Leviticus 22:5-7
New English Translation
5 or with a man who touches a swarming thing by which he becomes unclean,[a] or who touches a person[b] by which he becomes unclean, whatever that person’s impurity[c]— 6 the person who touches any of these[d] will be unclean until evening and must not eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body in water. 7 When the sun goes down he will be clean, and afterward he may eat from the holy offerings, because they are his food.
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- Leviticus 22:5 tn Heb “which there shall be uncleanness to him.”
- Leviticus 22:5 tn The Hebrew term for “person” here is אָדָם (ʾadam, “human being”), which could be either a male or a female person.
- Leviticus 22:5 tn Heb “to all his impurity.” The phrase refers to the impurity of the person whom the man touches to become unclean (see the previous clause). To clarify this, the translation uses “that person’s” rather than “his.”
- Leviticus 22:6 sn The phrase “any of these” refers back to the unclean things touched in vv. 4b-5.
Leviticus 22:5-7
New International Version
5 or if he touches any crawling thing(A) that makes him unclean, or any person(B) who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be. 6 The one who touches any such thing will be unclean(C) till evening.(D) He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.(E) 7 When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.(F)
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