And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
If any man sleeps with her during her monthly period, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed he lies on will also be unclean.
This verse establishes that a man becomes ceremonially unclean for seven days if he has relations with a woman during her menstrual period, and anything he lies on becomes unclean too.
📚 Historical Context
This law was part of the detailed purity codes given to ancient Israel through Moses. In the ancient Near East, menstruation was commonly viewed as making women temporarily unfit for religious activities, and these laws extended that understanding to include men who had intimate contact during this time. These regulations helped maintain ritual cleanliness required for worship and community life in the tabernacle system.
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