Leviticus15
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1The Lord to and , ,
2 to the of and to them, When has a from his , his is .
3And is the law of his for a : whether his with his , or his is by his , it is his .
4 on which the one with the shall be , and on which he shall be .
5And who his shall his and himself in and be until the .
6And whoever on on which the one with the has shall his and himself in and be until the .
7And whoever the of the one with the shall his and himself in and be until the .
8And if the one with the on someone who is , then he shall his and himself in and be until the .
9And any on which the one with the shall be .
10And whoever that was him shall be until the . And whoever such things shall his and himself in and be until the .
11 the one with the without having his in shall his and himself in and be until the .
12And an that the one with the shall be , and every of shall be in .
13And when the one with a is of his , then he shall for himself for his , and his . And he shall his in and shall be .
14And on the he shall or and the Lord to the of the of and them to the .
15And the shall them, for a and the for a . And the shall for him the Lord for his .
16If a an of , he shall his in and be until the .
17And and on the shall be with and be until the .
18If a with a and has an of , both of them shall themselves in and be until the .
19 a has a , and the in her is , she shall be in her for , and whoever her shall be until the .
20And on which she during her shall be . also on which she shall be .
21And whoever her shall his and himself in and be until the .
22And whoever on which she shall his and himself in and be until the .
23Whether it is the or on which she , when he it he shall be until the .
24And with her and her comes upon him, he shall be , and on which he shall be .
25 a a of for , at the of her , she has a the of her , the of the she shall in . As in the of her , she shall be .
26Every on which she , all the of her , shall be to her as the of her . And on she shall be , as in the of her menstrual .
27And these things shall be , and shall his and himself in and be until the .
28But she is of her , she shall for herself , and that she shall be .
29And on the she shall or and them to the , to the of the of .
30And the shall for a and the for a . And the shall for her the Lord for her .
31Thus you shall the of from their , lest they in their by my that is in their .
32 is the for him who has a and for him has an of , becoming thereby;
33also for her who is with her , that is, for anyone, or , who has a , and for the who with a who is .
Study Guide
Public-domain commentary and original-language notes for Leviticus 15.
Chapter Summary
In this chapter: Laws concerning ceremonial uncleanness. (1-23).
vv1-23
We need not be curious in explaining these laws; but have reason to be thankful that we need fear no defilement, except that of sin, nor need ceremonial and burdensome purifications. These laws remind us that God sees all things, even those which escape the notice of men. The great gospel duties of faith and repentance are here signified, and the great gospel privileges of the application of Christ's blood to our souls for our justification, and his grace for our sanctification.
Key Words
דָבַר: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
מֹשֶׁה: Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
אַהֲרוֹן: Aharon, the brother of Moses
אָמַר: to say (used with great latitude)
בֵּן: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יִשְׂרָאֵל: Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
אִישׁ: a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
זוּב: to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
בָּשָׂר: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
זוֹב: a seminal or menstrual flux
Cross References
Leviticus 15The woman with the twelve-year issue of blood, whose touch healed her defilement under this law.
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Direct historical fulfillment of the suffering and isolation caused by the chronic issue described in v25.
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A woman with a twelve-year issue of blood, mirroring the exact condition defined in v25.
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Rachel hides the images in the camel's saddle, exploiting the uncleanness associated with her impurity.
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Deuteronomy law requiring a man with a nightly emission to go outside the camp and wash.
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New Testament instance of a woman with the long-term issue of blood described here.
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Command to put out of the camp everyone who has a running issue.
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Uses 'flesh' as a euphemism in a spiritual adultery context, illuminating the terminology here.
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Another prophetic use of 'flesh' referencing reproductive organs to denote corrupt carnal desire.
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Earthen vessels must be broken, and wooden/brazen vessels rinsed when contacting holy or unclean things.
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Contrasts ceremonial defilement with the New Testament declaration that the marriage bed is undefiled.
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Parallels the purification laws and separation periods for childbirth and menstrual uncleanness.
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Prescribes the judicial penalty for the act of lying with a woman during her uncleanness.
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The moral prohibition against lying with a woman during her menstrual impurity.
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Repeats the severe warning against defiling the Tabernacle of the Lord under penalty of death.
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Commandment to put unclean persons out of the camp so they do not defile God's dwelling.
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David's curse on Joab includes the presence of someone with a running issue.
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Specifies the seven-day period required for standard ceremonial cleansing and purification.
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Abstinence from the marriage bed commanded before the holy encounter at Mount Sinai.
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David's young men kept from women as a condition for receiving holy showbread.
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Extends the menstrual separation laws to non-menstrual, chronic issues of blood.
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The same sacrificial provision of two turtledoves or young pigeons for female purification.
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The same sacrifice of two turtledoves or pigeons offered for the poor.
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Contrasts ceremonial bed defilement with the New Testament declaration that the marriage bed is undefiled.
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Ezekiel defines abstaining from a woman in her separation as a mark of a righteous man.
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The preceding section of the chapter laying down the parallel laws for male discharges.
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