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Lev. 15:1–33 These regulations about discharges from male and female reproductive organs emphasize the transmission of infection. No matter how it happens, the person infected is required to separate himself or herself and to undergo the purification ritual. “Unclean” is not the same as “sinful,” but rather has to do with what is permitted (compare note on 13:3). The Bible does not view the process of reproduction as evil; it is part of the original good creation. Certainly, however, the Creator of these functions has the right to tell his creatures how and when to use them.
Lev. 15:2 The word body in this verse refers to the genitals. The same word is used in v. 19 of the vagina.
Lev. 15:16–18 The emission of semen makes a man unclean, perhaps because, like blood, it is a source of life.
Lev. 15:19–23 A woman who is menstruating is unclean, and her uncleanness may be transmitted to others.
Lev. 15:24 If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her menstrual period, then he is considered unclean for seven days, the same as for the woman herself. This rule may seem to conflict with 18:19 and 20:18, in which both the man and the woman are cut off from Israel. Perhaps the present rule relates to a more casual sexual act, whereas the later rules relate to a deliberate breaking of the law.
Lev. 15:25–30 These laws address irregular or unnatural flows of blood from a female (compare Mark 5:25–34).
Lev. 15:31–33 defiling my tabernacle. Uncleanness in the Israelite camp constantly defiles the sanctuary. This is why it needs to be cleansed on the Day of Atonement (see 16:16).
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