- Bible
- Leviticus
- Chapter 15
- Verse 17
Leviticus 15:17
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
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Gill's Exposition
And every garment, and every skin,.... Or that is made of skin, which a man wears, or lies upon, see Lev 13:48,
whereon is the seed of copulation; or on any other, for, as Gersom says, there is the…
Most of the ancient religions made a similar recognition of impurity and of the need of purfication. Lev 15:17 Every garment - Compare Jud 1:23.
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…