Leviticus 15:20

“And everything on which she lies during her menstruation shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.”

Leviticus 15:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 15:20, word by word

she liesתִּשְׁכַּבtishkav

lie down

To lie down to sleep or rest.

Where else “tishkav” appears
during her menstruationנִדָּתָnidata

menstruation

A woman's monthly bleeding and the uncleanness it brought.

Where else “nidata” appears
shall be uncleanיִטְמָאyitma

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

Where else “yitma” appears
she sitsתֵּשֵׁבteshev

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

Where else “teshev” appears

The context

19And when a woman has a discharge, and her discharge in her body is blood, she shall be in her menstruation seven days, and anyone who touches her shall be unclean until the evening.

20 · This verse (above)

21And anyone who touches her bed shall wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.

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