Leviticus 15:5

5 Those who touch his bed must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:5 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 15:5

And whosoever toucheth his bed
Is unclean. According to the Misnah ^F24, a bed defiles a man seven ways, so as to defile garments; standing, sitting, lying, hanging, and leaning, and by touching, and by bearing:

shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water;
in forty seahs of water, as the Targum of Jonathan:

and be unclean until the even;
be unfit for conversation with other men till the even, though both his body and clothes are washed.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Zabim, ut supra. (c. 2. sect. 4.)

Leviticus 15:5 In-Context

3 He is unclean because of the discharge from his penis. Whether it is chronic or not makes no difference; he is still unclean.

4 "The man who has a discharge makes everything he lies on or sits on unclean.

5 Those who touch his bed must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.

6 Those who sit on anything he sat on must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.

7 Those who touch a man who has a discharge must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.