New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
Leviticus 15
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The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,
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"Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, 'Suppose liquid waste is flowing out of a man's body. That liquid is not "clean."
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It does not matter whether it continues to flow out of his body or is blocked. It will make him "unclean." Here is how his liquid body waste will make him "unclean."
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" 'Any bed the man who has the flow of liquid body waste lies on will not be "clean." Anything he sits on will not be "clean."
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" 'If any of you touches the man's bed, you must wash your clothes. You must take a bath. You will be "unclean" until evening.
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Suppose you sit on anything the man sat on. Then you must wash your clothes. You must take a bath. You will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Suppose you touch the man who has the flow of liquid body waste. Then you must wash your clothes. You must take a bath. You will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Suppose you are "clean." And suppose the man who has the flow of liquid waste spits on you. Then you must wash your clothes. You must take a bath. You will be "unclean" until evening.
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Jude 1:4
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" 'Everything the man sits on when he is riding will be "unclean."
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Suppose you touch any of the things that were under him. Then you will be "unclean" until evening. Even if you pick up those things, you must wash your clothes. You must take a bath. You will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Suppose the man who has the liquid flow touches you. And suppose he does it without rinsing his hands with water. Then you must wash your clothes. You must take a bath. You will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Suppose the man touches a clay pot. Then that pot must be broken. Any wooden article he touches must be rinsed with water.
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Leviticus 6:28
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" 'Suppose the man has been healed from his liquid flow. Then he must wait seven days. He must wash his clothes. He must take a bath in fresh water. After that, he will be "clean."
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" 'On the eighth day he must get two doves or two young pigeons. He must come to the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. There he must give the birds to the priest.
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Leviticus 12:8
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The priest must sacrifice them. One is for a sin offering. The other is for a burnt offering. In that way the priest will pay for the man's sin in the sight of the Lord. He will do it because the man had a liquid flow.
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Leviticus 4:26
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" 'Suppose semen flows from a man's body. Then he must wash his whole body with water. He will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Suppose clothes or leather have semen on them. Then they must be washed with water. They will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Suppose a man makes love to a woman. And suppose semen flows from his body and touches both of them. Then they must take a bath. They will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Suppose a woman is having her regular period. Then for seven days she will not be pure. Anyone who touches her will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Anything she lies on during her period will be "unclean." Anything she sits on will be "unclean."
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" 'If anyone touches her bed, he must wash his clothes. He must take a bath. He will be "unclean" until evening.
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If anyone touches anything she sits on, he must wash his clothes. He must take a bath. He will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'It does not matter whether it was her bed or anything she was sitting on. If anyone touches it, he will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Suppose a man makes love to that woman. And suppose blood from her monthly period touches him. Then he will be "unclean" for seven days. Any bed he lies on will be "unclean."
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" 'Suppose blood flows from a woman's body for many days. And it happens at a time other than her monthly period. Or blood keeps flowing after her period is over. Then she will be "unclean" as long as the blood continues to flow. She will be "unclean," just as she is during the days of her period.
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" 'Any bed she lies on while her blood continues to flow will be "unclean." It is the same as it is when she is having her period. Anything she sits on will be "unclean." It is the same as it is when she is having her period.
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" 'If anyone touches those things, he will not be "clean." He must wash his clothes. He must take a bath. He will be "unclean" until evening.
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" 'Suppose the woman has been healed from her flow of blood. Then she must wait seven days. After that, she will be "clean."
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On the eighth day she must get two doves or two young pigeons. She must bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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" 'The priest must sacrifice them. One is for a sin offering. The other is for a burnt offering. In that way he will pay for her sin in the sight of the Lord. He will do it because her flow of blood made her "unclean."
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" 'You must keep the people of Israel away from things that make them "unclean." Then they will not die for being "unclean." And they will not die for making the place where the Lord lives "unclean." It is in the middle of the camp.' "
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Those are the rules for a man who has liquid waste flowing out of his body. They apply to a man who is made "unclean" by semen that flows from his body.
