Leviticus 15:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now ifכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
a manוְאִ֕ישׁ
(ve·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
hasתֵצֵ֥א
(te·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
a seminalזָ֑רַע
(za·ra;)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
emission,שִׁכְבַת־
(shich·vat-)
7902: (act of) lying, a layerfrom shakab
he shall batheוְרָחַ֥ץ
(ve·ra·chatz)
7364: to wash, wash off or away, bathea prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his bodyבְּשָׂרֹ֖ו
(be·sa·rov)
1320: fleshfrom basar
in waterבַּמַּ֛יִם
(bam·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥א
(ve·ta·me)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
evening.הָעָֽרֶב׃
(ha·'a·rev.)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And if any man's
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of copulation
shkabah  (shek-aw-baw')
a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act) -- carnally, copulation, lay, seed.
go out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
from him then he shall wash
rachats  (raw-khats')
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) -- bathe (self), wash (self).
all his flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
in water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and be unclean
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
until the even
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'Now if a man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until evening.

King James Bible
And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When a man has an emission of semen, he is to bathe himself completely with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

International Standard Version
"If a man has a seminal emission, he is to bathe his entire body with water and remain unclean until evening.

NET Bible
"'When a man has a seminal emission, he must bathe his whole body in water and be unclean until evening,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"If a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body. He will be unclean until evening.

King James 2000 Bible
And if any man's semen go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the evening.
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