Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Anyone who touches his bed must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. New Living Translation So if you touch the man’s bed, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. English Standard Version And anyone who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. Berean Standard Bible Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. King James Bible And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. New King James Version And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. New American Standard Bible Anyone, moreover, who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening; NASB 1995 ‘Anyone, moreover, who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening; NASB 1977 ‘Anyone, moreover, who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening; Legacy Standard Bible Anyone, moreover, who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening; Amplified Bible Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening; Christian Standard Bible Anyone who touches his bed is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. Holman Christian Standard Bible Anyone who touches his bed is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. American Standard Version And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. English Revised Version And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. GOD'S WORD® Translation Those who touch his bed must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Good News Translation Anyone who touches his bed International Standard Version Any person who touches his bed is to wash his garments and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening. Majority Standard Bible Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. NET Bible Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. New Heart English Bible Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. Webster's Bible Translation And whoever toucheth his bed, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. World English Bible Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand anyone who comes against his bed washes his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening. Young's Literal Translation and any one who cometh against his bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening. Smith's Literal Translation And a man who shall touch upon his bed, shall cleanse his garments and shall wash in water, and be unclean till evening. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf ally man touch his bed, he shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, he shall be unclean until the evening. Catholic Public Domain Version If any man has touched his couch, he shall wash his clothes, and having washed with water, he shall be unclean until evening. New American Bible Anyone who touches his bed shall wash his garments, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. New Revised Standard Version Anyone who touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd any man who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a man who will touch his couch shall wash his garments and he shall bathe in water and he shall be defiled until evening. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the man who shall touch his bed, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean till evening. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Uncleanness of Men…4Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean. 5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. 6Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.… Cross References Numbers 19:22 Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.” Numbers 19:11-13 Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him. Leviticus 11:24-25 These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, / and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. Leviticus 22:4-6 If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, / or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— / the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water. 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. 2 Kings 5:10 Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” 2 Kings 5:14 So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean. Isaiah 52:11 Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. Ezekiel 44:26-27 and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself. / And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD. Matthew 8:2-3 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 9:20-22 Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. / She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” / Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour. Mark 1:40-42 Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. Mark 5:25-34 And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. / She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse. / When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. ... Luke 5:12-13 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. Luke 8:43-48 including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her. / She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. / “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.” ... Treasury of Scripture And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. Leviticus 11:25,28,32 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even… Leviticus 13:6,34 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean… Leviticus 14:8,9,27,46,47 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days… Jump to Previous Bathe Bathed Bed Body Clothes Clothing Evening Garments Moreover Touches Toucheth Touching Unclean Wash Washed WaterJump to Next Bathe Bathed Bed Body Clothes Clothing Evening Garments Moreover Touches Toucheth Touching Unclean Wash Washed 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 Anyone who touches his bed This phrase emphasizes the communal and relational aspect of purity laws in ancient Israel. The Hebrew word for "touches" is "נָגַע" (naga), which implies not just a casual contact but an intentional or significant interaction. In the context of Leviticus, touching is not merely physical but also carries a spiritual and ceremonial implication. The bed, as a personal and intimate space, represents the extension of the individual's impurity to others. This highlights the importance of community holiness and the need for vigilance in maintaining purity within the camp of Israel. must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Hebrew Anyoneוְאִ֕ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that touches יִגַּ֖ע (yig·ga‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike his bed בְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ (bə·miš·kā·ḇōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lying must wash יְכַבֵּ֧ס (yə·ḵab·bês) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3526: To trample, to wash his clothes בְּגָדָ֛יו (bə·ḡā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage and bathe וְרָחַ֥ץ (wə·rā·ḥaṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe with water, בַּמַּ֖יִם (bam·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen and he will be unclean וְטָמֵ֥א (wə·ṭā·mê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 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 15:5 NIVLeviticus 15:5 NLT Leviticus 15:5 ESV Leviticus 15:5 NASB Leviticus 15:5 KJV Leviticus 15:5 BibleApps.com Leviticus 15:5 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 15:5 Chinese Bible Leviticus 15:5 French Bible Leviticus 15:5 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 15:5 Whoever touches his bed shall wash his (Le Lv Lev.) |