Leviticus 15:27
New International Version
Anyone who touches them will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

New Living Translation
If any of you touch these things, you will be ceremonially unclean. You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.

English Standard Version
And whoever touches these things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening.

Berean Standard Bible
Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

King James Bible
And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

New King James Version
Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

New American Standard Bible
Likewise, whoever touches them shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening.

NASB 1995
‘Likewise, whoever touches them shall be unclean and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening.

NASB 1977
‘Likewise, whoever touches them shall be unclean and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening.

Legacy Standard Bible
Likewise, whoever touches them shall be unclean and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening.

Amplified Bible
And whoever touches those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

Christian Standard Bible
Everyone who touches them will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Everyone who touches them will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

American Standard Version
And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Contemporary English Version
If you touch either of these, you must wash your clothes and take a bath, but you still remain unclean until evening.

English Revised Version
And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who touch these things are unclean and must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.

Good News Translation
Any who touch them are unclean and must wash their clothes and take a bath; they remain unclean until evening.

International Standard Version
Whoever touches them will become unclean. He is to wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will remain unclean until evening.

Majority Standard Bible
Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

NET Bible
and anyone who touches them will be unclean, and he must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

New Heart English Bible
Whoever touches these things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

Webster's Bible Translation
And whoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

World English Bible
Whoever touches these things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and anyone who is coming against them is unclean, and has washed his garments, and has bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening.

Young's Literal Translation
and any one who is coming against them is unclean, and hath washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.

Smith's Literal Translation
And every one touching upon them shall be unclean, and he washed his garments, and washed in water, and was unclean till the evening.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whosoever toucheth them shall wash his clothes: and himself being washed with water, shall be unclean until the evening.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever will have touched these shall wash his clothes, and having washed himself with water, he shall be unclean until evening.

New American Bible
Anyone who touches them becomes unclean; that person shall wash his garments, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

New Revised Standard Version
Whoever touches these things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And whosoever touches those things shall be unclean and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And everyone who will touch them shall be defiled and he shall wash his garments and shall bathe in water and shall be defiled until evening.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Every one that touches it shall be unclean; and he shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean till evening.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Uncleanness of Women
26Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period. 27Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Cross References
Numbers 19:22
Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”

Leviticus 5:2-3
Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty. / Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.

Leviticus 7:21
If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”

Leviticus 11:24-25
These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, / and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 22:4-6
If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, / or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— / the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.

Haggai 2:13
So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

Isaiah 64:6
Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

Ezekiel 44:26
and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself.

2 Kings 23:19
Just as Josiah had done at Bethel, so also in the cities of Samaria he removed all the shrines of the high places set up by the kings of Israel who had provoked the LORD to anger.

2 Chronicles 30:19
who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”

Matthew 9:20-22
Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. / She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” / Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.

Mark 5:25-34
And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. / She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse. / When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. ...

Luke 8:43-48
including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her. / She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. / “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.” ...

Matthew 23:25-28
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ...

Mark 7:1-4
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, / and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. / Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. ...


Treasury of Scripture

And whoever touches those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:5-8,13,21
And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even…

Leviticus 17:15,16
And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean…

Ezekiel 36:25,29
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you…

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Anyone who touches these things will be unclean;
This phrase emphasizes the concept of ritual impurity in the Mosaic Law. In the ancient Israelite context, uncleanness was not necessarily a moral failing but a state that required purification. The idea of touch leading to uncleanness highlights the pervasive nature of impurity and the need for vigilance in maintaining ritual purity. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus often challenges the traditional views of purity, emphasizing internal purity over external rituals (Mark 7:14-23).

he must wash his clothes and bathe with water,
The requirement to wash clothes and bathe signifies a physical act of purification, symbolizing a return to a state of ritual cleanliness. Water is a recurring symbol of purification throughout the Bible, seen in practices such as baptism in the New Testament (Matthew 3:11). This act of washing can be seen as a precursor to the spiritual cleansing offered through Christ, who provides a deeper, spiritual purification (Hebrews 10:22).

and he will be unclean until evening.
The stipulation that uncleanness lasts until evening reflects the daily cycle of life in ancient Israel. Evening marked the beginning of a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing renewal and restoration. This temporal aspect of uncleanness underscores the temporary nature of ritual impurity and the hope of restoration. It also prefigures the ultimate cleansing and renewal found in Christ, who offers a permanent solution to sin and impurity (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites on holiness and cleanliness.

2. Israelites
The recipients of the Levitical laws, called to be a holy nation set apart for God.

3. Unclean Person
Refers to individuals who are ceremonially unclean due to contact with certain impurities, requiring purification rituals.

4. Tabernacle
The central place of worship for the Israelites, where purity laws were especially significant.

5. Evening
The time by which ceremonial uncleanness would end after following the purification process.
Teaching Points
Understanding Holiness
The laws in Leviticus emphasize the importance of holiness and separation from impurity. As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness.

The Role of Rituals
While the specific rituals of the Old Testament are not required for Christians today, they point to the need for spiritual cleansing and the seriousness of sin.

Symbolism of Water
Water is a symbol of purification and renewal. In the New Testament, baptism represents the washing away of sin and the beginning of a new life in Christ.

Community and Purity
The laws of cleanliness affected not just individuals but the entire community. Our actions and spiritual state can impact those around us.

Christ's Fulfillment
Jesus fulfills the law, providing a way for us to be cleansed from sin permanently. Our faith in Him is the ultimate purification.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Anyone
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who touches
הַנּוֹגֵ֥עַ (han·nō·w·ḡê·a‘)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

these things
בָּ֖ם (bām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

will be unclean;
יִטְמָ֑א (yiṭ·mā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean

he must wash
וְכִבֶּ֧ס (wə·ḵib·bes)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3526: To trample, to wash

his clothes
בְּגָדָ֛יו (bə·ḡā·ḏāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

and bathe
וְרָחַ֥ץ (wə·rā·ḥaṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe

with water,
בַּמַּ֖יִם (bam·ma·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

and he will be unclean
וְטָמֵ֥א (wə·ṭā·mê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

evening.
הָעָֽרֶב׃ (hā·‘ā·reḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6153: Evening


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