Leviticus 15:12

And any vessel of earth which has been touched by the unclean man will have to be broken and any vessel of wood washed.

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In The King James Version

And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

In Context

11And anyone on whom the unclean man puts his hands, without washing them in water, is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

13And when a man who has a flow from his body is made clean from it, he is to take seven days to make himself clean, washing his clothing and bathing his body in flowing water, and then he will be clean.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:9They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.

Proverbs 1:23Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

2 Corinthians 5:1For we are conscious that if this our tent of flesh is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in heaven.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 15:2-19

Ceremonial Purification. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. 3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. 4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. 5 And… Read the whole commentary →

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