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They apply to a woman who is having her monthly period. They apply to a man or woman who has a liquid flow. And they apply to a man who makes love to a woman who is not "clean."
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Leviticus 15:19
Summary of Leviticus 15
Leviticus 15 contains instruction concerning those who have bodily discharges and are unclean. The chapter talks about the uncleanness of men and women and how the clothing, articles, and people that came near them became unclean. It also addresses how the cleansed person could restore his cleanness.
The Lord instructed Moses and Aaron to tell the children of Israel concerning people who have bodily discharge. When a man has a bodily fluid discharge, he is unclean. Whatever the afflicted person lays upon shall be unclean. Furthermore, anyone touching those objects has to wash his clothes and bathe in water before touching any unclean item.
The verses say if someone touches an afflicted person, he has to touch his clothes and bathe in running water to be unclean. Moreover, a man’s articles such as saddles, beds, and seats become unclean. When someone touches the items, he needs to wash and bathe himself after touching them because they are unclean. The same goes for a person who touches any item that came near an afflicted person. Therefore, the unclean items caused uncleanness in other objects and people.
A man who had a bodily fluid discharge becomes clean after seven days. He had to wait until the evening of the seventh day. After that time, he had to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water before restoring his cleanness.
The man had to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons on the eighth day to the priest at the door of the tabernacle. The priest would offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. The priest would atone for the afflicted person before the Lord on the day of his cleansing.
Leviticus 15 also talks about bodily discharge from men’s bodies. The discharge comes out in the morning, which may be normal, or it may be due to some disease. If it is normal, the person is unclean. Similarly, the bed in which he lies and everything else that touches his body becomes unclean. Anyone touching the item must wash his clothes and bathe in water before evening because he will be unclean until that time.
The passage also addresses discharges from men who had contact with a woman. If the husband touched his wife’s discharge, the woman’s clothing and everything else became unclean. In fact, any man who touched those articles had to wash his clothes and bathed before the evening. Likewise, anyone sleeping in their bed had to do the same since it was unclean.
Leviticus 15 talks about women’s monthly periods. If a woman has a menstrual flow, she is unclean for seven days. Anyone touching her is unclean until the evening.
Her bed and everything else that touched her during those days became unclean. A person who touched her bedding had to wash his clothes and bathe himself. Moreover, anyone sleeping in her bed would have to do the same. Therefore, anything a woman used when her flow was out was unclean.
The passage also addressed a case when a woman’s flow continued beyond her monthly period. If a woman’s flow continued beyond her period, she has to be brought to the priest before her purification process begins. The woman had to count seven days and stay away from her husband during that time. After seven days, she would bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest. On the eighth day, the priest offered one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and he would atone for her before the Lord.
We can see that Leviticus 15 talks about uncleanness from diseases or discharges from men’s and women’s bodies. The Israelites had to bring animals to the priests to offer their sin offering and burnt offering. Although most of the cases were not intentional sins, the people had to bring offerings and atone for their uncleanness, which came from natural discharges.
Leviticus 15 reminds the Israelites to keep themselves separated from men or women who had discharges from their bodies. Moreover, the Israelites had to keep away from their beds, clothes, and anything else that touched their unclean bodies.
Leviticus 15 contains instructions on how people who had bodily fluid discharges could become unclean or clean again. The Israelites had a priest to deal with uncleanness concerning discharges from their bodies. They had to bring different sacrifices for their sin offering and burnt offering before becoming clean. According to the regulations, clothing and articles that touched the discharges became unclean. Moreover, anyone touching those items had to wash their clothes and bathe in running water before the evening. Therefore, people who touched unclean objects had to be brought to the priest’s attention.
Leviticus 15 also reminded the Israelites of the holiness of the tabernacle and the unclean things that caused uncleanness in their midst. They had to put away those who brought them to be unclean or to keep them in isolation for several days before bringing them to the priest for cleansing.
Leviticus 15 deals extensively with uncleanness and the ways of keeping clean within the society. It talks about unclean diseases and discharge from men’s and women’s bodies. Although it seems odd to us, the chapter shows how the Lord cared to keep his people clean from uncleanness in order to preserve their holiness. The Israelites had to follow the instructions concerning their uncleanness and offer sacrifices before being able to come near the tabernacle or the Lord himself.
