Leviticus 15:16

In 11 translations

BSB

When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

KJV

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.

WEB

“‘If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the evening.

ASV

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

LSV

And when a man’s seed [from] intercourse goes out from him, then he has bathed all his flesh with water, and been unclean until the evening.

YLT

'And when a man's seed of copulation goeth out from him, then he hath bathed with water all his flesh, and been unclean till the evening.

DBY

And if any man's seed of copulation pass from him, then he shall bathe his whole flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

DRC

The man from whom the seed of copulation goeth out, shall wash all his body with water: and he shall be unclean until the evening.

GNV

Also if any mans issue of seede depart from him, he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be vncleane vntill the euen.

JPS

And if the flow of seed go out from a man, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

LXXE

And the man whose seed of copulation shall happen to go forth from him, shall then wash his whole body, and shall be unclean until evening.

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WLC

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָ֑רַע וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֛יִם אֶת־כָּל־בְּשָׂר֖וֹ וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἄνθρωπος ᾧ ἂν ἐξέλθῃ ἐξ αὐτοῦ κοίτη σπέρματος, καὶ λούσεται ὕδατι πᾶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκάθαρτος ἔσται ἕως ἑσπέρας.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Deuteronomy 23:10–11If 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.
• Leviticus 22:4If 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,
• Leviticus 15:5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
• 1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
• 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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