Leviticus - 15:4



4 "'Every bed whereon he who has the discharge lies shall be unclean; and everything he sits on shall be unclean.

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 15:4.

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Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and everything whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.
Every bed on which he sleepeth, shall be unclean, and every place on which he sitteth.
Every bed whereon he lieth that hath the flux shall be unclean; and every object on which he sitteth shall be unclean.
Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean: and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.
Every bed on which he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing on which he sitteth, shall be unclean.
'All the bed on which he lieth who hath the issue is unclean, and all the vessel on which he sitteth is unclean;
Every bed, where on he lies that has the issue, is unclean: and every thing, where on he sits, shall be unclean.
Every bed on which he has been resting will be unclean, and everything on which he has been seated will be unclean.
Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean. .
Every bed on which he sleeps shall be unclean, and every place where he sits.
Omne stratum in quo jacuerit qui patitur fluxum seminis, immundum erit: et omne id super quo sederit, immundum erit.

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Every bed whereon he lieth that hath the issue is unclean,.... Which he constantly makes use of; so the Targum of Jonathan, which is peculiar to him, and appointed and appropriated for him to lie upon. Jarchi says, every bed that is fit to lie upon, thou is appropriated to another service; but, he adds meaning is, which he shall lie upon (or continue to lie upon); for it is not said, which he hath laid upon, but which he lieth upon, and is used by him continually; according to the Misnah (u), a man that has an issue defiles a bed five ways, so as to defile a man, and to defile garments; standing, sitting, lying, hanging, and leaning:
and everything whereon he sitteth shall be unclean; which is appropriated to sit upon; and so the Targum, as before, what is his proper peculiar seat, what he is used to sit upon, and is fit for that purpose: and it is observed by some Jewish writers (w) that a vessel that is not fit to sit upon is excluded, as if a man was to turn up a bushel, or any other measure, to sit upon it; see Titus 1:15.
(u) Zabim, c. 2. sect. 4. (w) Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Niddah, c. 6. sect. 3.

Every bed upon which he lay, and everything upon which he sat, was defiled in consequence; also every one who touched his bed (Leviticus 15:5), or sat upon it (Leviticus 15:6), or touched his flesh, i.e., his body (Leviticus 15:7), was unclean, and had to bathe himself and wash his clothes in consequence.

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