Leviticus 15:19-29

19 When a woman has her monthly period, she remains unclean for seven days. Anyone who touches her is unclean until evening.

20 Anything on which she sits or lies during her monthly period is unclean.

21 Any who touch her bed or anything on which she has sat must wash their clothes and take a bath, and they remain unclean until evening.

24 If a man has sexual intercourse with her during her period, he is contaminated by her impurity and remains unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies is unclean.

25 If a woman has a flow of blood for several days outside her monthly period or if her flow continues beyond her regular period, she remains unclean as long as the flow continues, just as she is during her monthly period.

26 Any bed on which she lies and anything on which she sits during this time is unclean.

27 Any who touch them are unclean and must wash their clothes and take a bath; they remain unclean until evening.

28 After her flow stops, she must wait seven days, and then she will be ritually clean.

29 On the eighth day she shall take two doves or two pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Tent of the Lord's presence.

Leviticus 15:19-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 15

This chapter treats of uncleanness by issues in men and women; in men, a running issue, Le 15:1-3, which defiles him, and everything he touches, or that touches him or them, Le 15:4-12; the cleansing from which is directed to, Le 15:13-15; and seed flowing from him, Le 15:16-18; in women, their ordinary courses, Le 15:19-24; or extraordinary ones, Le 15:25-27; and the law for the cleansing of them, Le 15:28-31; and a recapitulation of the whole, Le 15:32,33.