Leviticus 15:27

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 15:27 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 11:24These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
  2. Leviticus 15:5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  3. Leviticus 15:13When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
  4. Leviticus 15:21and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  5. Leviticus 17:15And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
  6. Numbers 19:22Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”
  7. Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
  8. Ezekiel 36:29I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.
  9. Zechariah 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
  10. Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
  11. Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
  12. 1 Peter 1:18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
  13. 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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