Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 15:5
And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
And whosoever toucheth his bed,…. Is unclean. According to the Misnah x, a bed defiles a man seven ways, so as to defile garments; standing, sitting, lying, hanging, and leaning, and by touching, and by bearing:
shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water; in forty seahs of water, as the Targum of Jonathan:
and be unclean until the even; be unfit for conversation with other men till the even, though both his body and clothes are washed.
x Zabim, ut supra. (c. 2. sect. 4.)
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(5, 6) And whosoever toucheth his bed.The defiling power of the patient was so great that the bed, seat, or saddle which he rendered unclean by any of the above-named five acts polluted again any one who came in contact with these articles in seven different ways: by standing, sitting, lying, hanging, leaning, touching, or bearing them. The person thus polluted had to remain in this condition, debarred from the privileges of the sanctuary, till sundown, when he had to wash his garments, and immerse his whole body in water.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
5. Bathe himself in water The Targum of Palestine specifies that the quantity of water shall be forty seahs about seventy gallons.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
bathe. See note on Lev 14:9.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Lev 11:25, Lev 11:28, Lev 11:32, Lev 13:6, Lev 13:34, Lev 14:8, Lev 14:9, Lev 14:27, Lev 14:46, Lev 14:47, Lev 16:26, Lev 16:28, Lev 17:15, Num 19:10, Num 19:22, Psa 26:6, Psa 51:2, Psa 51:7, Isa 1:16, Isa 22:14, Eze 36:25, Eze 36:29, Heb 9:14, Heb 9:26, Heb 10:22, Jam 4:8, Rev 7:14
Reciprocal: Gen 35:2 – clean Exo 19:10 – wash Lev 11:39 – General Lev 11:40 – shall wash Lev 15:10 – General Lev 15:13 – wash Lev 15:16 – General Lev 15:18 – the woman Lev 15:21 – General Lev 15:27 – General Lev 22:6 – General Num 19:7 – General Deu 23:11 – wash himself 1Sa 20:26 – he is not clean Isa 52:11 – touch