Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. New Living Translation After a man and a woman have sexual intercourse, they must each bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until the next evening. English 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. Berean Standard Bible If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. New American Standard Bible If a man sleeps with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening. NASB 1995 If a man lies with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening. NASB 1977 ‘If a man lies with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening. Legacy Standard Bible If there is a woman with whom a man lies so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening. Amplified Bible If a man lies with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening. Christian Standard Bible If a man sleeps with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them are to bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening. Holman Christian Standard Bible If a man sleeps with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them are to bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version After having sex, both the man and the woman must take a bath, but they still remain unclean until evening. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "When a man has sexual intercourse with a woman and has an emission of semen, they must wash themselves. They will be unclean until evening. Good News Translation After sexual intercourse both the man and the woman must take a bath, and they remain unclean until evening. International Standard Version When a man has sexual relations with a woman and the man releases semen, both are to bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening." Majority Standard Bible If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening. NET Bible When a man has sexual intercourse with a woman and there is a seminal emission, they must bathe in water and be unclean until evening. New Heart English Bible If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening. Webster's Bible Translation The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening. World English Bible If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd a woman with whom a man lies with seed [from] intercourse, they also have bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening. Young's Literal Translation 'And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation, they also have bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening. Smith's Literal Translation And a woman whom a man shall lie with her, with the effusion of seed, and they washed in water, and were unclean till the evening. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe woman, with whom he copulateth, shall be washed with water, and shall be unclean until the 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. New American Bible If a man has sexual relations with a woman, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening. New Revised Standard Version If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf a woman also lie with a man having an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a woman who will lie down with the man copulating of seed, they shall bathe in water and they shall be defiled until evening. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The woman also with whom a man shall lie carnally, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. Brenton Septuagint Translation And a woman, if a man shall lie with her with seed of copulation - they shall both bathe themselves in water and shall be unclean until evening. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Cleansing of Men…17Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening. 18If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening. Cross References 1 Corinthians 7:5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. / Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Ephesians 5:3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; Matthew 5:28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 1 Corinthians 7:2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. 1 Corinthians 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. 1 Corinthians 7:36-38 However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married. / But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well. / So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better. Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Exodus 19:15 “Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.” Leviticus 18:19 You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period. Leviticus 20:18 If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people. Deuteronomy 23:10-11 If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside. / When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp. Treasury of Scripture 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. the woman Leviticus 15:5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. Ephesians 4:17-19 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, … Ephesians 5:3-11 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; … unclean Exodus 19:15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. 1 Samuel 21:4,5 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women… Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Jump to Previous Bathe Bathed Carnally Copulation Emission Evening Goes Lies Relations Seed Semen Seminal Sex Themselves Unclean WaterJump to Next Bathe Bathed Carnally Copulation Emission Evening Goes Lies Relations Seed Semen Seminal Sex Themselves Unclean WaterLeviticus 15 1. The uncleanness of men in their issues13. The cleansing of them 19. The uncleanness of women in their issues 28. Their cleansing If a man has sexual relations with a woman This phrase addresses the natural and God-ordained act of sexual union between a man and a woman. In the Hebrew context, the word used here is "שָׁכַב" (shakab), which means to lie down or to have sexual relations. This act, within the bounds of marriage, is seen as a gift from God, intended for procreation and the expression of love and unity between husband and wife. The Bible consistently upholds the sanctity of marriage, and this passage underscores the importance of purity and holiness even in the most intimate aspects of life. and there is an emission of semen both must bathe with water and they will be unclean until evening Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew If a manאִ֛ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person lies with יִשְׁכַּ֥ב (yiš·kaḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down a woman וְאִשָּׁ֕ה (wə·’iš·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female and there is an emission שִׁכְבַת־ (šiḵ·ḇaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7902: (act of) lying, a layer of semen, זָ֑רַע (zā·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity both must bathe וְרָחֲצ֣וּ (wə·rā·ḥă·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe with water, בַמַּ֔יִם (ḇam·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen and they will remain unclean וְטָמְא֖וּ (wə·ṭā·mə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while evening. הָעָֽרֶב׃ (hā·‘ā·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening Links Leviticus 15:18 NIVLeviticus 15:18 NLT Leviticus 15:18 ESV Leviticus 15:18 NASB Leviticus 15:18 KJV Leviticus 15:18 BibleApps.com Leviticus 15:18 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 15:18 Chinese Bible Leviticus 15:18 French Bible Leviticus 15:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 15:18 If a man lies with a woman (Le Lv Lev.) |
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