Leviticus 15:23

Verse

And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.

American Standard Version (1901)

And if it be on the bed, or on anything whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.

Anyone touching anything on the bed or on the thing on which she has been seated, will be unclean till evening.

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.

Free Bible Version

Whether it's a bed or something she was sitting on, anyone who touches it will be unclean until the evening.

Geneva Bible 1599

So that whether he touche her bed, or any thing whereon shee hath sit, he shalbe vncleane vnto the euen.

King James (Authorized) 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.

One Unity Resource Bible

If it is on the bed, or on anything whereon she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Whether it is on the bed or on anything on which she sits, if he touches it, that person will be unclean until evening.

Noah Webster Bible

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 she sits on, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.

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.

Context

The Uncleanness of Women

²²Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.²³And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.

Summary

This verse from the book of Leviticus outlines the regulations regarding bodily discharges and their implications on ceremonial cleanliness. It specifies that any person with such a discharge is considered unclean until evening, requiring them to wash their clothes and bathe in water. The emphasis is on the importance of maintaining purity and following the prescribed rituals to restore ceremonial cleanliness. These laws served to teach the Israelites about holiness, separation from impurity, and the need for atonement for sin, pointing towards the ultimate purification found in Christ.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And if any man lie with her at all,.... Not presumptuously but ignorantly, as Aben Ezra observes; for he was guilty of cutting off, that lay with her wilfully, Lev 20:18, and her flowers be upon her; or, "her separation" (k), her monthly courses not being ceased: he shall be unclean seven days; and be excluded from all conversation civil and religious: and all the bed whereon she lieth shall be unclean; that and every thing upon it; and this uncleanness also lasted seven days, as Aben Ezra notes, and defiled others, though it is not written. (k) "menstruum ejus", Pagninus, Montanus; "separatio ejus", Drusius.