Leviticus 22:5
Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
Leviticus 22:5 in other translations
| BSB | or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— |
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| WEB | or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may become unclean, whatever uncleanness he has— |
| ASV | or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; |
| YLT | or a man who cometh against any teeming thing which is unclean to him, or against a man who is unclean to him, even any of his uncleanness-- |
| DARBY | or a man that toucheth any crawling thing whereby he becometh unclean, or a man by whom he may become unclean, whatever may be his uncleanness, |
| BBE | Or anyone touching any unclean thing which goes flat on the earth, or someone by whom he may be made unclean in any way whatever; |
| Webster | Or whoever toucheth any creeping animal, by which he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he hath: |
What does Leviticus 22:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 22:4-6
4-6. wash his flesh with water--Any Israelite who had contracted a defilement of such a nature as debarred him from the enjoyment of his wonted privileges, and had been legally cleansed from the disqualifying impurity, was bound to indicate his state of recovery by the immersion of his whole person in water. Although all ceremonial impurity formed a ground of exclusion, there were degrees of impurity which entailed…
Leviticus 22:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 22:5
- Leviticus 11:43-44
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
- Leviticus 15:7
And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 15:19
And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 11:24-28
And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. …
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Context
- 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 22:5
Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
- Leviticus 22:6
The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
Leviticus 22:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | O el varón que hubiere tocado cualquier reptil, por el cual será inmundo, ú hombre por el cual venga á ser inmundo, conforme á cualquiera inmundicia suya; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ou celui qui a touché un reptile quelconque qui le rende impur, ou un homme qui le rende impur de quelque impureté dont il soit affecté, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | oder wer irgend ein kriechendes Tier anrührt, durch welches er unrein wird, oder einen Menschen, durch den er unrein wird nach irgend welcher Unreinigkeit, die er hat: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et qui tangit reptile, et quodlibet immundum cujus tactus est sordidus, |