1 A nd the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

2 S ay to the Israelites, When any man has a running discharge from his body, because of his discharge he is unclean.

“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When any man has a discharge from his body, because of his discharge he is unclean.

3 T his shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge or has stopped, it is uncleanness in him.

This shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body has stopped from his discharge, it is his uncleanness.

4 E very bed on which the one who has the discharge lies is unclean, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean.

“‘Every bed whereon he who has the discharge lies shall be unclean; and everything he sits on shall be unclean.

5 W hoever touches that person’s bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

6 A nd whoever sits on anything on which he who has the discharge has sat shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

He who sits on anything whereon the man who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

7 A nd he who touches the flesh of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“‘He who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

8 A nd if he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

“‘If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

9 A nd any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean.

“‘Whatever saddle he who has the discharge rides on shall be unclean.

10 W hoever touches anything that has been under him shall be unclean until evening; and he who carries those things shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.

Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. He who carries those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

11 W homever he who has the discharge touches without rinsing his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.

“‘Whoever he who has the discharge touches, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

12 T he earthen vessel that he with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

“‘The earthen vessel, which he who has the discharge touches, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

13 W hen he who has a discharge is cleansed of it, he shall count seven days for his purification, then wash his clothes, bathe in running water, and be clean.

“‘When he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.

14 O n the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and come before the Lord to the door of the Tent of Meeting and give them to the priest;

“‘On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before Yahweh to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest:

15 A nd the priest shall offer them, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering; and shall make atonement for the man before the Lord for his discharge.

and the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. The priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh for his discharge.

16 A nd if any man has a discharge of semen, he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening.

“‘If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the evening.

17 A nd every garment and every skin on which the sperm comes shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening.

Every garment, and every skin, whereon the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.

18 T he woman also with whom a man with emission of semen shall lie, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until evening.

If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.

19 A nd if a woman has a discharge, her discharge of blood of her body, she shall be in her impurity or separation for seven days, and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening.

“‘If a woman has a discharge, and her discharge in her flesh is blood, she shall be in her impurity seven days: and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening.

20 A nd everything that she lies on in her separation shall be unclean; everything also that she sits on shall be unclean.

“‘Everything that she lies on in her impurity shall be unclean. Everything also that she sits on shall be unclean.

21 A nd whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.

Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

22 W hoever touches anything she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.

Whoever touches anything that she sits on shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

23 A nd if her flow has stained her bed or anything on which she sat, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.

If it is on the bed, or on anything whereon she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.

24 A nd if any man lie with her and her impurity be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean.

“‘If any man lies with her, and her monthly flow is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lies shall be unclean.

25 A nd if a woman has an issue of blood for many days, not during the time of her separation, or if she has a discharge 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 shall be unclean.

“‘If a woman has a discharge of her blood many days not in the time of her period, or if she has a discharge beyond the time of her period; all the days of the discharge of her uncleanness shall be as in the days of her period: she is unclean.

26 E very bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge shall be as the bed of her impurity, and whatever she sits on shall be unclean, as in her impurity.

Every bed whereon she lies all the days of her discharge shall be to her as the bed of her period: and everything whereon she sits shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her period.

27 A nd whoever touches those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.

Whoever touches these things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

28 B ut if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall wait seven days, and after that she shall be clean.

“‘But if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall count to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.

29 A nd on the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the door of the Tent of Meeting;

On the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting.

30 H e shall offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering; and he shall make atonement for her before the Lord for her unclean discharge.

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 Yahweh for the uncleanness of her discharge.

31 T hus you shall separate the Israelites from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness by defiling My tabernacle that is in the midst of them.

“‘Thus you shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, so they will not die in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.’”

32 T his is the law for him who has a discharge and for him who has emissions of sperm, being made unclean by it;

This is the law of him who has a discharge, and of him who has an emission of semen, so that he is unclean thereby;

33 A nd for her who is sick with her impurity, and for any person who has a discharge, whether man or woman, and for him who lies with her who is unclean.

and of her who has her period, and of a man or woman who has a discharge, and of him who lies with her who is unclean.