The Meaning of Leviticus 15:5 Explained

Leviticus 15:5

KJV: And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

YLT: and any one who cometh against his bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.

Darby: And whoever toucheth his bed shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.

ASV: And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And whosoever  toucheth  his bed  shall wash  his clothes,  and bathe  [himself] in water,  and be unclean  until the even. 

What does Leviticus 15:5 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 15:5 mean?

And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening
וְאִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִגַּ֖ע בְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ יְכַבֵּ֧ס בְּגָדָ֛יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־ הָעָֽרֶב

אֲשֶׁ֥ר  whoever 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יִגַּ֖ע  touches 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַע  
Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
בְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ  his  bed 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּב  
Sense: a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying.
יְכַבֵּ֧ס  shall  wash 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּבַס  
Sense: to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller.
בְּגָדָ֛יו  his  clothes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
וְרָחַ֥ץ  and  bathe 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָחַץ  
Sense: to wash, wash off, wash away, bathe.
בַּמַּ֖יִם  in  water 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
וְטָמֵ֥א  and  be  unclean 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
עַד־  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הָעָֽרֶב  evening 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.