Leviticus 15:11
And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:11 in other translations
| BSB | If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. |
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| WEB | “‘Whomever he who has the discharge touches, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. |
| ASV | And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. |
| YLT | ‘And anyone against whom he cometh who hath the issue (and his hands hath not rinsed with water) hath even washed his garments, and bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening. |
| DARBY | And whomsoever he toucheth who hath the flux and hath not rinsed his hands in water — he shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even. |
| BBE | And anyone on whom the unclean man puts his hands, without washing them in water, is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening. |
| Webster | And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue (and hath not rinsed his hands in water) he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. |
What does Leviticus 15:11 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 And whomsoever he toucheth - Here we find that the saliva, sitting on the same seat, lying on the same bed, riding on the same saddle, or simple contact, was sufficient to render the person unclean, meaning, possibly, in certain cases, to communicate the disorder; and it is well known that in all these ways the contagion of this disorder may be communicated. Is it not even possible that the effluvia from the body of an infected person may be the means of communicating the disease? Sydenham expressly says that it may be communicated by lactation, handling, the saliva, sweat, and by the breath itself, as well as by those grosser means of which there is no question. But the term unclean, in this and the following cases, is generally understood in a mere legal sense, the rendering a person unfit for sacred ordinances. And as there was a mild kind of gonorrhea that was brought on by excessive fatigue and the like, it may be that kind only which the law has in view in the above ordinances.
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Leviticus 15:11 in the original Hebrew
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בּוֹ֙bo<in> <the> him
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whomsoever.It is rather doubtful whether the words hath not rinsed his
hands in water refer to him who was diseased, or to him who
had his hands touched. Most understand it of the former,
that if the person who had the issue rinsed his hands in
water, just before he touched any one, he did not communicate
any pollution; otherwise, he did. But the Syriac refers it
to the person touched by him, though it seems strange that he
should be cleansed by washing his hands, when perhaps some
other part was touched.
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Context
- Leviticus 15:10
And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 15:11
And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 15:12
And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
Leviticus 15:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y todo aquel á quien tocare el que tiene flujo, y no lavare con agua sus manos, lavará sus vestidos, y á sí mismo se lavará con agua, y será inmundo hasta la tarde. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quiconque aura été touché par celui qui a le flux et qui n’aura pas lavé ses mains dans l’eau, lavera ses vêtements, et se lavera dans l’eau; et il sera impur jusqu’au soir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und jeder, den der Flüssige anrührt, und er hat seine Hände nicht im Wasser abgespült, der soll seine Kleider waschen und sich im Wasser baden, und er wird unrein sein bis an den Abend. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Omnis, quem tetigerit qui talis est, non lotis ante manibus, lavabit vestimenta sua, et lotus aqua, immundus erit usque ad vesperum. |