Contact · Washing · Offering Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningA man has a bodily discharge that makes him temporarily unclean.“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When any man has a discharge from his body, because of his discharge he is unclean. — Leviticus 15:1–3 · WEB
In the commentaryMy Tabernacle Among Them
Identify contact and recovery steps
1 Contact with the man
Wash and waitWhoever touches the man, his bed, or what he sat on washes clothes, bathes in water, and remains unclean until evening.Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. — Leviticus 15:4–11 · WEB
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2 Affected vessels
3 When the discharge stops
Wash, then bring birdsCount seven days, wash clothes, and bathe. On the eighth day bring two birds for the priest’s sin and burnt offerings.“‘When he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he… — Leviticus 15:13–15 · WEB
In the commentaryMy Tabernacle Among Them
4 Normal emission
Wash and waitWash the body and remain unclean until evening. For marital relations, both people bathe and remain unclean until evening.Every garment and every skin which the semen is on shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening. — Leviticus 15:16–18 · WEB
In the commentaryMy Tabernacle Among Them
Wash and wait until eveningWhoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. — Leviticus 15:5–18 · WEB
In the commentaryMy Tabernacle Among Them
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.