Leviticus 15:18 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

When a man and woman have sexual relations, they must both wash themselves with water and will be considered ceremonially unclean until evening.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse establishes that sexual intimacy, even within marriage, required ritual cleansing in the Old Testament law.

📚 Historical Context

This is part of the Levitical purity laws given to Moses for the Israelites around 1400 BC. These laws distinguished between 'clean' and 'unclean' states, which affected one's ability to participate in worship and community life. The emphasis on ritual washing was both practical for hygiene and symbolic of spiritual purification in preparation for approaching God.

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