Lev 15:16-18 | NET2full | STEP | “‘ When a man has a seminal emission , he must bathe his whole body in water and be unclean until evening ,

‏ Leviticus 15:16-18

16 “‘When a man has a seminal emission, ^{▼▼tn Heb “And a man when a lying of seed goes out from him”; KJV, ASV “any man’s seed of copulation”; NIV, NRSV, TEV, NLT “an emission of semen.”} he must bathe his whole body in water ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he shall bathe all his flesh in water.”} and be unclean until evening, 17 and he must wash in water any clothing or leather that has semen on it, and it will be unclean until evening. 18 As for a woman whom a man goes to bed with, then has a seminal emission, ^{▼▼tn Heb “And a woman whom a man lies down with her, a lying of seed.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav) “to lie down” can imply going to bed for sexual relations. The phrase “a lying down of seed” or “an emission of seed” is adverbial, specifying the circumstance with which the regulation is concerned.} they must bathe in water and be unclean until evening.