Leviticus - 15:9



9 "'Whatever saddle he who has the discharge rides on shall be unclean.

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 15:9.

Differing Translations

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And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.
And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be unclean.
The saddle on which he hath sitten shall be unclean.
And what carriage soever he rideth upon that hath the flux shall be unclean.
'And all the saddle on which he rideth who hath the issue is unclean;
And any leather seat on a horse on which the unclean man has been seated will be unclean.
The saddle on which he has sat shall be unclean.
Et omne sagma super quo equitaverit seminifluus, immundum erit.

*Minor differences ignored. Grouped by changes, with first version listed as example.


Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And what (d) saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.
(d) The word signifies every thing on which a man rides.

And what saddle soever he sitteth upon that hath the issue,.... When he rides upon any beast, horse, ass, or camel, whatever is put upon the creature, and he sits upon it, the saddle, and whatever appertains to it, the housing and girdle:
shall be unclean; and not fit for another to use, but be defiling to him, as follows.

what saddle . . . he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean--(See on Genesis 31:34).

The conveyance in which such a man rode was also unclean, as well as everything under him; and whoever touched them was defiled till the evening, and the person who carried them was to wash his clothes and bathe himself.

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