The Meaning of Leviticus 15:20 Explained

Leviticus 15:20

KJV: And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.

YLT: 'And anything on which she lieth in her separation is unclean, and anything on which she sitteth is unclean;

Darby: And everything that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean; and everything that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.

ASV: And everything that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean: everything also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And every thing that she lieth  upon in her separation  shall be unclean:  every thing also that she sitteth  upon shall be unclean. 

What does Leviticus 15:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 15

1  The uncleanness of men in their issues
13  The cleansing of them
19  The uncleanness of women in their issues
28  Their cleansing

What do the individual words in Leviticus 15:20 mean?

And Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean and everything that she sits shall be unclean
וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב עָלָ֛יו בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ יִטְמָ֑א וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־ תֵּשֵׁ֥ב יִטְמָֽא

וְכֹל֩  And  Everything 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב  she  lies 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ  during  her  impurity 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: נִדָּה  
Sense: impurity, filthiness, menstruous, set apart.
יִטְמָ֑א  shall  be  unclean 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
וְכֹ֛ל  and  everything 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁר־  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
תֵּשֵׁ֥ב  she  sits 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
יִטְמָֽא  shall  be  unclean 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.