Leviticus 15

Leviticus 15:1

E. Purification after Bodily Secretions (Chap. 15)15:1-18 Chapter 15 deals with the uncleanness arising from discharges from the human body, either natural or diseased. Verses 1-12 seem to refer to a running discharge from a man, resulting from disease, such as gonorrhea. The ritual for cleansing is given in verses 13-15. Verses 16-18 refer to the emission of semen, involuntary (vv. 16, 17) and voluntary (v. 18). 15:19-33 Verses 19-24 deal with a woman’s normal menstrual cycle. This required no offerings. Verses 25-30 describe a discharge of blood from a woman, but not connected with menstruationtherefore abnormal. Verses 31-33 summarize the chapter.