“If a man has a flow of semen, [247] he must bathe his whole body in water. He will be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:17 - Easy To Read Version If the semen is on any clothing or leather, then that clothing or leather must be washed with water. It will be unclean [248] until evening. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And every garment and every skin on which the sperm comes shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening. American Standard Version (1901) And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. Common English Bible Any clothing or skin on which there is an emission of semen must be washed in water and will be unclean until evening. Catholic Public Domain Version The garment or skin which he will have, he shall wash with water, and it shall be unclean until evening. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The garment or skin that he weareth he shall wash with water and it shall be unclean until the evening. |
“If a man has a flow of semen, [247] he must bathe his whole body in water. He will be unclean until evening.
If a man sleeps with a woman and has a flow of semen, then both the man and the woman must bathe in water. They will be unclean until evening.
“If any of Aaron’s descendants [386] has one of the bad skin diseases [387] or a discharge [388] he can’t eat the holy food until he becomes clean. [389] That rule is for any priest that becomes unclean. [390] That priest can become unclean from a dead body or from his own semen. [391]
Then, when evening comes, the man must bathe himself in water. And when the sun goes down, he may come into the camp again.