VineVerse

Observe the laws of impurity of a seminal emission

Commandment 460Positive commandmentParashat MetzorahOther Sources of Uncleanness

Scripture

'Now if a man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until evening.

Hebrew

טז וְאִישׁ, כִּי-תֵצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ שִׁכְבַת-זָרַע--וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת-כָּל-בְּשָׂרוֹ, וְטָמֵא עַד-הָעָרֶב.

Greek

16 Καὶ ἄνθρωπος, ᾧ ἐὰν ἐξέλθῃ ἐξ αὐτοῦ κοίτη σπέρματος, καὶ λούσεται ὕδατι πᾶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκάθαρτος ἔσται ἕως ἑσπέρας·

Classification

  • Parashah: Metzorah
  • Sefer HaChinuch: 179
  • Mishneh Torah: Ritual Purity — Other Sources of Uncleanness

Stated in

Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.