The Meaning of Leviticus 15:6 Explained

Leviticus 15:6

KJV: And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

YLT: 'And he who is sitting on the vessel on which he sitteth who hath the issue, doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.

Darby: And he that sitteth on any object whereon he sat that hath the flux shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.

ASV: And he that sitteth on anything whereon he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he that sitteth  on [any] thing  whereon he sat  that hath the issue  shall wash  his clothes,  and bathe  [himself] in water,  and be unclean  until the even. 

What does Leviticus 15:6 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 15:6 mean?

And He who sits on anything on which he sat - the who has discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening
וְהַיֹּשֵׁב֙ עַֽל־ הַכְּלִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־ יֵשֵׁ֥ב עָלָ֖יו הַזָּ֑ב יְכַבֵּ֧ס בְּגָדָ֛יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־ הָעָֽרֶב

וְהַיֹּשֵׁב֙  And  He  who  sits 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
הַכְּלִ֔י  anything 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
אֲשֶׁר־  on  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יֵשֵׁ֥ב  he  sat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
עָלָ֖יו  - 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַזָּ֑ב  the  who  has  discharge 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: זוּב  
Sense: to flow, gush, issue, discharge.
יְכַבֵּ֧ס  shall  wash 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּבַס  
Sense: to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller.
בְּגָדָ֛יו  his  clothes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
וְרָחַ֥ץ  and  bathe 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָחַץ  
Sense: to wash, wash off, wash away, bathe.
בַּמַּ֖יִם  in  water 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
וְטָמֵ֥א  and  be  unclean 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
עַד־  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הָעָֽרֶב  evening 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.

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