Leviticus, 15

1. And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,

1. Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron; he said,

2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, [because of] his issue he [is] unclean.

2. "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them:

3. And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it [is] his uncleanness.

3. When a man has a discharge from his body, that discharge makes him unclean. The rules about his uncleanness are: Whether his body allows the discharge to flow or whether it retains it, he is unclean.

4. Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.

4. Any bed the man lies on and any seat he sits on shall be unclean.

5. And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

5. Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothing and take a bath and will be unclean until evening.

6. 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.

6. Anyone who sits on a seat where the man has sat must wash his clothing and take a bath and will be unclean until evening.

7. And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

7. Anyone who touches the body of a man so affected must wash his clothing and take a bath and will be unclean until evening.

8. And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

8. If the sick man spits on someone who is clean, that person must wash his clothing and take a bath and will be unclean until evening.

9. And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.

9. Any saddle the sick man travels on will be unclean.

10. And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth [any of] those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

10. All those who touch any object that may be under him will be unclean until evening. Anyone who picks up such an object must wash his clothing and take a bath and will be unclean until evening.

11. And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

11. All those whom the sick man touches without washing his hands must wash their clothing and take a bath and will be unclean until evening.

12. And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

12. Any clay pot the sick man touches must be broken and any wooden utensil must be rinsed.

13. And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.

13. When the man suffering from a discharge is cured, he must allow seven days for his purification. He must wash his clothing and take a bath in running water and he will be clean.

14. And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:

14. On the eighth day he must take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and come before Yahweh at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.

15. And the priest shall offer them, the one [for] a sin offering, and the other [for] a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.

15. The priest is to offer a sacrifice for sin with one of them, and with the other a burnt offering. So the priest will perform the rite of atonement before Yahweh for the man's discharge.

16. 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.

16. When a man has a seminal discharge, he must bathe his whole body with water and he shall be unclean until evening.

17. And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

17. Any clothing or leather touched by a seminal discharge must be washed and it will be unclean until evening.

18. The woman also with whom man shall lie [with] seed of copulation, they shall [both] bathe [themselves] in water, and be unclean until the even.

18. When a woman has slept with a man, both of them must take a bath and they will be unclean until evening.

19. And if a woman have an issue, [and] her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.

19. When a woman has a discharge of blood, and blood flows from her body, this uncleanness of her monthly periods shall last for seven days. Anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.

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

20. Any bed she lies on will be unclean; any seat she sits on will be unclean.

21. And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

21. Anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothing and take a bath and will be unclean until evening.

22. And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

22. Anyone who touches any seat she has sat on must wash his clothing and take a bath and will be unclean until evening.

23. And if it [be] on [her] bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.

23. If there is anything on the bed or the chair on which she sat, anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.

24. And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

24. If a man sleeps with a woman who is unclean because of her monthly period, he shall be unclean for seven days. Any bed he lies on will be unclean.

25. And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she [shall be] unclean.

25. If a woman has a flow of blood for several days outside her period, or if her period is prolonged, during the time this flow lasts she shall be unclean as during her monthly periods.

26. Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.

26. Any bed she lies on during the time this flow lasts will be unclean as during her monthly period. Any seat she sits on will be unclean; as it would be during her monthly periods.

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

27. Anyone who touches them will be unclean; he must wash his clothing and take a bath and will be unclean until evening.

28. But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.

28. When she is cured of her flow, she will let seven days pass; then she will be clean.

29. And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

29. On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

30. And the priest shall offer the one [for] a sin offering, and the other [for] a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.

30. With one of them the priest is to offer a sacrifice for sin and with the other a burnt offering. This is the way in which the priest will perform the rite of atonement over her before Yahweh for the flow that made her unclean.

31. Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that [is] among them.

31. Make the sons of Israel aware of everything unclean, lest they die because of defiling the Tent of my presence among them.

32. This [is] the law of him that hath an issue, and [of him] whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;

32. Such is the law concerning a man with a discharge, anyone made unclean by a seminal discharge,

33. And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.

33. a woman unclean because of her monthly periods, a man or a woman with discharge, a man who sleeps with an unclean woman."