Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 15:8
And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean,…. Not purposely, which is not usual for a man to do, and whenever it is done, nothing is more affronting; but accidentally, when, as Aben Ezra expresses it, he spreads his spittle, and it falls upon a clean person; and under this, as Gersom observes, is comprehended whatever is brought up by coughing, as phlegm, or flows from the nose, or is pressed out of it; and so Maimonides z: and this may denote all corrupt communication which proceeds out of the mouth of evil men, whether immoral or heretical, which not only defiles the man himself, but those he converses with; for evil communication corrupts good manners:
then he shall wash his clothes, &c. as in the foregoing instances.
[See comments on Le 15:5].
z Hilchot Metame Mishcab, c. 1. sect. 16.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(8) If he . . . spit upon him.Spitting in the face of a person was, and still is, commonly resorted to among Oriental nations as an expression of insult and contempt (Num. 12:14; Deu. 25:9; Isa. 1:6; Job. 30:10; Mat. 26:67, &c.). Suffering from the disease here discussed, the patient would naturally be more irritable, and hence be liable to give vent more frequently to this mode of expressing his wrath. Now, any person upon whom he happened to heap this indignity became defiled by the spittle in the same manner, and had to go through the same purification, as he who chanced to touch his garments, or as the physician who had to examine him.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 15:8 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
Ver. 8. Spit upon him. ] Noting the pollution that comes to men’s souls by those that spit heresies and belch out blasphemies.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
spit upon him. A common practice among oriental nations to express insult or contempt (Num 12:14. Deu 25:9. Job 30:10. Isa 50:6. Mat 26:67.
water. The Severus Codex has “running water”, as in Lev 15:13.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Isa 1:16, Gal 1:8, Gal 1:9, 1Ti 4:1-3, Tit 1:9, Tit 1:10, 2Pe 2:1-3, Jam 4:8, Jud 1:4
Reciprocal: Lev 15:10 – General
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
15:8 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then {c} he shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
(c) Of whom the unclean man did spit.