Leviticus 15 · Verse 24

Leviticus 15:24

And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
Leviticus 15:24, King James Version

Leviticus 15:24 in other translations

BSBIf a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
WEB“‘If any man lies with her, and her monthly flow is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed he lies on shall be unclean.
ASVAnd if any man lie with her, and her impurity be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
YLT‘And if a man really lie with her, and her separation is on him, then he hath been unclean seven days, and all the bed on which he lieth is unclean.
DARBYAnd if a man lie with her at all, and the uncleanness of her separation come upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
BBEAnd if any man has sex relations with her so that her blood comes on him, he will be unclean for seven days and every bed on which he has been resting will be unclean.
WebsterAnd if any man shall lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days: and all the bed on which he lieth shall be unclean.

What does Leviticus 15:24 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 The common sense of all mankind has led them to avoid the gross impropriety referred to in this verse - and it has been a general opinion, that off-spring obtained in this way has been infected with leprous, scrofulous, and other deeply radicated diseases, from which they and their posterity have been scarcely ever freed. In Lev 20:18, persons guilty of this are condemned to death; here only to a seven days' separation; because, in the former case, Moses speaks of the act when both the man and woman were acquainted with the situation: in the latter, he speaks of a case where the circumstance was not known till afterwards; at least, so it appears these two places should be understood, so as to be reconciled.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 15:24 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.

וְאִ֡םve.'Imand ifH518
שָׁכֹב֩sha.Khocertainly <to lie>H7901
יִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.Kavhe will lie withH7901
אִ֜ישׁ'isha manH376
אֹתָ֗הּ'o.Tahwith <the> herH854
וּתְהִ֤יu.te.Hiand it will beH1961
נִדָּתָהּ֙ni.da.Tahmenstruous impurity herH5079
עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavon himH5921
וְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'and he will be uncleanH2930
שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
יָמִ֑יםya.MimdaysH3117
וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛בha.mish.Kav<the> bedH4904
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.Kavhe will lieH7901
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavon itH5921
יִטְמָֽא\׃\ \פyit.Ma'it will be uncleanH2930

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Cross references for Leviticus 15:24

  • Leviticus 20:18

    And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

  • Leviticus 18:19

    Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

  • 1 Peter 2:11

    Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

  • Ezekiel 18:6

    And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,

  • Hebrews 13:4

    Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

  • Ezekiel 22:10

    In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

  • Leviticus 15:33

    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.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:22

    Abstain from all appearance of evil.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
33; 20:18; Eze 18:6; 22:10; 1Th 5:22; Heb 13:4; 1Pe 2:11

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Context

  • Leviticus 15:23

    And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 15:24

    And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

  • Leviticus 15:25

    And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.

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Leviticus 15:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y si alguno durmiere con ella, y su menstruo fuere sobre él, será inmundo por siete días; y toda cama sobre que durmiere, será inmunda.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et si un homme a couché avec elle, et que son impureté soit sur lui, il sera impur sept jours; et tout lit sur lequel il se couchera sera impur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wenn etwa ein Mann neben ihr liegt, und ihre Unreinigkeit kommt an ihn, so wird er sieben Tage unrein sein; und jedes Lager, worauf er liegt, wird unrein sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si coierit cum ea vir tempore sanguinis menstrualis, immundus erit septem diebus: et omne stratum, in quo dormierit, polluetur.