Leviticus 15:25

When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text presents a ritual regulation concerning a woman with prolonged non-menstrual bleeding, positioned within the Levitical codes governing bodily discharges and sanctuary purity. Moses delivers these instructions to Israel to define how the community maintains ceremonial cleanliness when such conditions occur.

The words — The Hebrew term זֹב (zov) denotes a continuous or flowing discharge, while יָמִים רַבִּים (yamim rabbim) literally means "many days." These terms establish the duration and physiological nature of the condition that triggers the purity regulations.

The thread — The prolonged bleeding condition described parallels the hemorrhaging woman in Matthew 9:20, Mark 5:25, and Luke 8:43 who suffered for twelve years. These gospel accounts reference the same extended discharge addressed in the Levitical text.

Why it lands — The passage establishes that abnormal bleeding renders a person ritually unclean for the entire duration, requiring the same separation measures as menstruation. It demands recognition that specific physical conditions carry defined ceremonial consequences within the covenant community.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Matthew 9:20 Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
Mark 5:25 And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
Luke 8:43 including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.
Leviticus 15:19 When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
Mark 7:20 He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.