King James Version
Leviticus 15:17 in the King James Version says “And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until t...” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.”
Leviticus 15:17 · KJV
And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.
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.
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
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.
And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. put: Heb. in her separation
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properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“shall be washed”
H3526to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
“and be unclean”
H2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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