Leviticus 15:12
And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
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Gill's Exposition
And the vessel of earth that he toucheth which hath an issue shall be broken,.... That it might not be made use of afterwards; which was ordered, that they might be careful what they touched who were…
We have here the law concerning the ceremonial uncleanness that was contracted by running issues in men. It is called in the margin (Lev 15:2) the running of the reins: a very grievous and loathsome…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
The difference between the earthen and wooden vessel is the same as that in Lev 6:28; Lev 11:32 f. The rabbis inferred from this verse that metal vessels should be washed. The Jew who purchased a…
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