i.e. from the generative organ; the result of undue indulgence of lust, enervating the organs (Le 15:1-15; 22:4; Nu 5:2). For seven days after its cessation the man was unclean, and then must bathe, wash his clothes, and offer sacrifice. The severe form of the disease is modern, appearing first in the 15th century and more virulently in the West than the East.
And Jehovah will speak to Moses and to Aaron, saying, Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, When a man, a man, there shall be a flowing from his flesh, his flowing unclean. read more. And this shall be his uncleanness in his flowing: his flesh running with his flowing, or his flesh sealed up from his flowing, it is his uncleanness. Every bed which he flowing shall lie upon it, shall be unclean: and every vessel which he shall sit upon it, shall be unclean. And a man who shall touch upon his bed, shall cleanse his garments and shall wash in water, and be unclean till evening. And he sitting upon a vessel which he flowing, shall sit upon it, shall cleanse his garments, and wash in water, and shall be unclean till the evening. And he touching upon the flesh of him flowing, shall wash his garments, and wash in water, and shall be unclean till the evening. And if he flowing shall spit upon the clean; and he washed his garments, and washed in water, and was unclean till the evening. And every seat which he flowing shall ride upon it, shall be unclean. And every one touching upon any thing which shall be under him, shall be unclean till the evening: and he lifting up these things, shall wash his garments, and he washed in water, and was unclean till the evening. And every one which he flowing shall touch upon him (and washed not his hands in water), he washed his garments, and washed in water and was unclean till the evening. And the vessel of earthen which he flowing shall touch upon it, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be washed in water. And when he flowing shall be cleansed from his flowing, and he numbered to him seven days for his cleansing, and he washed his garments and washed his flesh in living water, and was clean. And in the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle-doves, or two sons of the dove, and he came before Jehovah at the door of the tent of appointment, and he gave them to the priest. And the priest did them, one a sin and the one a burnt-offering; and the priest expiated for him before Jehovah from his flowing.
A man, a man from the seed of Aaron, and he leprous or flowing; he shall not eat of the holies till he shall be clean. And he touching upon any unclean soul, or a man which shall go forth from him the effusion of seed;
Command the sons of Israel, and they shall send forth from the camp every one leprous, and every one flowing, and every one unclean for the soul: