But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
Parallel translations
- WEB “‘But if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall count to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
- BSB When a woman is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean.
- ESV But if she is cleansed of her discharge, she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
- NKJV ‘But if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
- NASB When she becomes clean from her discharge, she shall count off for herself seven days; and afterward she will be clean.
- NLT “When the woman’s bleeding stops, she must count off seven days. Then she will be ceremonially clean.
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Quick answer
When the abnormal flow stops, she counts seven days and is then clean. Recovery is followed by a set period before cleansing.
Overview
Once the discharge ceases, the woman counts seven days to reach cleanness, paralleling the man's process. The fixed period marked a deliberate transition from impurity to renewed fellowship. This ordered cleansing anticipates the sure and complete restoration God grants to those He purifies in Christ.
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Cross-references · 7
- Lev 15:13–15And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
- Gal 3:13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
- Gal 4:4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
- Eph 1:6–7To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
- 1 Cor 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
- 1 Cor 1:30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
- Matt 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
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