Bible Strands
Leviticus 15:22
Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text delivers divine instruction to the Israelite community through Moses, detailing the ritual purity protocols for a woman with abnormal bodily discharge. It addresses the immediate consequences of physical contact with her used furnishings.
The words — The Hebrew term הַנֹּגֵעַ (ha.no.Ge.aʿ) specifies the person who makes direct contact, while כְּלִי (ke.li) denotes any article or vessel. These words frame the impurity as transferring through tangible interaction rather than mere proximity.
The thread — This contact-based defilement pattern repeats in Leviticus 11:32 regarding objects touched by unclean creatures and Numbers 19:22 concerning items touched by corpse contamination. Each passage mandates washing, bathing, and evening completion as the standard remedy.
Why it lands — The text requires the contactee to wash clothes, bathe, and remain ritually excluded until evening. It demands a concrete, time-bound response to physical contamination without offering spiritual consolation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.