Leviticus 22:6 “the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He…”

Leviticus 22:6

the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

World English Bible

the person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things unless he bathes his body in water.

American Standard Version

the soul that toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water.

Geneva Bible 1599

The person that hath touched such, shall therefore be vncleane vntill the euen, and shall not eat of ye holy things, except he haue washed his flesh with water.

Darby Translation

— a person that toucheth any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things; but he shall bathe his flesh with water,

Young's Literal Translation

the person who cometh against it — hath even been unclean till the evening, and doth not eat of the holy things, but hath bathed his flesh with water,

Bible in Basic English

Any person touching any such unclean thing will be unclean till evening, and may not take of the holy food till his flesh has been bathed in water;

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Cross references

“The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.”

Leviticus 15:5 Hebrews 10:22 Leviticus 16:24–28 Numbers 19:7–10 Haggai 2:13 1 Corinthians 6:11

Leviticus 15:5 · BSB

Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Hebrews 10:22 · BSB

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Leviticus 16:24–28 · BSB

He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.

Numbers 19:7–10 · BSB

Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

Haggai 2:13 · BSB

So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

1 Corinthians 6:11 · BSB

And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—

7When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.

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