Lévitique 15:13

13 Lorsqu'il sera purifié de son flux, il comptera sept jours pour sa purification; il lavera ses vêtements, il lavera sa chair avec de l'eau vive, et il sera pur.

Lévitique 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.


FOOTNOTES:

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

Lévitique 15:13 In-Context

11 Celui qui sera touché par lui, et qui ne se sera pas lavé les mains dans l'eau, lavera ses vêtements, se lavera dans l'eau, et sera impur jusqu'au soir.
12 Tout vase de terre qui sera touché par lui sera brisé, et tout vase de bois sera lavé dans l'eau.
13 Lorsqu'il sera purifié de son flux, il comptera sept jours pour sa purification; il lavera ses vêtements, il lavera sa chair avec de l'eau vive, et il sera pur.
14 Le huitième jour, il prendra deux tourterelles ou deux jeunes pigeons, il ira devant l'Eternel, à l'entrée de la tente d'assignation, et il les donnera au sacrificateur.
15 Le sacrificateur les offrira, l'un en sacrifice d'expiation, et l'autre en holocauste; et le sacrificateur fera pour lui l'expiation devant l'Eternel, à cause de son flux.
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