Leviticus - 15:17



17 Every garment, and every skin, whereon the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 15:17.

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And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
The garment or skin that he weareth, he shall wash with water, and it shall be unclean until the evening.
'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.
And every garment, and every skin, where on is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
And any clothing or skin on which the seed comes is to be washed with water and be unclean till evening.
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the flow of seed, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
The garment or skin which he will have, he shall wash with water, and it shall be unclean until evening.
Et omnis vestis, omnisque pellis super quam fuerit aliquid de effusione seminis, lavabitur aqua et immunda erit usque ad vesperam.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Every garment - Compare Jde 1:23.

And every garment, and every skin,.... Or that is made of skin, which a man wears, or lies upon, see Leviticus 13:48,
whereon is the seed of copulation; or on any other, for, as Gersom says, there is the same law concerning the rest of vessels, seeing this is a principal uncleanness, and defiles vessels; and perhaps the law makes mention of these, because it is more apt to be found on them:
shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even; see Jde 1:23.

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