Leviticus 15:1-11

1 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron,

2 "Tell the Israelites: If a man has a discharge from his penis, his discharge is unclean.

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.

8 If a man who has a discharge spits on anyone who is clean, the person he spits on must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening.

9 When a man who has a discharge sits on a saddle, it becomes unclean.

10 Those who carry such things must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.

11 If a man who has a discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands, the person he touched must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 15

This chapter treats of uncleanness by issues in men and women; in men, a running issue, Le 15:1-3, which defiles him, and everything he touches, or that touches him or them, Le 15:4-12; the cleansing from which is directed to, Le 15:13-15; and seed flowing from him, Le 15:16-18; in women, their ordinary courses, Le 15:19-24; or extraordinary ones, Le 15:25-27; and the law for the cleansing of them, Le 15:28-31; and a recapitulation of the whole, Le 15:32,33.