impurity H5079 · TWOT 1302a
רָחַץ bathe in water H7364 · TWOT 2150
טָהֵר be clean H2891 · TWOT 792
כָּפַר make atonement H3722 · TWOT 1024

People & Context

Jehovah

God who speaks the laws of cleansing to Moses and Aaron and receives the atoning offerings

Moses

Recipient of Jehovah's commands, charged to relay the purity laws to the sons of Israel

Aaron

High priest addressed alongside Moses as the laws of discharge and cleansing are given

Timeline

Laws Concerning Bodily Discharges

Uncleanness from male discharge, emission of semen, menstrual impurity, abnormal female issue. Cleansing requires washing, bathing, and sometimes offerings (two doves).

Leviticus 15:1-33

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