So David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house.
Leviticus 15:18 - Revised Standard Version If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The woman also with whom a man with emission of semen shall lie, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until evening. American Standard Version (1901) The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. Common English Bible If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them must bathe in water and will be unclean until evening. Catholic Public Domain Version The woman with whom he has had sexual intercourse shall be washed with water, and she shall be unclean until evening. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The woman, with whom he copulateth, shall be washed with water, and shall be unclean until the evening. |
So David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
And he said to the people, “Be ready by the third day; do not go near a woman.”
“And if a man has an emission of semen, he shall bathe his whole body in water, and be unclean until the evening.
And every garment and every skin on which the semen comes shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
And any one who touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything.
Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his own body.
So shun youthful passions and aim at righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for God will judge the immoral and adulterous.
Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war against your soul.