Leviticus, 15

Douay-Rheims Version

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: The man that hath an issue of seed, shall be unclean.

3 And then shall he be judged subject to this evil, when a filthy humour, at every moment, cleaveth to his flesh, and gathereth there.

4 Every bed on which he sleepeth, shall be unclean, and every place on which he sitteth.

5 If ally man touch his bed, he shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, he shall be unclean until the evening.

6 If a man sit where that man hath sitten, he also shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, shall be unclean until the evening.

7 He that toucheth his flesh, shall wash his clothes: and being himself washed with water shall be unclean until the evening.

8 If such a man cast his spittle upon him that is clean, he shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, he shall be unclean until the evening.

9 The saddle on which he hath sitten shall be unclean.

10 And whatsoever has been under him that hath the issue of seed, shall be unclean until the evening. He that carrieth any of these things, shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, he shall be unclean until the evening.

11 Every person whom such a one shall touch, not having washed his hands before, shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, shall be unclean until the evening.

12 If he touch a vessel of earth, it shall be broken: but if a vessel of wood, if shall be washed with water.

13 If he who suffereth this disease be healed, he shall number seven days after his cleansing, and having washed his clothes, and all his body in living water, he shall be clean.

14 And on the eighth day he shall take two turtles, or two young pigeons, and he shall come before the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and shall give them to the priest:

15 Who shall offer one for sin, and the other for a holocaust: and he shall pray for him before the Lord, that he may be cleansed of the issue of his seed.

16 The man from whom the seed of copulation goeth out, shall wash all his body with water: and he shall be unclean until the evening.

17 The garment or skin that he weareth, he shall wash with water, and it shall be unclean until the evening.

18 The woman, with whom he copulateth, shall be washed with water, and shall be unclean until the evening.

19 The woman, who at the return of the month, hath her issue of blood, shall be separated seven days.

20 Every one that toucheth her, shall be unclean until the evening.

21 21And every thing that she sleepeth on, or that she sitteth on in the days of her separation, shall be defiled.

22 He that toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes: and being himself washed with water, shall be unclean until the evening.

23 Whosoever shall touch any vessel on which she sitteth, shall wash his clothes: and himself being washed with water, shall be defiled until the evening.

24 If a man copulateth with her in the time of her flowers, he shall be unclean seven days: and every bed on which he shall sleep shall be defiled.

25 The woman that hath an issue of blood many days out of her ordinary time, or that ceaseth not to flow after the monthly courses, as long as she is subject to this disease, shall be unclean, in the same manner as if she were in her flowers.

26 Every bed on which she sleepeth, and every vessel on which she sitteth, shall be defiled.

27 Whosoever toucheth them shall wash his clothes: and himself being washed with water, shall be unclean until the evening.

28 If the blood stop and cease to run, she shall count seven days of her purification:

29 And on the eighth day she shall offer for herself to the priest, two turtles, or two young pigeons, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony:

30 And he shall offer one for sin, and the other for a holocaust, and he shall pray for her before the Lord, and for the issue of her uncleanness.

31 You shall teach therefore the children of Israel to take heed of uncleanness, that they may not die in their filth, when they shall have defiled my tabernacle that is among them.

32 This is the law of him that hath the issue of seed, and that is defiled by copulation.

33 And of the woman that is separated in her monthly times, or that hath a continual issue of blood, and of the man that sleepeth with her.




Versículos relacionados com Leviticus, 15:

Leviticus 15 presents laws on impurities caused by both masculine and female body flows. The chapter deals with how people suffering from these flows should purify themselves so they can approach God again. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Leviticus 15:

Leviticus 15:31: "Thus you will keep the Israelites separate from what contaminates them and will not die because of their impurity, contaminating my sanctuary that is in their midst." This verse shows that purification is necessary for people to approach God and remain in a state of purity.

Matthew 9:20-22: "Suddenly, a woman who had bleeding for twelve years ago arrived behind him and touched the edge of the cloak of Jesus, for he thought to himself: 'If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed . ' Jesus turned and, seeing her, said, 'Courage, daughter! Her faith healed her.' And the woman was healed at that very moment. " This verse presents a healing story, where the woman who suffered from blood flow is healed by faith in Jesus.

Mark 5:25-29: "Now a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years and had borne a lot on many doctors and spent everything she had, but instead of improving, worsened, having heard of Jesus, came for Back, between the crowd, and touched his cloak. For he thought, 'If I only touch your clothes, I will be healed.' At the same moment her bleeding ceased, and she felt in her body that she was healed from the disease. " This verse presents a similar story to the previous one, where another woman is healed of her blood flow through faith in Jesus.

Hebrews 9:14: "The more the blood of Christ, which by the eternal Spirit has offered himself immaculate to God, will purify our conscience of deeds that lead to death, that we may serve to the living God!" This verse highlights the purification made by the sacrifice of Christ, which is superior to the purification made by the rituals described in Leviticus.

1 John 1:7: "But if we walk in the light, as he is in light, we have communion with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin." This verse highlights the purification that comes through the blood of Jesus, which is capable of purifying all sin, including impurities caused by body flows.


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