Leviticus 15:21

21 And any person who touches her bed must wash his garments, and he shall wash [himself] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 15:21 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 15:21

And whosoever toucheth her bed
The same thing that is said of a profluvious man, and so in ( Leviticus 15:22 Leviticus 15:23 ) .

Leviticus 15:21 In-Context

19 " 'And when a woman {is menstruating}, her body fluid discharge occurs in her body; for seven days she shall be in her menstruation, and any person who touches her shall become unclean until the evening.

20 And anything upon which she lies down during her menstruation shall become unclean, and anything upon which she sits shall become unclean.

21 And any person who touches her bed must wash his garments, and he shall wash [himself] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.

22 And any person who touches any object on which she sat must wash his garments, and he shall wash [himself] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.

23 And if it [is] on the bed or on the object on which she sits, at his touching it he becomes unclean until the evening.

Footnotes

• [a]. The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation