Leviticus 15
1AGAIN the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
2Speak to the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man hath an efflux from his body; because of his efflux he is unclean,
3and this is the law touching his uncleanness. If his efflux be a gonorrhea, this is an uncleanness in him. So long as his gonorrhea continueth, it is his uncleanness.
4Every bed on which such a one lieth is unclean; and every seat whereon he shall sit, shall be unclean.
5And whoever shall touch his bed must wash his clothes, and wash himself with water, and shall be unclean until the evening.
6And whoever sitteth on the seat whereon he sat, shall wash his clothes, and wash himself with water, and be unclean until the evening.
7And whoever toucheth his flesh, shall wash his clothes, and wash himself with water, and be unclean until the evening.
8And if he spit on one who is clean, the person who was clean shall wash his clothes, and wash himself with water, and be unclean until the evening.
9And every saddle of an ass on which he shall ride, shall be unclean until evening.
10And whoever toucheth any things which were under him, shall be unclean until evening.
11And whoever carrieth them shall wash his clothes, and wash himself with water, and be unclean until evening. And everyone whom he who hath the gonorrhea toucheth, without washing his hands, shall wash his clothes, and wash himself with water, and be unclean until evening.
12And every earthen vessel which he shall touch shall be broken; but a vessel of wood shall be washed with water, and shall be clean.
13And when he is clean of his disorder, he shall reckon for himself seven days for his purification, and he shall wash his clothes, and wash his body with water, and he shall be clean.
14And on the eighth day he shall take him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and bring them before the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and give them to the priest.
15And the priest shall offer one of them for a sin offering, and the other for a whole burnt offering. So shall the priest make atonement for him before the Lord, on the account of his efflux.
16And if any man’s seed go from him by copulation, he shall wash his whole body with water, and be unclean until evening.
17And every garment, and every skin on which the seminal matter may be, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
18And with respect to a woman, if any man lie carnally with her, they shall wash themselves with water, and be unclean until the evening.
19And if any woman hath an efflux, and it be in her body, she shall confine herself seven days to her peculiar seat. Everyone who toucheth her shall be unclean until the evening.
20And everything on which she lieth during her state of separation, shall be unclean; and everything on which she shall sit, shall be unclean.
21And whoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and wash himself with water, and be unclean until evening.
22And whoever toucheth any thing on which she sat, shall wash his clothes, and wash himself with water, and be unclean until evening.
23Whether she be in bed, or on any seat whereon she may sit, when one toucheth her, he shall be unclean until evening.
24But if anyone lie down by her, and her uncleanness is upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he may lie, shall be unclean.
25And if any woman hath an efflux of blood many days, out of the time of her separation; or if it continue beyond the time of her separation, all the days of this issue of uncleanness, shall be like the days of her separation. She shall be unclean;
26and every bed on which she may lie during this issue, shall be to her like her bed of separation. And every seat on which she may sit, shall be unclean according to the uncleanness of her separate state.
27Everyone who toucheth her shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and wash his body with water, and be unclean until evening.
28And when she is clear of her disorder she shall reckon for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
29And on the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and carry them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.
30And the priest shall offer one of them for a sin offering, and the other for a whole burnt offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord, on the account of her uncleanness.
31Thus shall you make the children of Israel religiously careful to guard against their uncleannesses, that they may not die for their uncleanness—for defiling my tabernacle which is among them.
32This is the law for him who hath a gonorrhea, and for him whose seed goeth from him so as to be defiled thereby;
33and for her who is menstruous; and for the emission of seed between a man and a woman; and for a man who lieth by a woman; in her state of separation.