King James Version
Leviticus 15:5 in the King James Version says “And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.”
Leviticus 15:5 · KJV
And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.
Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. thing: Heb. vessel
And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And whosoever”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“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
“his bed”
H4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
“shall wash”
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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