Every impure person must immerse himself in water to become pure
Commandment 462Positive 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
וְאִישׁ כִּי־תֵצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָרַע וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת־כָּל־בְּשָׂרוֹ וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָרֶב׃
Greek
καὶ ἄνθρωπος ᾧ ἐὰν ἐξέλθῃ ἐξ αὐτοῦ κοίτη σπέρματος καὶ λούσεται ὕδατι πᾶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκάθαρτος ἔσται ἕως ἑσπέρας
Classification
- Parashah: Metzorah
- 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.