Levitico 15:13

13 E quando colui che avrà la colagione si purificherà della sua colagione contisi sette giorni per la sua purificazione, e lavi i suoi vestimenti; lavisi parimente le carni con acqua viva; e sarà netto.

Levitico 15:13 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 15:13

And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue
That is, it is ceased from him, as the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi explain it; for otherwise, according to the ceremonial law, he was not yet cleansed, until he had done everything next prescribed; but when he perceived there was an entire stop put to his disorder: then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing;
by which time it would appear whether he was thoroughly rid of it or not; and these seven days, as Jarchi observes, must be seven pure days, quite free from pollution, and continued in a constant course, without interruption; for, as Gersom says, if he saw any impurity in anyone of these days it did not come into the account: nay, according to Maimonides ^F2, he must begin to number again from the day of the last appearance: and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water;
typical of the fountain opened in Christ to wash in for sin and uncleanness, even the fountain of his blood, which cleanses from all sin; and in which both the persons and garments of the saints are washed and made white: and shall be clean;
in a ceremonial sense; as all that are washed from their sins in the blood of Christ are clean in a spiritual and evangelical sense.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 Hilchot Mechosre Capharah, c. 3. sect. 1.

Levitico 15:13 In-Context

11 E chiunque sarà stato tocco da colui che avrà la colagione, senza ch’egli abbia prima tuffate le mani nell’acqua; lavi i suoi vestimenti, e sè stesso, con acqua; e sia immondo infino alla sera.

12 E sia spezzato il testo, il quale colui che avrà la colagione avrà tocco; e ogni vasello di legno sia tuffato nell’acqua.

13 E quando colui che avrà la colagione si purificherà della sua colagione contisi sette giorni per la sua purificazione, e lavi i suoi vestimenti; lavisi parimente le carni con acqua viva; e sarà netto.

14 E l’ottavo giorno, prendasi due tortole, o due pippioni, e venga davanti al Signore, all’entrata del Tabernacolo della convenenza; e rechi quelli al sacerdote.

15 E offeriscali il sacerdote, l’uno in sacrificio per lo peccato, e l’altro in olocausto; e così faccia il sacerdote, davanti al Signore, il purgamento per lui della sua colagione.