Leviticus 15:23

23 And whether it be while she is on her bed, or on a seat which she may happen to sit upon when he touches her, he shall be unclean till evening.

Leviticus 15:23 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 15:23

And if it [be] on [her] bed, or on anything whereon she
sitteth
That is, if any person or thing should be upon her bed or seat; a vessel on her bed, or a vessel upon a vessel, as Aben Ezra expresses it: when he toucheth it;
that person or thing that should be on her bed or seat, as well as touch her bed or seat: shall be unclean until the even;
in a ceremonial sense; so defiling was a woman in such circumstances, and to whom the Scriptures often compare unclean persons and things: and Pliny ^F9 speaks of menstrues as very infectious, or worse, to various creatures and things, in a natural way.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Nat. Hist. l. 7. c. 15.

Leviticus 15:23 In-Context

21 And whosoever shall touch her bed shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

22 and every one that touches any vessel on which she shall sit, shall wash his garments and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

23 And whether it be while she is on her bed, or on a seat which she may happen to sit upon when he touches her, he shall be unclean till evening.

24 And if any one shall lie with her, and her uncleanness be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he shall have lain shall be unclean.

25 And if a woman have an issue of blood many days, not in the time of her separation; if the blood should also flow after her separation, all the days of the issue of her uncleanness as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.