Leviticus 15 · Verse 16

Leviticus 15:16

And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:16, King James Version

Leviticus 15:16 in other translations

BSBWhen a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
WEB“‘If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the evening.
ASVAnd if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
YLT‘And when a man's seed of copulation goeth out from him, then he hath bathed with water all his flesh, and been unclean till the evening.
DARBYAnd if any man's seed of copulation pass from him, then he shall bathe his whole flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
BBEAnd if a man's seed goes out from him, then all his body will have to be bathed in water and he will be unclean till evening.
WebsterAnd if any man's seed of copulation shall go from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 15:16 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.

וְאִ֕ישׁve.'Ishand a manH376
כִּֽי\־ki-ifH3588
תֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'it will go outH3318
מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480
שִׁכְבַת\־shikh.vat-a laying ofH7902
זָ֑רַעZa.ra'seedH2233
וְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.Chatzand he will washH7364
בַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimwith <the> waterH4325
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.Robody hisH1320
וְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'and he will be uncleanH2930
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
הָעָֽרֶב\׃ha.'A.revthe eveningH6153

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Cross references for Leviticus 15:16

  • Deuteronomy 23:10-11

    If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

  • Leviticus 22:4

    What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

  • Leviticus 15:5

    And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

  • 1 John 1:7

    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

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5; 22:4; De 23:10,11; 2Co 7:1; 1Pe 2:11; 1Jo 1:7

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Context

  • Leviticus 15:15

    And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord for his issue.

  • Leviticus 15:16

    And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 15:17

    And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

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Leviticus 15:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el hombre, cuando de él saliere derramamiento de semen, lavará en aguas toda su carne, y será inmundo hasta la tarde.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et lorsque la semence sort d’un homme, il lavera dans l’eau toute sa chair; et il sera impur jusqu’au soir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wenn einem Manne der Samenerguß entgeht, so soll er sein ganzes Fleisch im Wasser baden, und er wird unrein sein bis an den Abend.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vir de quo egreditur semen coitus, lavabit aqua omne corpus suum: et immundus erit usque ad vesperum.