This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,
Parallel translations
- WEB This is the law of him who has a discharge, and of him who has an emission of semen, so that he is unclean thereby;
- KJV This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;
- NKJV This is the law for one who has a discharge, and for him who emits semen and is unclean thereby,
- NASB This is the law for the one with a discharge, and for the man who has a seminal emission so that he is unclean by it,
- NLT These are the instructions for dealing with anyone who has a bodily discharge—a man who is unclean because of an emission of semen
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Quick answer
This begins the summary of the laws on male discharges and emissions. It gathers the preceding cases into a concluding statement.
Overview
The verse opens the closing summary of chapter 15, recalling the laws concerning a man's discharge and seminal emission. Such summaries helped Israel remember and apply these regulations rightly. The careful ordering of the law reflects the orderliness of a holy God, whose ultimate purpose was to dwell purely among His people through the cleansing later secured in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Num 6:13Now this is the law of the Nazirite when his time of separation is complete: He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
- Num 19:14This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,
- Num 5:29This is the law of jealousy when a wife goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority,
- Lev 14:2“This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest.
- Lev 14:54This is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak,
- Lev 11:46This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
- Lev 13:59This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”
- Lev 14:32This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”
- Ezek 43:12This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.
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