The Meaning of Leviticus 15:4 Explained

Leviticus 15:4

KJV: Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.

YLT: 'All the bed on which he lieth who hath the issue is unclean, and all the vessel on which he sitteth is unclean;

Darby: Every bed whereon he lieth that hath the flux shall be unclean; and every object on which he sitteth shall be unclean.

ASV: Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and everything whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Every bed,  whereon he lieth  that hath the issue,  is unclean:  and every thing,  whereon he sitteth,  shall be unclean. 

What does Leviticus 15:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 15

1  The uncleanness of men in their issues
13  The cleansing of them
19  The uncleanness of women in their issues
28  Their cleansing

What do the individual words in Leviticus 15:4 mean?

Every bed on which he lies - the who has discharge is unclean and everything on which he sits shall be unclean
כָּל־ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכַּ֥ב עָלָ֛יו הַזָּ֖ב יִטְמָ֑א וְכָֽל־ הַכְּלִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־ יֵשֵׁ֥ב עָלָ֖יו יִטְמָֽא

כָּל־  Every 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ב  bed 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּב  
Sense: a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר  on  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יִשְׁכַּ֥ב  he  lies 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
עָלָ֛יו  - 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַזָּ֖ב  the  who  has  discharge 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: זוּב  
Sense: to flow, gush, issue, discharge.
יִטְמָ֑א  is  unclean 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
הַכְּלִ֛י  everything 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
אֲשֶׁר־  on  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עָלָ֖יו  sits 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יִטְמָֽא  shall  be  unclean 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.

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