Lévitique 15:4

4 Tout lit sur lequel couchera celui qui est atteint d'un flux sera souillé, et tout objet sur lequel il s'assiéra sera souillé.

Lévitique 15:4 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 15:4

Every bed whereon he lieth that hath the issue is unclean
Which he constantly makes use of; so the Targum of Jonathan, which is peculiar to him, and appointed and appropriated for him to lie upon. Jarchi says, every bed that is fit to lie upon, thou is appropriated to another service; but, he adds meaning is, which he shall lie upon (or continue to lie upon); for it is not said, which he hath laid upon, but which he lieth upon, and is used by him continually; according to the Misnah F21, a man that has an issue defiles a bed five ways, so as to defile a man, and to defile garments; standing, sitting, lying, hanging, and leaning:

and everything whereon he sitteth shall be unclean;
which is appropriated to sit upon; and so the Targum, as before, what is his proper peculiar seat, what he is used to sit upon, and is fit for that purpose: and it is observed by some Jewish writers F23 that a vessel that is not fit to sit upon is excluded, as if a man was to turn up a bushel, or any other measure, to sit upon it; see ( Titus 1:15 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F21 Zabim, c. 2. sect. 4.
F23 Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Niddah, c. 6. sect. 3.

Lévitique 15:4 In-Context

2 Parlez aux enfants d'Israël, et dites-leur: Tout homme qui a un flux en sa chair, son flux le rend souillé.
3 C'est dans son flux que consiste sa souillure: que sa chair laisse couler son flux ou qu'elle le retienne, il est souillé.
4 Tout lit sur lequel couchera celui qui est atteint d'un flux sera souillé, et tout objet sur lequel il s'assiéra sera souillé.
5 Celui qui touchera son lit, lavera ses vêtements, se lavera dans l'eau, et sera souillé jusqu'au soir.
6 Celui qui s'assiéra sur l'objet sur lequel celui qui est atteint d'un flux se sera assis, lavera ses vêtements, se lavera dans l'eau, et sera souillé jusqu'au soir.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.