and for her who is indisposed because of her customary impurity, and for one who has a discharge, either man or woman, and for him who lies with her who is unclean.’ ”
Parallel translations
- WEB and of her who has her period, and of a man or woman who has a discharge, and of him who lies with her who is unclean.
- KJV And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.
- BSB of a woman in her menstrual period, of any male or female who has a discharge, and of a man who lies with an unclean woman.’”
- NASB and for the woman who is ill because of menstrual impurity, and for the one who has a discharge, whether a male or a female, or a man who sleeps with an unclean woman.
- NLT or a woman during her menstrual period. It applies to any man or woman who has a bodily discharge, and to a man who has sexual intercourse with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.”
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Quick answer
The summary also covers the menstruant, those with discharges, and a man who lies with an unclean woman. It completes the catalog of cases addressed in the chapter.
Overview
This concludes the summary by naming the woman in her period, anyone with a discharge, and a man defiled through relations with an unclean woman. The chapter thus addresses the whole range of bodily impurities for both sexes. Taken together, these laws taught Israel the constant need for cleansing to live with God, a need answered fully and finally in the gospel.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Lev 15:19“‘If a woman has a discharge, and her discharge in her flesh is blood, she shall be in her impurity seven days: and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening.
- Lev 20:18“‘If a man lies with a woman having her monthly period, and uncovers her nakedness; he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
- Lev 15:24–25“‘If any man lies with her, and her monthly flow is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lies shall be unclean.
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