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Leviticus 15:27

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 15:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24And if any man lie with her, and her impurity be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
25And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days not in the time of her impurity, or if she have an issue beyond the time of her impurity; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness she shall be as in the days of her impurity: she is unclean.
26Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her impurity: and everything whereon she sitteth shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity.
27And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
28But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
29And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting.
30And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before Jehovah for the issue of her uncleanness.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, etc.] Her bed and seat; the Septuagint version is, “that toucheth her”, (see <031519> Leviticus 15:19); and shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even; let it be observed, that in all the above passages, where it is said, “he shall bathe [himself] in water”, the Targum of Jonathan adds, in forty seahs or pecks of water; for this was done by dipping the body all over.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 15:5-8, Lev 15:13, Lev 15:21, Lev 17:15, Lev 17:16; Eze 36:25, Eze 36:29; Zac 13:1; Heb 9:14, Heb 10:22; Pe1 1:18, Pe1 1:19; Jo1 1:7 Leviticus 15:28”
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