The Lord instructed Moses and Aaron to tell the children of Israel concerning people who have bodily discharge. When a man has a bodily fluid discharge, he is unclean. Whatever the afflicted person lays upon shall be unclean. Furthermore, anyone touching those objects has to wash his clothes and bathe in water before touching any unclean item.
The verses say if someone touches an afflicted person, he has to touch his clothes and bathe in running water to be unclean. Moreover, a man’s articles such as saddles, beds, and seats become unclean. When someone touches the items, he needs to wash and bathe himself after touching them because they are unclean. The same goes for a person who touches any item that came near an afflicted person. Therefore, the unclean items caused uncleanness in other objects and people.
A man who had a bodily fluid discharge becomes clean after seven days. He had to wait until the evening of the seventh day. After that time, he had to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water before restoring his cleanness.
The man had to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons on the eighth day to the priest at the door of the tabernacle. The priest would offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. The priest would atone for the afflicted person before the Lord on the day of his cleansing.
Leviticus 15 also talks about bodily discharge from men’s bodies. The discharge comes out in the morning, which may be normal, or it may be due to some disease. If it is normal, the person is unclean. Similarly, the bed in which he lies and everything else that touches his body becomes unclean. Anyone touching the item must wash his clothes and bathe in water before evening because he will be unclean until that time.
The passage also addresses discharges from men who had contact with a woman. If the husband touched his wife’s discharge, the woman’s clothing and everything else became unclean. In fact, any man who touched those articles had to wash his clothes and bathed before the evening. Likewise, anyone sleeping in their bed had to do the same since it was unclean.
Leviticus 15 talks about women’s monthly periods. If a woman has a menstrual flow, she is unclean for seven days. Anyone touching her is unclean until the evening.
Her bed and everything else that touched her during those days became unclean. A person who touched her bedding had to wash his clothes and bathe himself. Moreover, anyone sleeping in her bed would have to do the same. Therefore, anything a woman used when her flow was out was unclean.
The passage also addressed a case when a woman’s flow continued beyond her monthly period. If a woman’s flow continued beyond her period, she has to be brought to the priest before her purification process begins. The woman had to count seven days and stay away from her husband during that time. After seven days, she would bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest. On the eighth day, the priest offered one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and he would atone for her before the Lord.
We can see that Leviticus 15 talks about uncleanness from diseases or discharges from men’s and women’s bodies. The Israelites had to bring animals to the priests to offer their sin offering and burnt offering. Although most of the cases were not intentional sins, the people had to bring offerings and atone for their uncleanness, which came from natural discharges.
Leviticus 15 reminds the Israelites to keep themselves separated from men or women who had discharges from their bodies. Moreover, the Israelites had to keep away from their beds, clothes, and anything else that touched their unclean bodies.
Leviticus 15 contains instructions on how people who had bodily fluid discharges could become unclean or clean again. The Israelites had a priest to deal with uncleanness concerning discharges from their bodies. They had to bring different sacrifices for their sin offering and burnt offering before becoming clean. According to the regulations, clothing and articles that touched the discharges became unclean. Moreover, anyone touching those items had to wash their clothes and bathe in running water before the evening. Therefore, people who touched unclean objects had to be brought to the priest’s attention.
Leviticus 15 also reminded the Israelites of the holiness of the tabernacle and the unclean things that caused uncleanness in their midst. They had to put away those who brought them to be unclean or to keep them in isolation for several days before bringing them to the priest for cleansing.
Leviticus 15 deals extensively with uncleanness and the ways of keeping clean within the society. It talks about unclean diseases and discharge from men’s and women’s bodies. Although it seems odd to us, the chapter shows how the Lord cared to keep his people clean from uncleanness in order to preserve their holiness. The Israelites had to follow the instructions concerning their uncleanness and offer sacrifices before being able to come near the tabernacle or the Lord himself.