Leviticus 15:16

And if any ish, + 15:16 baal keri, a person with a discharge of semen if his shikhvat zera (emission of semen) go out from him, then he shall immerse his entire body in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

In Context

15And the kohen shall sacrifice them, the one for a chattat, and the other for an olah (burnt offering); and the kohen shall make kapporah for him before Hashem for his discharge.

17And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the shikhvat zera, shall be immersed with mayim, and be tamei until the erev.

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Cross References

Leviticus 15:5And whosoever toucheth his bed shall immerse his garments, and immerse himself in mayim, and be tamei until the erev.

Deuteronomy 23:10When the machaneh (camp) goeth forth against thine enemies, then be shomer over thee against every wicked thing.

Deuteronomy 23:12But it shall be, when erev cometh on, he shall wash himself with mayim; and when the shemesh is down, he shall come into the machaneh again.

1 Peter 2:11Chaverim, I say “Chazak!” (Be Strong) to you as aliens and exiles, + 2:11 1:1,17 exhorting you to abstain from fleshly ta'avot (lusts) which make milchamah (war) against the neshamah.

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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