Leviticus 15:20

20 And everything that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean; and everything that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.

Leviticus 15:20 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 15:20

And everything that she lieth upon in her separation shall be
unclean
During her being apart from her husband, with whom she might be, and do all offices for him, but not lie with him; and whatsoever she lay upon during this time, bed or couch, and the clothes upon them, were unclean: everything also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean;
chair, stool, &c. as is the case of a man, ( Leviticus 15:4 ) .

Leviticus 15:20 In-Context

18 And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation -- they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.
19 And if a woman have a flux, and her flux in her flesh be blood, she shall be seven days in her separation, and whoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
20 And everything that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean; and everything that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
21 And whoever toucheth her bed shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.
22 And whoever toucheth any object that she sat upon shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or 'uncleanness,' also in vers. 25,26,33; as ch. 12.2.
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