KJV King James Version
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 15:17
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
WEB World English Bible
Every garment, and every skin, whereon the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
ASV American Standard Version
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And any garment, or any skin on which there is seed of copulation, hath also been washed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 15
14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
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.
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.
17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
18 The woman also with whom man shall lie [with] seed of copulation, they shall [both] bathe [themselves] in water, and be unclean until the even.
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.
20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְכָל־H3605 · kolallבֶּ֣גֶדH899 · be.gedtreacheryוְכָל־H3605 · kolallע֔וֹרH5785 · orskinאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichיִהְיֶ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beעָלָ֖יוH5921 · aluponשִׁכְבַת־H7902 · she.kha.vahsemenזָ֑רַעH2233 · ze.raseedוְכֻבַּ֥סH3526 · ka.vasWasher'sבַּמַּ֖יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterוְטָמֵ֥אH2930 · ta.meto defileעַד־H5704 · adtillהָעָֽרֶב׃ פH6153 · e.revevening
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