King James Version
Leviticus 15:12 in the King James Version says “And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinse...” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.”
Leviticus 15:12 · KJV
And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
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“And the vessel”
H3627something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“that he toucheth”
H5060properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
“which hath the issue”
H2100to flow freely (as water), i.e., (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And the vessel”
H3627something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
“shall be rinsed”
H7857to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
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