Leviticus 15:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.”
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“When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And when a man's seed of copulation goeth out from him, then he hath bathed with water all his flesh, and been unclean till the evening.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 15:16 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 15:5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 22:4If 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,
- Deuteronomy 23:10If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.
- Deuteronomy 23:11When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.
- Deuteronomy 23:12You must have a place outside the camp to go and relieve yourself.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- 1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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