King James Version
Leviticus 15:20 in the King James Version says “And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be ...” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.”
Leviticus 15:20 · KJV
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
And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
KJV Study — Public Domain
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
“And every thing that she lieth”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon in her separation”
H5079properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
“shall be unclean”
H2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
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
“every thing also that she sitteth”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“shall be unclean”
H2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
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