Leviticus 15 · Verse 12

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 15:12, King James Version

Leviticus 15:12 in other translations

BSBAny clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.
WEB“‘The earthen vessel, which he who has the discharge touches, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
ASVAnd the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
YLT‘And the earthen vessel which he who hath the issue cometh against is broken; and every wooden vessel is rinsed with water.
DARBYAnd the vessel of earth that he toucheth who hath the flux shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
BBEAnd any vessel of earth which has been touched by the unclean man will have to be broken and any vessel of wood washed.
WebsterAnd the vessel of earth that he toucheth who hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

What does Leviticus 15:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken--It is thought that the pottery of the Israelites, like the earthenware jars in which the Egyptians kept their water, was unglazed and consequently porous, and that it was its porousness which, rendering it extremely liable to imbibe small particles of impure matter, was the reason why the vessel touched by an unclean person was ordered to be broken.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Leviticus 15:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּכְלִי\־u.khe.li-and a vessel ofH3627
חֶ֛רֶשׂChe.researthenwareH2789
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יִגַּע\־yi.ga'-he will touchH5060
בּ֥וֹbo<in> <the> it
הַזָּ֖בha.Zavthe [one] dischargingH2100
יִשָּׁבֵ֑רyi.sha.Verit will be brokenH7665
וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
כְּלִי\־ke.li-vessel ofH3627
עֵ֔ץ'EtzwoodH6086
יִשָּׁטֵ֖ףyi.sha.Tefit will be rinsedH7857
בַּמָּֽיִם\׃ba.Ma.yimwith <the> waterH4325

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 15:12

  • Leviticus 6:28

    But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.

  • Leviticus 11:32-33

    And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed. And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

  • Proverbs 3:21

    My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

  • Proverbs 1:23

    Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

  • Psalms 2:9

    Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

  • Philippians 3:21

    Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:1

    For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

  • Proverbs 1:21

    She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
vessel.
6:28; 11:32,33; Pr 1:21,23; 3:21; 2Co 5:1; Php 3:21
shall be broken.
Ps 2:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 15:13

    And 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.

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Leviticus 15:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y la vasija de barro en que tocare el que tiene flujo, será quebrada; y toda vasija de madera será lavada con agua.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les vases de terre que celui qui a le flux aura touchés seront cassés; et tout vase de bois sera lavé dans l’eau.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das irdene Gefäß, das der Flüssige anrührt, soll zerbrochen werden, und jedes hölzerne Gefäß soll im Wasser gespült werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vas fictile quod tetigerit confringetur: vas autem ligneum lavabitur aqua.